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Digital Dream Machine 08 - My First cab
koinsatx:
Well tonight I finished my base except for some minor sanding. This was a fairly easy task once I decided between legs or wheels and then size and location. I decided to try casters as it looks like that is the popular choice.
I went with 2" casters rated at 125lbs each. This concerned me a bit since I imagine the cab will weigh more but hoping that weight spread over 4 casters will be ok. I also wasn't sure about placement of the caster. I decided to put the swivel casters in the rear and fixed in the front. In order to solve the problem of access the locking casters, I left off the rear trim piece. I figured this will be against the wall and no one should be able to see it. I should be able to reach around the rear and lock/unlock the casters.
I am also a little concerned about the rear casters being offset about an inch and half from the front. I did this so it would allow the casters to swivel without hitting the trim pieces. Should be ok.
I also used liquid nails for the initial installation and finished the trim off with 3 countersunk screws each.
tools recommended for this phase:
wood putty
countersink drill bit
1" #8 screws
liquid nails
sand paper
clamps
This took about 2 hours for a total of 16 hours invested so far.
koinsatx:
Currently waiting for my 1/16" slot cutter to arrive, ordered from Amazon. It is amazing, I visited 2 Lowes, 2 Home Depots, Sears and an Ace Hardware and no one has a 1/16" slot cutter... ugghhhh...
Oh well should be here in the next day or two... also awaiting Ipac and Optipak to arrive within the next couple of days...
Once the slot cutter arrives, I get to test my router skills... this should be funny...
koinsatx:
Stuck waiting for my slot cutter and not wanting to assemble the pieces before cutting for t-molding. So today, I went ahead and finished cutting out the opening for the functioning coin door. Nothing overly complicated here.
I did decide to raise it a little higher than recommended in the plans. I did not want to have bend down as far as the original plans wanted. Still to be seen whether the control panel overhang will causes an issues with access or blocking access. Should be good to go though.
tools required:
Jigsaw
Time invested so far 17 hours.
paulscade:
Hey... the project looks good!
You remind me of me. :) ... from the 2 x 4's being used on the driveway for your cutting... to the 13 hours spent to complete all the cuts (same as my UAII project exactly).
Nice work.
koinsatx:
Thanks -
Same exact number of hours? weird..... I do have to give you credit on keeping track of hours for each update. Thought that was a great idea. I can't believe how the hours add up so quickly.
Good news here.... my IPAC and OPTIpac showed up today! yeah..... Now if that darn slot cutter would just show up I could get back to work.
Kevin
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