Cabinet build
- Thread starter Mick
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I’d say half way to done - and a few more decisions to make on finishings
Good night, man, that's gorgeous!
Looks good..just needs a paint job!
Hmm. Maybe went a little over board with the complexity of these doors … not sure what I will fill the centers in with yet, wood or glass. Suffice to say it’s woodworking so what I imaged and how it’s ending are not exactly the same. The door was routed before the hinges were discovered for example - I had a planned for the ones you would find on a regular kitchen cabinet - but I found these at Home Depot, they were cheaper and looked easier to under so now I have them instead.
The top trim was a close out. It fit the bill so on it went.
Espresso brown or black stain - not sure on that yet
The top trim was a close out. It fit the bill so on it went.
Espresso brown or black stain - not sure on that yet
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Looks like you're probably about spot on for the shade, based on the earlier picture of the shelf it is to sit next to
Espresso?
Close!! I tried it and it was a strong 2nd choice but felt it was a little opaque and didn’t allow the grain to show through as much as I wanted. It would have been easier than the Minwax wiping stain ‘dark roast’ that I chose instead. But we’re reefers so why not do things the harder way?
Ill probably roll with a stain about that color when I make my skin
Ultimately these were my choices - I particularly like the finish of the satin urethane - really makes my handy man work look professional and does an amazing job of self leveling while keeping some texture. Have not tried the oil based version but the water based version is great. If skinning consider using floor underlay plywood. Because it’s made from 2nd grade material it has a lot more visual interest - grain and birdseyes. I have used that for my doors and if supported correctly it can be made to stay flat. Here’s a picture below of a ceiling I did using that material - my ‘beams’ are made of cedar fence pieces —
Looks great! Did you end up leaving the back open, or just do cutouts for airflow and cables?
Half way filled. I’ve never used a tape measure so much checking levels every 10 gallons. I did have a moment where I questioned the load bearing capability of 3/4 vertical ply and decided to add some further internal bracing. And I did put bolts through the carpet into the concrete to take away any variability. So far so good.
Ugh.
I was re-leveling my 50 last night after the leak-check revealed one side was sitting higher than the other. Unfortunately, I can just BARELY lift it enough to shim it up and adjust the leveling feet when it's empty... no way I'm going to be able to do so when filled even with just 10 gallons of water.
Went through 4 levels to finally find one that was consistent... only after an hours' worth of effort or so with the first level I later determined was lying to me.
QQ: what's with the oyster shells?
I grew up in Savannah, where building exteriors and all kinds of other stuff are maybe from them and have been sliced open by the things on more than a few occasions, so admittedly the first thing that comes to mind is "Finger-slicer 3000". Do corals (or coraline algae) like growing on them or something? Suck the calcium out of the shell or the like?
Within an 1/8 of an inch all the way round so feel good about that.
My chphastria really likes growing on them. Honestly I was tired of trying to stick things to the back wall with super glue and be mostly disappointed. So I thought this was a fun way to build little shelves for encrusting corals to solve that problem that would also provide a fun texture as they grew out. At some point I could choose to cut the shells back off (aquarium safe silicon) and have frags.
I took a risk on black shells given they can leach iron, I will have a fuge that can pull that out though.
I think it will work great but have never seen anyone else do it so maybe it won’t.
My chphastria really likes growing on them. Honestly I was tired of trying to stick things to the back wall with super glue and be mostly disappointed. So I thought this was a fun way to build little shelves for encrusting corals to solve that problem that would also provide a fun texture as they grew out. At some point I could choose to cut the shells back off (aquarium safe silicon) and have frags.
I took a risk on black shells given they can leach iron, I will have a fuge that can pull that out though.
I think it will work great but have never seen anyone else do it so maybe it won’t.
