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fix coin door cutout problem...
melarky:
yes, I hope I've learned my lesson and will never cut a square hole for a rounded corner coin door again :)
I sanded the puttied corners yesterday, and 3 of the 4 corners turned out great, but I had to redo one of the corners. I had put too much putty in it, so I had to sand it down quite a bit, and it started cracking towards the end. I made the cardboard form much smaller this time, so once it's dry, it should be good.
I agree that the the triangle cut outs do seem like they would be a better solution (as in more durable), but as mentioned above, these are just small little corners for the coin door and should receive no stress, so I think the ease of using putty will work well).
I really need to get some photos of this project, if I do, I'll post a pic of this in this thread (and probably start a thread in project announcements). Thanks again to everyone.
melarky:
Well, I've had the wood putty fall out of the top corner about 3 times now, so I finally just cut out a little rounded corner piece out of some scrap wood and glued it in there today. It's already pretty aparent that it will work much better. I'll have to sand it down, and then putty the surface to smooth it out, but it should be rock solid. Thanks for the tip, I'll let you know how that works out.
prOk:
Hehe.. there's never a substitute for doing things right. Don't be seduced by the 'easy' dark side :)
Texasmame:
--- Quote from: stew_bidasso on September 22, 2006, 11:07:42 am ---yes, I hope I've learned my lesson and will never cut a square hole for a rounded corner coin door again :)
I sanded the puttied corners yesterday, and 3 of the 4 corners turned out great, but I had to redo one of the corners. I had put too much putty in it, so I had to sand it down quite a bit, and it started cracking towards the end. I made the cardboard form much smaller this time, so once it's dry, it should be good.
I agree that the the triangle cut outs do seem like they would be a better solution (as in more durable), but as mentioned above, these are just small little corners for the coin door and should receive no stress, so I think the ease of using putty will work well).
I really need to get some photos of this project, if I do, I'll post a pic of this in this thread (and probably start a thread in project announcements). Thanks again to everyone.
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Others mentioned Bondo. Sounds like that's better suited for this job than putty. Bondo is what I use for all "major" repairs/rebuilds. If I ever get my pics up of my project, you'll see what I mean. ::)
Gambit:
I ordered my coin door, but didn't want to wait for it to arrive so I made the cutout based on the size information on their website. I had my machine sanded, painted, and even working, sitting in my living room waiting for the coin door.
My fingers were crossed of course, and luckily the information on Happ website was correct and the coin door fit perfectly.
I could have easily made a mistake and ended up doing something like what you had to go through. I was just luckier I guess.