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Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: jongunz on March 20, 2014, 10:53:02 am
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I had an electronic dartboard in our game room. It was fun but the bounce outs were a tad too annoying for me so I decided to get a bristle board. I saw a website that has these cool wooden cabinets or surrounds and figured I could make one myself. Here's a couple of pictures of what I built. The website of inspiration was http://www.snypergames.com (http://www.snypergames.com) the LC-10 cabinet was the one I liked so I sort of copied it but didn't do the light hood because I didn't want wires hanging down the wall. Instead I just added a shelf under the main cabinet to hold any cases, chalk, sharpeners, flights etc. Anyway its been a fun project and only took a couple of days to get setup. I just need to put some polyurethane to cover the ebony stain and then mount it on the wall. I need a better option for the carpeted backing in the middle, but haven't found anything else. It's just a floormat I got from Lowes that I cut. I would like a different color option but haven't found anything yet.
Day 1: Cut wood and fastened together.
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3666/13288730023_e59b7791ce_z.jpg)
Day 2: added dart holders to the left, side molding, and stained
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7331/13288580255_5cea2cfc31_z.jpg)
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3778/13288947514_08658a69cb_z.jpg)
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Very nice. This is a project on my todo list as well. For the backing, maybe some pool table felt or something?
How did you get the notches in the wood? Router?
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I used a jigsaw to notch out the wood. I only have a limited supply of power tools. I also had to take a half inch off the middle of the vertical pieces to get it to sit flush with the top and bottom. Wish I had a router table, and a table saw. I do have a nice miter saw though so that helps.
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This is a great idea for a smaller project. I have a dartboard that has been sitting in storage for years and this seems like a fantastic way to get some use out of it.
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Finished and hanging in the gameroom! came out great. And there is plenty of room between the TV and board not to be a problem.
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3723/13381673943_77af6032ca_c.jpg)
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2822/13381892014_4bfa9525a6_c.jpg)
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That looks great. Now do something about the wires on that TV. >:D
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That looks great. Now do something about the wires on that TV. >:D
If pbj didn't go all awal, he'd have a decent reference idea...
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Thats awesome... good job! I hope mine comes out that well.
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Tv wires taken care of. Had to run an outlet behind the tv and cut out two small sections of drywall to run the wire up there. I have a roku player connected as there is no cable or sattelite wires ran to that room. Looking to get a slingbox so you can watch any tv channel from upstairs down there via the roku.
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3773/13432497045_f355e1f8eb.jpg)
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Now THAT'S a wall!!! :cheers: