Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Summer Project

I have always thought that Axiom's 'Real Wood Finishes' have been reasonably priced - but in reality are still quite expensive for many people. Many exotic veneer materials such as Rosewood have become almost prohibitively expensive, especially when they come from elsewhere in the world where transportation costs for heavy bulky items have increased dramatically. Furthermore, the time, labour & skill that it takes to apply a HG finish is significant as well.

I suppose that the price advantage that some other manufacturers enjoy is due to the cabinets being built in low wage areas of the world; however, for me, it is nice to see that this kind of craftsmanship is still being fostered over here...

TAM

Great looking cabinets there Socket. Proof that Desire + Garage can = Awesome!

If said garage had a decent floor the project would be much more fun. It used to have a hard wood floor that has caved in and now has random plywood on it. When you walk the work tables wobble etc and dirt is everywhere so painting is a real chore, I spray then step out right away to minimize the dust. I may do something with it this year, maybe fill it with sand and paving blocks.

Damn you do good finish work!

I can build anything, but when it comes to finishing.....gggggrrrrr - I cannot stand it. So much so, I bought an HVLP sprayer, and I shoot my projects with a water based clear, and that's it.

Do you paint cars?? Need a "winter" project??

Michael , if you knew how much trouble I went through to get the front painted LOL. My impatience cause multiple screw ups that required complete removal of the primer and paint and clear numerous times. This is how I learn patience . I have only repaired and sprayed a few quarter panels and I do that at the shop I work at and it really stinks the place up.

I am about to investigate water based clear since cleanup is a real pita and has to be done too many times when doing a small project. I understand the air system has to be really dry , at least according to the guy at the paint store.

OK, now I want a high speed sheep. I'd have the first one on my block...

Amazing job!

Well, That looks awesome. Certainly going better than my little project.

I think I mentioned tearing down the crappy drywall in my HT room?
Well that led to finding a nest of carpenter ants.
That led to finding wet wood from a leak under the door above.
That leads to me having to remove a section of the outer wall, replace all the outer wall and reshingle.

Smart little ____ers. They stayed in the walls and floors so we never even knew they were there. They were well established though. It looked like someone was running a power saw in places.

The ants are now all dead after a professional came in to spray the house inside and out. I guess I do owe them a thank you for making me find the wet wood before mold set in. I didn't repay them very well, I guess.

So I have been making a bit of progress on my M80's. This is going to be huge, way bigger than I had anticipated so I am really dogging it. So far I have one stripped of the vinyl and I am working on the speaker holes to make the drivers flush. I made a tool out of old particle board to grind the holes down using my drill and a roloc disc in my air grinder. I think it will look really good when done. I am just waiting on a router bit to show up so I can begin gluing the veneer on.

For anyone following along, I have 2 sides done on the M80. Its slow going since I only have use of my right hand so I have to watch not to make mistakes. hopefully I will get it mostly done during the rest of this week while I am off work. FWIW rolling on gel contact cement gives the smoothest base for the veneer.



just one pic phone always dies at the worst time

That is looking really clean & pristine...

TAM