Luis Oliveira
06-09-2007, 1:37 PM
Hi all,
OK these are my first time posting my project. All I can say, Woodworking is a long journey of learning and I am just beginning.
This project is 103"(W) by 93"(H) built-in, is was broken into 6 sections so that it was a bit more easy to move to the upstairs game room.
Wood use: the frame is pecan, the carcass is birch plywood.
The color: used transtint brown Mahogany, application: sanded to 180, and used Zinsser SealCoat and the transtint, then I used 3 coats of minwax poly, I used a brushes, and the rocker hvlp spray gun which is only $79.00
Lessons learned: as far as building the project I was very satisfied, everything end up very square and I am happy to know that even when I don’t have a big shop for this type of project, with a couple of saw-horses and MDF tops I was able to make a strait enough surface to build the entire project, I guess it help I made it in sections.
Much to learn about finishing, in this particular project I would have chosen to pre-finish the inside of the cabinets using the spray gun. It was my first time using the SealCoat, and I really wanted to use waterbase topcoats but I just could not find an easy and detail recipe to follow. Some of the terminology still is very confusing to me and I have not taken any classes so I don’t really know what things like scuff sanding means and a thin-wet coat means I guess I just have to see it one of these days.
As far as the entire project is concern, I have learned that once you have a cabinet like this, it is very difficult to choose speakers; most speakers are not really cabinet friendly. I have also found out that speakers need to be placed at ear level, including the center channel, which in my case is all the way in the top. Last I also found that subwoofers should never be placed inside an entertainment center, as it produces too much distortion… All this I am writing are comments that people with audio video experience have told me, so… I have decided I will not finish the entire project until I buy all the components and I make some adjustments if necessary
Things left to do: connect all the sections, install the doors and finish the crown molding and side moldings.
Last my experience with pecan, not a very easy wood to work with, it would wrap as soon as I cut to size and it was so hard I loss a few pieces because while using pocket hold the screw will break and I was not able to re-use the hole.
It stains very well and it sands very nicely, the boards I used this time seam to have big open pores and it was very difficult to stain until I used the spray gun.
I hope you guys enjoy. Many thanks to so many people that gave me advise along the way. From beginning to end 3 months to the point in these pictures.
OK these are my first time posting my project. All I can say, Woodworking is a long journey of learning and I am just beginning.
This project is 103"(W) by 93"(H) built-in, is was broken into 6 sections so that it was a bit more easy to move to the upstairs game room.
Wood use: the frame is pecan, the carcass is birch plywood.
The color: used transtint brown Mahogany, application: sanded to 180, and used Zinsser SealCoat and the transtint, then I used 3 coats of minwax poly, I used a brushes, and the rocker hvlp spray gun which is only $79.00
Lessons learned: as far as building the project I was very satisfied, everything end up very square and I am happy to know that even when I don’t have a big shop for this type of project, with a couple of saw-horses and MDF tops I was able to make a strait enough surface to build the entire project, I guess it help I made it in sections.
Much to learn about finishing, in this particular project I would have chosen to pre-finish the inside of the cabinets using the spray gun. It was my first time using the SealCoat, and I really wanted to use waterbase topcoats but I just could not find an easy and detail recipe to follow. Some of the terminology still is very confusing to me and I have not taken any classes so I don’t really know what things like scuff sanding means and a thin-wet coat means I guess I just have to see it one of these days.
As far as the entire project is concern, I have learned that once you have a cabinet like this, it is very difficult to choose speakers; most speakers are not really cabinet friendly. I have also found out that speakers need to be placed at ear level, including the center channel, which in my case is all the way in the top. Last I also found that subwoofers should never be placed inside an entertainment center, as it produces too much distortion… All this I am writing are comments that people with audio video experience have told me, so… I have decided I will not finish the entire project until I buy all the components and I make some adjustments if necessary
Things left to do: connect all the sections, install the doors and finish the crown molding and side moldings.
Last my experience with pecan, not a very easy wood to work with, it would wrap as soon as I cut to size and it was so hard I loss a few pieces because while using pocket hold the screw will break and I was not able to re-use the hole.
It stains very well and it sands very nicely, the boards I used this time seam to have big open pores and it was very difficult to stain until I used the spray gun.
I hope you guys enjoy. Many thanks to so many people that gave me advise along the way. From beginning to end 3 months to the point in these pictures.