RichardA Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Excellent work young'un, Damn nice work on the cabinet and arch as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Congratulations Dad, and great work on the cabinet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Congrats Brad, Cabinet is looking good as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Congrats Brad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted March 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Thank you everyone! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted March 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Congrats Brad.. The archway looks very nice. How big are the beams? Your cabinet is looking good also.The beams were 8” on the sides and 7” in the center. The supports are 5”. The length for the top was 116” and sides were 99” I used a locking miter bit to make them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Congratulations on the baby girl! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted March 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Wasn’t able to get much done today. Just made the four shelves. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Congratulations on the baby and keep up the good work, this looks wonderful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Brad, will this sit on the floor as shown? Lookin good bud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Basher Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Looks good. How did you fix the front frames in place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted March 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Brad, will this sit on the floor as shown? Lookin good bud!No it will have s bottom but my client hasn’t decided what the want yet. The cabinet is going to go between their kitchen and living room. Their kitchen has base molding and their living room furniture has feet. So she is going back and forth on what she wants. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Looks good. How did you fix the front frames in place?I haven’t installed them yet. Plan on doing that today,so I will show you how I am going to attach it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted March 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 Sanded the shelves and started on the face frames. I ended up remaking the frames because they were to small. They were originally 2” and I made them 3” because I am adding led lights and with the hinges that I am using, I needed more room. I am using dominos to attach the face frame. I used pocket holes for the bottom one. I hardly ever use it and spent about 15 minutes remaining how and drilled a hole through it. I also cut a miter for the led lights that I am going to put in. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 Yes sir, been there and have the hole to prove it as well. Failed to readjust for the thickness. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, K Cooper said: Yes sir, been there and have the hole to prove it as well. Failed to readjust for the thickness. x2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 Don't feel bad my first Kreg jig is the original version 30+ years old. It has a body of solid sand cast aluminum. That's the only reason it only has slight divots. I learned to tighten the hell out of that set screw. That leads to fast wear on the Allen wrenches & set screws. The new Master jig set with the vac attachment sure makes things easier. You used to need to constantly pull the bit out to clear the shavings. Using a pocket screw next to a Domino in a location that is hard to clamp pulls the joint tight while the glue dries. Once the glue is dry I have removed the screw sometimes. I have also used a pocket screw to hold one end of a Domino in place so that the joint can be disassembled for delivery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 11 hours ago, bradpotts said: This is a good idea for the cords i like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bradpotts Posted March 10, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Today I worked on making the doors for the bottom. Cut up the panels and rails and styles. . I always use the cutoffs to keep the ends from tearing out. I glued on the face frames today too, but before I did I needed to cut a hole in the divider to run the light cord through. I needed to cut it at an angle. I did that with a drill then used a chisel to clean everything up. Then I had to open up the frame to fit the end through. Bingo! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 I love the attention to details like that ! I have had people argue about running wires up the front corners, but it's the best location. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Great idea on the wires.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bradpotts Posted March 13, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Got the doors milled down to length. Then used part of the door cutoff to cut the panels out. Glued the doors up and left 1/16 on the back of the panel because I am using solid wood panels. Once I got the doors glued up I cut the rabbit for the doors to go together. They are going to be overlapping doors. Got everything flush with some hand tools. I made this a while back and can’t tell you how handy it is. Everything was looking good so I started installing them. I used dimes to space the gap. I think that is pretty standard gap on inset doors. I always pre drill and use a hand screwdriver to put in the screws. I also use beeswax. Nothing worse than breaking a screw off at this point of the game. Start on the top doors tomorrow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan G Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Those doors look great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Nice fitting inset doors, they can be so fussy to hang. Do you like those Jessem feed rollers? I read a complaint they don't work well with narrow stock, which is one of the reasons I was interested in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted March 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Nice fitting inset doors, they can be so fussy to hang. Do you like those Jessem feed rollers? I read a complaint they don't work well with narrow stock, which is one of the reasons I was interested in them.I actually love them. They are easy to move out of the way and set up. I could see how they could get in the way for really small stock but since the stock is being pushed down and pulled against you could use a push stick. When I bought them I thought there was a spring that kept pressure on the wheels but that is not the case, so you have to adjust them to different thickness. I usually dread hanging inset doors, but these were actually really easy. The main reason being that the cabinet was big enough for me to crawl behind and drill and screw the hinges in while the door was closed and spaced. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bradpotts Posted March 13, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Guess I can give you a picture of the whole cabinet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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