This is how I will be handling the seams of the fabric. I will rabbet the back edge of the sides and top. The fabric will be applied in a single sheet on the sides and top. The fabric will folder over the rabbeted edge. The the back will have a single piece of fabric.… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Fabric Cutting
The shop was closed the the holiday today, so I took the opportunity to use the massive granite tables used for assembly to cut my fabric. I don’t know how I would have been able to do this without such a large surface. The fabric is cut into two pieces per cabinet. One piece… Continue Reading
Still coming along
Cabinets are complete. Fully assembled, wired, sanded, and flush all around. The next step will be determined by whether I indeed end up using metal angle on the corners. I will be meeting soon with a friend who is a metal worker (and a fellow drummer). If it is determined that steel angle is a… Continue Reading
Nearing the next stage
Both cabinets assembled. One cabinet flushed up and ready for the next stage. The other just needs a little sanding and it will be ready to go. This one is upstairs where I have some clean room to lay out the fabric and figure out where to cut.… Continue Reading
Final assembly details
Slowly making progress. Both cabinets are fully assembled and glued. I need a little more time with the router to do a little trimming and route the recess for the ports. Here are a few pictures. … … … … Continue Reading
The Camera Eye
I have poured over my RUSH albums for a lot of years. I’m sure most RUSH fans are the same – every little nuance is known and memorized. As a drummer, I can say that most of this memorization has been focused on Peart. His drumming is what pulled me into their music to begin… Continue Reading
Fabric Thoughts
Here is what I will be using instead of veneer for the cabinet. I wanted to do something different, and I think it will look striking next to the granite. I am still not sure how to handle the seams. I was originally thinking to use some angle metal (painted aluminum maybe) over all the… Continue Reading
2nd to last gluing battle
The right cabinet is now in it’s final pre-granite-baffle glue hold. The internal wiring is complete, the walls are foamed. One side wall of the mid chamber was left bare for now so I can inspect for an airtight joint ( I didn’t have dadoes for the rear wall of the mid chamber). I used… Continue Reading