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finshed bartop
hobsonschoice:
Outline cut.
The wood is MDF and i think it was 6mm.
Cut each piece individually but soon realised, as mentioned elsewhere that its better to cut them together. far less sanding down afterwards.
hobsonschoice:
attached to the base and put a support beam in which i realised later i didn't actually need.
The holes for the speakers were cut using a jigsaw and a steady hand. i used an old yogurt pot lit to get the diameter but i think 6cms should be tops as most speaker covers are around that size or larger.
hobsonschoice:
attached the sides and top
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and applied a liberal few coats of weatherproof wood sealer. This was a white glue type substance that i just watered down and covered the whole rig in about 4 times. It dries really quick so it only took a couple of hours. This makes painting later much easier as it seals the wood and deters it from sucking the paint in.
trust me, You really want to do this otherwise you'll have to paint the edges of your MDF a dozen times before it looks ok.
hobsonschoice:
Bezel cut.
Unfortunately i don't have a router so i cut just a basic rectangle the same size as my Laptop screen, Try to get this as tight as possible so that when you finally come to pch your screen in place there is no light showing around the edges. Quite a bit of sanding tomanage a good fit but really worth it otheriwse you have light leaking around the edges later and you'll have to place card or tape to seal it.
Applied the same weatherproof sealant mixture to all pieces of wood paying special attention to the edges.
PS. take into consideration than when your bezel is painted it will also reduce the inner space by about a millimeter all round because of the thickness of the paint.
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