That´s just unbelieveble! I think of doing that kind of myself... Now, as i guess, you´re going to use plexi, you can varnish it (or lacquer i dont know which one means it...) You can get varnish in a spray bottle, and you can put a thin layer that to the plexi, and yup! It wont get scratches!!!
Yeah, I think it'll need to be varnished not only for cosmetic reasons but also for waterproofing. I'd hate to see the project spoilt by a cup of coffee Looking sweet by the way mate, keep on modding!
It'll be stained (probably red-cherry) and then varnished. Captain slug, the place where I buy my acrylic switch brands all the time (perspex, plexi etc.), so I can never really know what I get, but it's ok stuff. Never had any of them crack or anything during processing. I can get the sheets pre-cut too, so I think I will do that to get perfectly straight cuts. I don't have a table saw, unfortunately, but it's on top of my to-buy-list...
bard: That looks absolutely gorgeous! It looks great this way, sanded to a smooth curve. And the result is really astonishing. Your quite the wood-master. Good luck with the next steps! L
i like that alot ezpecially the way uve made the curve. are you going to keep the wood that color or are you going to laquer it
looking very nice, im thinking that this could look very nice with some smoked glass on the front to use as doors to get access to the pc itself.
I agree with the fact that straight glue and no fasteners in a curve like that (especially since it's on an outside edge) could possible dry and break later on. The proper thing to do would be to use biscuits and a biscuit jointer completely hidden, no drilling, and MUCH stronger than glue. Simply mark a line across the 2 pieces being joined and line the marks up with the guide on the jointer. Cool idea Bard, mod on man! luvbug
Thanks everybody for your kind words. Biscuits would have been a good idea for the curve, but it's all glued up now anyway. I actually tried standing on one of them today, and it holds up. It flexes a bit, but doesn't break. When I get the sides on there, it will be as strong as anything, I guess, as the curves aren't going to carry a lot of weight. I just glued the curves to the base plate today. Next on the list is more sanding of the curves, so they fit the base plate, and become perfectly round.
It actually still looks just like the last pic I posted... But I'll post new pics as soon as I do something more
I'm using a Radeon 9000 pro AIW for TV capture. I will also have a Pinnacle StudioDC10 plus for video editing.
Ok, a small update, with some pics as requested. I have glued the curved sides to the baseplate, and sanded the joints smooth, so everything seems to be made out of one piece. I have also used plastic wood, or "shapewood" as it is called, to fill where there were small cracks in the glued joints. When this dries, I have to sand it down, and it will probably be impossible to distinguish from the real wood. Next thing I have to do now is make sure the two sides are equally high and level. They are equally high, but I might plane a millimeter or two off them just to get them level so the next layer of wood won't angle inwards or anything.
