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NEw Mini-Bartop Touchscreen project
TalkingBull:
--- Quote from: tk375 on July 05, 2008, 04:09:48 pm ---I't looking good man! have you choose any theme or color for the T-molding?
TK 375
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I am actually not putting a theme or T-Modling on this one. I want to make it kind of blend into the background (To apease the wife). As for the T-Molding, I was going to put some black on it but when I got to sanding the edge of the wood, it came out really nice and smooth and I think I will just keep it that way.
Today, I filled the mistakes with wood filler. Then I sanded it and did some repair work on the bezel that I messed up. Then I put two coats of primer on it. After all that, I realized that I didn't put a power switch of any kind on the outside of the cab so I drilled a hole which split the wood. No worries, I filled it and will finish the sanding and priming and painting tomorrow night. Here are the pix from today:
danny_galaga:
very nice :) i like that it is quite 'svelte'. it isn't bulkier than it need be. what kind of wood are you using? the fact that the wood itself isn't really thick adds to its look i think.
TalkingBull:
I am using a cabinet-grade Aspen Pine that I got from Lowes. Normally, I would go with something like 3/4" MDF in 4' x 8' sheets but I didn't need nearly that much and had no place to store it. This wood is actually pretty nice and smooth... easy to work with.
danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: TalkingBull on July 06, 2008, 04:40:28 am ---I am using a cabinet-grade Aspen Pine that I got from Lowes. Normally, I would go with something like 3/4" MDF in 4' x 8' sheets but I didn't need nearly that much and had no place to store it. This wood is actually pretty nice and smooth... easy to work with.
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ha! thats funny. its actually as thick as i was thinking it wasnt! an optical illusion i guess. looks good none the less (",)
TalkingBull:
Today I applied the third coat of latex primer and began painting it. I have applied 2 coats of black and will apply one last coat before I install the monitor and the PC components. When my smartstrip from BITS comes tomorrow, I should be done!