Hephaestus
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G'day all,
Well, title seems appropriate
Time to build a new cabinet; one for me, one for a friend in need (he's mechanically useless - last time he picked up a drill, he was in a cast for 3 months; and the scar is impressive!).
Material, recycled... Jobsite rejects
Scored about 200' of this great 20ga prefinished steel - broken into a ] shape - 24" with 2" returns each piece 10' long. Rejected - because it's powdercoat is just a weeeeee bit off... So off to the dumpster it went...
Makes for a nice box if you ask me
Geeze architects and their shades of grey...
Then there I am "managing by walking around" today
Ok, so I was making puppies... Screwing the pooch... Y'know Dogfucking!
(it's nice to be the boss)
And there's all these nice 5x10 sheets of 1/4" clear plexi going into the dumpster. Had to ask... Someone will have to fill me in some day - I can't tell the difference between plexiglass and acrylic - I thought they were just different trade names... Zoink... Into the truck those go... Love those architectural rejects ![Whistling :whistling: :whistling:](/data/assets/smilies/whistling.gif)
So I'm kinda stuck with the 24x24" base - Thinking 36" tall, Give up the top 6" as room to hide the mechanicals; Use PL-L's for light (have to see if I can get those 80w ones) - Only need a couple inches vertical for those; vented separately.
Note quite sure how I'm going to manage the front door(s) - it'd help if I owned a shear/brake... Then it would be simple...
Here's my initial badly drawn sketchup drawing of what I'm thinking... Welcome any advise / suggestions
![Ssmokeit :smokeit: :smokeit:](/data/assets/smilies/ssmokeit.gif)
Well, title seems appropriate
Material, recycled... Jobsite rejects
Scored about 200' of this great 20ga prefinished steel - broken into a ] shape - 24" with 2" returns each piece 10' long. Rejected - because it's powdercoat is just a weeeeee bit off... So off to the dumpster it went...
![Dunno :dunno: :dunno:](/data/assets/smilies/dunno.gif)
![Ssmokeit :smokeit: :smokeit:](/data/assets/smilies/ssmokeit.gif)
Then there I am "managing by walking around" today
![Biggrin :biggrin: :biggrin:](/data/assets/smilies/biggrin.gif)
![Biggrin :biggrin: :biggrin:](/data/assets/smilies/biggrin.gif)
![Biggrin :biggrin: :biggrin:](/data/assets/smilies/biggrin.gif)
![Whistling :whistling: :whistling:](/data/assets/smilies/whistling.gif)
So I'm kinda stuck with the 24x24" base - Thinking 36" tall, Give up the top 6" as room to hide the mechanicals; Use PL-L's for light (have to see if I can get those 80w ones) - Only need a couple inches vertical for those; vented separately.
Note quite sure how I'm going to manage the front door(s) - it'd help if I owned a shear/brake... Then it would be simple...
Here's my initial badly drawn sketchup drawing of what I'm thinking... Welcome any advise / suggestions
![Ssmokeit :smokeit: :smokeit:](/data/assets/smilies/ssmokeit.gif)