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| Shortbus:
Nice Work, Awesome Cabinet, colors and everything....will watch this unfold...... :applaud: |
| Epyx:
@Martijn Yes, I remember this part of your project well and the advice is burned in my memory. I will be paying special attention to this. I think it is worth it because one of my favourite things about your cabinet is the finish. Laminating the interior (even the hard way as you put it) makes it look like a factory finish. @Shortbus Thanks! The fun is just about to begin. |
| Epyx:
Spent today making a circle jig and the start of the top portion of the cab. The top portion will hold the marquee, lighting and curved plywood (to where it will meet the back panel). The circle jig is nothing fancy compared to some of the ones on here but does the sizes I will require (8", 10", 12", 14.5" and 15") Over the coming days I will determine if I go with 12", 14.5" or 15": Here are the 6 MDF pieces (4 below but i had 2 more, that will serve as the ribs that hold the plywood on the top and the top marquee retainer/lighting: Here is the plan: The diagram shows the bottom of the ribs being flat and extended to the bottom of the curve in a straight line. In reality I will make only a 5" portion flat...the rest will curve along approximately 3" from the top. I have tested the plywood and it curves perfectly (and as Ond mentioned...easily) along the top. Over the next few days I will glue this on once I have everything lined up. Overtop of the plywood will sit the laminate. I purchased a 3/4" aluminum angle which I will paint green and act as the marquee retainer. The top portion as illustrated will be attached to the pine via threaded inserts. 1 rib will be glued to each side of the cab. The other 4 will form the skeleton for the plywood. The outter 2 ribs will be offset from the edge of the plywood by 3/4" so that the 3/4" plywood overhang will rest flush with the ribs glued to the side. They will also attach via threaded inserts. |
| Epyx:
Today I completed the "ribs"...sorry if you were expecting food! Just a bit of sanding and some final shaping on the retainer portion left to do. I get the feeling a few people were wondering what I was on about and scratching their heads with the illustrated plan above (my google sketchup isn't the best) so here are some pictures to better show what I will do. Here you can see a stack of "ribs" with what will be the top of the cab. The plywood really has no issue making the bend, I'm not sure why I was so worried about this. The following pictures will show how far apart these will actually be. Each side of the cab will have one of the ribs (made of pine or harder wood) connected to it with threaded inserts. The main stress will be downward and the vertical inserts will take the load off the few horizontal ones I use (like these). You can also see on this picture the idea behind the curved skelton. It will continue in a 2nd piece that will curve along the back to the bottom so that what I end up with is a nice curve outlining the cab...no squares here ;) Here is a picture of them lined up on a workbench so you can see the approximate spacing. Note they are doubled up on the sides. One piece on the cab side as mentioned and the outmost of the rib set will thread screw to the one on the cab side. The retainer spacing will house a small piece of pine that I will glue on and I have cut it so it is square with the ground. Here is a front shot to give you an idea of how the retainer will sit. Of course it will be green and will be slightly higher (no pine in there yet): Next, I'm going to finish the retainer portion and mount the pine retainer beam. There will also be a piece of pine that will run along the flat inner portion you see. |
| emphatic:
Spectacular! :applaud: |
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