nothing1 Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) so i have been wanting to build a new hifi cabinet for my gear and after a couple of years of procrastinating i have finally started the build the shelves are separated by 70mm x 70mm pine posts each of which have a 16mm hole through the center to allow for a 12mm threaded rod to pass through them to clamp everything together and give it incredible strength, the feet will be recessed to hide the nut and washer and so that you can't see the nut and washer at the top the same will be done to the top caps the "legs" are set in 10mm from the edges to give the appearance of the legs going through the shelves. I still have to stain the shelves and recess the feet and caps and put some edging on the ply to hide the fact it is plywood. anyway here are some pictures i will post some more when it is finished the middle picture shows the size of the feet(obviously these go on the bottom) Dimensions are 1800mm x 500mm shelve heights are 250mm, 120mm and 100mm each bay is 500mm wide this will allow plenty of air to circulate. Edited July 19, 2022 by nothing1 11
nothing1 Posted July 19, 2022 Author Posted July 19, 2022 On 19/07/2022 at 7:31 AM, Searching for Magic said: wow!!! impressive. Expand Thank you it took me long enough to get around to it but i am happy it is nearly finished, just to clarify the bottom looks like the top only a little higher
Guest crankit Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 Nice build dude The door into the house doesn't look to Feng shui tho
nothing1 Posted July 19, 2022 Author Posted July 19, 2022 On 19/07/2022 at 7:51 AM, crankit said: Nice build dude The door into the house doesn't look to Feng shui tho Expand lol that's for under the house, sometimes i have to live there when wife is not happy lol 1
nothing1 Posted July 19, 2022 Author Posted July 19, 2022 My wife just through me a curve ball she reckons it would look really good if the shelves are stained but the legs where painted black, its actually a really good idea i just wish she had thought of it sooner! 1
LogicprObe Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 On 19/07/2022 at 8:20 AM, nothing1 said: My wife just through me a curve ball she reckons it would look really good if the shelves are stained but the legs where painted black, its actually a really good idea i just wish she had thought of it sooner! Expand Now you've done the proto................build the real deal!
nothing1 Posted July 19, 2022 Author Posted July 19, 2022 On 19/07/2022 at 11:54 AM, LogicprObe said: Now you've done the proto................build the real deal! Expand That's the plan, but in all seriousness it is a good idea but i am also very happy with the original plan
LogicprObe Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 On 19/07/2022 at 11:57 AM, nothing1 said: That's the plan, but in all seriousness it is a good idea but i am also very happy with the original plan Expand I'm sure if you were in a major city you could sell the proto. It's a beauty!
nothing1 Posted July 19, 2022 Author Posted July 19, 2022 i have plans of making them available for sale in the not to distant future, they can be custom made to order, price would include courier fees and could even be shipped as a flat pack because of the way i have designed it 2
LogicprObe Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 Any color you want..............so long as it's black!
nothing1 Posted July 19, 2022 Author Posted July 19, 2022 any stain color or paint color is possible as long as it is black lol!
Antipodean Brad Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 Nice design and they look great. Good use of the old bed parts - "never throw anything away" School of Woodwork.
nothing1 Posted July 21, 2022 Author Posted July 21, 2022 some updates, shelves have been stained on one side(bottom) will do other sides tomorrow have come up with an idea for the edges, i will cut thin strips of pine(3-4mm) stain them and then apply that to the edges using glue and tape to hold them in place until glue dries(see pictures for example) 3
nothing1 Posted July 23, 2022 Author Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) Maple edging cut and stained, it was fun cutting these i made a jig that made it pretty easy to cut the 2mm thick edges and i was able to get more than enough from 2x 30mmX 12mm x 2.4m maple strips Edited July 23, 2022 by nothing1 3
nothing1 Posted July 25, 2022 Author Posted July 25, 2022 all shelves now have their edging, they turned out pretty good if i do say so myself. tomorrow i will drill all the holes on the shelves( i have made jigs for that) and hopefully i will have it finished by Wednesday. 4
THOMO Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 Might I suggest glueing the edging on before you sand and stain next time.And use polyeurthane glue which is easy to sand off. 1
nothing1 Posted July 25, 2022 Author Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) On 25/07/2022 at 11:33 AM, THOMO said: Might I suggest glueing the edging on before you sand and stain next time.And use polyeurthane glue which is easy to sand off. Expand when i started i was not sure if i was even going to bother doing the edges so it was one of those after thoughts, but most definitely i would glue the edges before staining. I would also not use a stain and varnish combo this can be very difficult when it comes to painted "hard edges" as it becomes very dark and is very difficult to remove once it dries, stain first then varnish!. I would also use proper veneer edging i just did not want to wait nearly 2 weeks to get it! I would also not use one of those foam sanding blocks to sand edges of plywood as that tends to "roll" the edge making the edging joint not so hidden, but i don't mind how it looks as it kind of makes it a feature. Edited July 25, 2022 by nothing1
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