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| ark_ader:
Start small. I love small projects. That is the way I learn. I create a control panel and then I added into my project. I create a small cabinet. I improve on it. I love my axe. If I have wood issues a couple of quick swings on the offending piece of wood makes the day a whole lot better. ;D You want a curvy bartop? Well practice. Don't give up. Using a jig takes time. If you rush it then you will goof it. TAKE YOUR TIME!! You would do better to create a square shaped project than a fancy one. Get back in the saddle and lets see some kind of control panel/cabinet. :cheers: |
| superart:
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| paigeoliver:
Honestly, it is way easier to start by converting an existing cabinet than it is to scratchbuild one. Woodworking isn't the easiest skill in the world, and there is a very high chance that your conversion will come out better looking and cheaper than a scratchbuilt. |
| Zobeid:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on April 17, 2008, 01:50:35 am ---Honestly, it is way easier to start by converting an existing cabinet than it is to scratchbuild one. Woodworking isn't the easiest skill in the world, and there is a very high chance that your conversion will come out better looking and cheaper than a scratchbuilt. --- End quote --- um. . . Not saying you're wrong exactly, but it's not the advice that I personally would give. I've seen a lot of people converting old cabinets, and wondering to myself, "Wouldn't it be nearly as easy to build one from scratch?" It's not rocket science, and they aren't exactly fine furniture. If I could design and build one myself, starting with zero woodworking experience, then I reckon just about anybody can. See here --> http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=78150.0 The other thing is, the original poster wrote that he was making a bartop machine. Not a lot of conversion opportunities there, although there are some bartop kits available. |
| amadama:
--- Quote from: Zobeid on April 16, 2008, 10:41:50 pm ---Here's a suggestion. . . Make a pattern first using 1/4" plywood. It's easy to cut with the jigsaw, and it's easy to sand. Once you get your pattern perfected, then you can trace the outline onto your thicker wood. Cut out the shape roughly with your jigsaw, but leave a little margin. Then clamp your pattern to the piece once again and go around it with your router and a flush-trim bit. It's like magic, you'll get an exact duplicate of the pattern. And a lot of sawdust. You can use the same pattern to make both sides of your cabinet, and they'll come out perfectly identical. --- End quote --- This is the exact method I used on my Pac-man from scratch machine and it works great! Don't give up, you hit a snag and that's it. You will be so happy when you finish building your cabinet. You will say "Wow, I really made this!". Good luck! Alex |
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