Author Topic: My first DIY project (Read 5073 times)

hatcher2014 · « **on:** October 01, 2011, 14:31:07 »

Ok so my beadle is a little bit of a lie I had the meeting at my house and slandis and hunger turned me on to the idea of auto top off and a salt mixing tank. So I have built my stand for my trash cans I am also building a cabinet next to it to hide alot of my clutter doesn't look to bad so far considering that I am cutting it all with a hand saw a little uneven but hey not like I'm trying to sell it lol. So the part about me lying I'm not real for sure how to hook it all up so hunger and slandis said they would come over and help me put it all together once I bought all the stuff so today me and the wife went and got all the supplies hint hint (HUNGER, SLANDIS) lol so 225 dollars later and some fish I'm ready I'll post some pics of my stand and my ugly cabinet when I get home so you can kind of see my progress of what it looked like before and were it's going

Kenn · « **Reply #1 on:** October 01, 2011, 14:33:23 »

Awesome ! Cant wait to see the pics !

HUNGER · « **Reply #2 on:** October 01, 2011, 14:34:16 »

who is this hunger guy he owes me money

DarinSchmidt · « **Reply #3 on:** October 01, 2011, 14:40:59 »

cant wait!

lazylivin · « **Reply #4 on:** October 01, 2011, 15:09:31 »

I am sure it looks good, cant wait to see it.

hatcher2014 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 01, 2011, 17:02:59 »

well update on the cabinet i kind of did a bad job so i just bought a drill so im going to take it apart and build it 2X2 and screw it back together. and hopefully it will look a little better but im getting rdy to put up some pics so you guys can have an idea of what i was working with and were im going with it.

hatcher2014 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 01, 2011, 17:07:44 »

here is what i had all the clutter.

cleared it all out

cutting in my living room lol

hatcher2014 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 01, 2011, 17:26:12 »

here it is im rebuilding the cabinet on the side. but my big problem is now i dont know how to build a door i want a two part half for the top and half for the bottom any ideas.

lazylivin · « **Reply #8 on:** October 01, 2011, 17:50:26 »

Looks good so far.

HUNGER · « **Reply #9 on:** October 01, 2011, 18:14:36 »

not bad man

hatcher2014 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 01, 2011, 19:11:45 »

its alright going to redo my cabinet so good luck there.

hatcher2014 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 02, 2011, 22:29:07 »

Alright everyone who has been keeping up with my DIY cabinet and shelf for my holding tanks. I had a design flaw in my cabinet so after tearing it apart and taking out the whole box of nails i had in it. So after a couple hrs of looking at in like a retard i have came up with this just have to get the plywood for the shelves and the oak for the outside and figure out how to make a two part door. the bottom to shelves are going to be for pluming and external pumps for my auto top off when i get my 400 built and my other 150 set up so hope it looks better than my old one i had
i had to assemble in the room cause it was bigger than the door way.

getting both pieces in for the whole pic

heres the new shelf

HUNGER · « **Reply #12 on:** October 02, 2011, 22:33:19 »

looks good man well done

Boonjob · « **Reply #13 on:** October 02, 2011, 22:35:37 »

I was wondering why you had ran the braces on the outside of the upright beams haha, looks good... get a router man, and watch a few videos on youtube

you'd have yourself some cabinet doors made in no time.

lazylivin · « **Reply #14 on:** October 02, 2011, 22:38:30 »

That looks good, consider adding a 2x4 across the front of each shelf section to keep the shelf from bowing just like you did on top and bottom.

Boonjob · « **Reply #15 on:** October 02, 2011, 22:38:49 »

hatcher2014 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 02, 2011, 23:06:41 »

good call on the braces in the front lol i wasnt even thinking ill fix that right away and get a new pic up and i dont really want to spend the money on a router Boonjob and i dont really have a space to build things yet except in my living room i have a shed out back just dont have a heater or a door or light so kinda of limits me on were and what i can use. i cant even go to lowes to get plywood cause i dont have a truck so trying to get that one figured out at the moment but thanks for the compliments

lazylivin · « **Reply #17 on:** October 02, 2011, 23:42:01 »

If you are going to paint the doors you can cut them out of 1/2 or 3/4" MDF and attach some hinges to them. Go with 3/4 and you can use it also to make your shelves as well. Once you have the shelves in place you can brush on some fiberglass to protect the wood from moisture.

Boonjob · « **Reply #18 on:** October 03, 2011, 00:07:54 »

Not sure what look you are looking for, but if your looking to make a raised or more elaborate door and you change your mind, you can usually pick up a router + table on Craigslist for about 50bucks and most small tables will work for making a simple door. you can pump out a door in 5-10 mins. just an idea.

you can also get a plunge router/base so your not locked down to a table.

MDF... Bleck

make sure you get MDF screws, or your most likely going to be hanging/making alot of those doors... might even consider going with a euro cup hinge to help share the weight...(IMO)

hatcher2014 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 03, 2011, 00:24:54 »

dont know what those hinges are lol but ill look around not really wanting a fancy door but also not wanting something that is going to look like shit in a couple of months.

hatcher2014 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 03, 2011, 01:06:04 »

so here we go i made some changes and now it has an edge all the way around it the only thing im thinking is maybe one going down the center any ideas yes or no. also i have come to figure out that its not my cabinet that isnt square my house is in a vortex so its all good but here is the new changes.

DarinSchmidt · « **Reply #21 on:** October 03, 2011, 07:52:45 »

Looking good man. I have a router for my dremel, havent even had a chance to use it yet. Figured it would be good for some small things, but I'm going to be looking to upgrading soon to a more usefull tool.

Center brace, i wouldnt worry about it. it looks like you have enough support there and if you go with some cheap plywood from lowes it will hold anything, and it makes great doors.

HUNGER · « **Reply #22 on:** October 03, 2011, 08:20:04 »

u can allways use paint like a watter saeler paint

Boonjob · « **Reply #23 on:** October 03, 2011, 08:24:39 »

Anyone at lowes or home depot, should show you where the euro hinges are... They are your standard "hidden" hinge... I didn't recommend them simply because they are "hidden" hinges but because on the door you are mouting them too you will drill a tight bore hole to fit over a "cup" on the hinge itself... If you use MDF, most times screws have a terrible time starting or even staying in over long periods, so the cup will help hold the weight of the door instead of the screws themselves. It's not needed, just a suggestion... I personally dont like mdf over plywood, but MDF does have it's advantages... I have a router and bits, but you are like an hour + away from me I believe.

DarinSchmidt · « **Reply #24 on:** October 03, 2011, 08:49:23 »

Quote from: Boonjob on October 03, 2011, 08:24:39

Anyone at lowes or home depot, should show you where the euro hinges are... They are your standard "hidden" hinge... I didn't recommend them simply because they are "hidden" hinges but because on the door you are mouting them too you will drill a tight bore hole to fit over a "cup" on the hinge itself... If you use MDF, most times screws have a terrible time starting or even staying in over long periods, so the cup will help hold the weight of the door instead of the screws themselves. It's not needed, just a suggestion... I personally dont like mdf or plywood, but MDF does have it's advantages... I have a router and bits, but you are like an hour + away from me I believe.

I made a rolling night stand out of MDF with those euro hinges. They are nice and they are adjustable. MDF though over time will warp under it's own weight no mater how you brace it, and depending on how heavy the oject is that you are sitting on it. Other than plywood, you hae osb and hardwood. OSB is cheap but to me ugly looking, plywood can be made to look really nice with stain or even just a coat of poly. Hardwood, unless it's pine, is kind of expensive. But pine likes to warp and crack over time depending on how you use it.

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