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Just Another Mountain JukeBox Copy ;) COMPLETED but SPEAKER BLOWN 11/12/2008
drawfull:
The new bezel, with accurate mitres
And the repair job - we decided you'll not notice the join once it's completely sanded and stained.. saved a lot of rework!
:cheers:
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Not finished, but hard to tell
Kaytrim:
That is some real nice repair work on the arch. :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: The joint is hairline and will disappear once stained. Your Dad has some skills. :notworthy:
drawfull:
Thanks kaytrim - it turns out that due to the angle of the grain at the end of each arch, as the router gets there it rips the end off, so we had to repair all four ends eventually as this shows - the technique was always to just match the grain as best as possible:
Then, we made a jig so we could attach the pieces of the bezel area together and check alignment with the arch. I should have posted this before, but didn't have a pic of it. The bezel slopes upwards at 10degrees, but would be laid flat during positioning here. In each corner, where the MDF holding pieces are, we applied some beeswax to the lower MDF to ensure that any glue that might have trickled down didn't stick the bezel to the MDF template:
Once we had the two pieces in position, we routed a small slot so that we could use a home-made biscuit to join the pieces together:
We also routed the groove for the glass retainer:
Once the slot was routed, the two pieces were removed from the jig and positioned ready for the biscuit - you can see the slope in this pic:
Once the glue was set it was sanded flat:
And the surround for the volume control added:
More progress later today hopefully :)
drawfull:
We also started work on the back door, since the arches were complete.
First, we made two strips of oak to attach to the body of the bck door, which is made out of MDF. the reason for this is to give the hinges and lock mech something subtantial to be fit into:
Once this had set, the arch shape was cut out, prior to the routing of the hinges and the lock:
Once the arch was done, a rebate for the lock mechanism was fitted:
Once this was done, the veneer could be applied. It shrinks like a asdfghjj when heat is applied, which is going to cause all kinds of headaches when it comes to the time to veneer the arch sides as we'll have only point contact from the heat source. It's iron on veneer:
the door itself will also be veneered on the edges as when it's open, the MDF sticks out like a sore thumb!
More tomorrow!! :cheers:
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