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The Arcade Even A Wife Can Love (Back From The Dead!)
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: javeryh on March 02, 2008, 10:52:11 am ---Ugh. I have to completely redo the CP box. I tried staining it yesterday and it came out horrible. I'm not sure what I'm going to do... I think it was a bit cold out for staining and maybe not enough direct light to work with. I'm finding out that birch is tough to stain evenly too... For the next box I build I'm going to stain first and then assemble. I think I'll have an easier time working with unassembled pieces because all of the test pieces I stained came out great. I'll add the poly after the glue up. I'm also scared to stain the cabinet itself now. I might have to take that super slow and only stain a side a day or something so I can lay it down to work on.
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Ouch!
Stand back dude. Give it a day and think about it. I'm sure you can figure something out.
bratwurst:
Did you use wood conditioner? its a must for birch.
Kaytrim:
Don't give up compleatly on this box. You might be able to sand it down and start over. The top layer is not that thin. Then look into that conditioner that bratwurst mentioned.
TTFN
Kaytrim
javeryh:
I'll see what I can do about possibly sanding it down - the top layer is pretty thin though and I don't think I'd be able to remove all of the stain. I did not use wood conditioner but I will get some and see if that makes a difference on the next try. One thing I did learn was that 1/32" or 1/64" gaps are not visible at all once the stain goes on which is encouraging.
I'm thinking I might buy some black laminate and just wrap it. The CP top will still be stained birch similar to Knievel's Woody (with the vinyl rings around the controls) so maybe an all black CP box wouldn't look so bad. Other than the stained parts the entire thing is going to be black anyway including all of the controls. If I don't like it I can scrap it and try again.
I'm pretty bummed out though - first this and now I just got done cracking every attempt at making a plexiglass dustwasher (including the 2 discs that Neverending Project graciously sent me from Tap Plastics... grr... NOT a good weekend.
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Kaytrim:
Use a hole saw at slow speed in reverse and melt your way through the plastic for your dust covers. The key is to not use any pressure and let the blade melt through. Also use a scrap piece of wood behind the plastic for support.
TTFN
Kaytrim