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thanks for the confirmation timb re: shellac

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The wife likes working in the dining room (online). I thought I'd surprise her with a little sound system. So I went and bought some 2nd hand Wharfedale 9.1 speakers, an 80gb ipod with dock, and this amp:

So I'm now doing a quickie project for speaker stands and a hall table for the amp and docked ipod.

Here's the speaker stands so far.

Sorry for the grainy photo. Cellphone lang.

Doing that mortise-and-tenon joint on the base and the curved pieces was tough. Pero matapos magmura ng katakut-takot, pumasok rin.

It's mahogany made dark with potassium dichromate. My mistake was that some of the epoxy glue spilled into some exposed portions resisting the ageing chemical. I will now have to scrape it off and reapply.

Bad photo angle. The base is actually 1.5" thick so bottom heavy. I also have some spikes coming.

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Since yesterday was Quezon City day, holiday. Had more time to continue on my secret project.

Decided I'll build the hall table upon which the amp and ipod will sit.

Sliced two planks of some nicely grained mahogany to come up with bookmatched panels then glued them.

Made two of them. One for the tabletop and the other for the shelf beneath.

Had to make this jig to make diagonal cuts:

Used that jig to make tapered legs.

Those notches were for the lower shelf to "tenon" into. You can see the shelf at the bottom of the pile with diagonal cut corners. Those corners were also routed at the top to match the slightly narrower mortise in the legs.

Dry fitting

Ahhh...sometimes, things just fit right the first time. Probably that's because I sawed and chiseled those diagonal mortises manually. Somehow, I can't get the hang of mortising and tenoning with power tools.

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Doing that mortise-and-tenon joint on the base and the curved pieces was tough. Pero matapos magmura ng katakut-takot, pumasok rin.

Lol! Minsan nakakatulong din ang mura na may kasamang gigil..hehe..
Sir how do you bend the wood? Bend ba or solid wood cut and curved
To that shape? Ang ganda eh..

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Sir how do you bend the wood? Bend ba or solid wood cut and curved
To that shape? Ang ganda eh..

For that one, I sliced thin and wide planks so they're pliable. Applied glue and clamps then bent using ratchet straps. After glue has set, I cut the wide curved plank into four so I end up with four identically curved planks.

I could have also built a jig but did not have enough time.

In my boat project, I bent wood using steam bending. But my steam box has since disintegrated and did not have time to build a new one. Here's a photo of my boat in an early stage where you can see the bow.

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Medyo teknikal pala at madiwarang gawin..pangangawitin muna ba sir? Gusto ko rin kasing mag shift sa wood working..mas class at stylish kasi kesa metal..kaso nga lang ang mamahal ng power tools na gamit nyo..hehehe:p

Curious lang sir balarila..two times nako napupunta ng antipolo as far as i remember high land po yung antipolo right? San mo po nilulusong yung boat mo?

Anyway very nice boat project..high level of woodworking skills na ang nakakagawa nyan..:)

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Curious lang sir balarila..two times nako napupunta ng antipolo as far as i remember high land po yung antipolo right? San mo po nilulusong yung boat mo?

That's why some people call me Noah! 😀

Seriously, I'm learning how to weld. I will then build a trailer so I can sail my boat at Taal Lake.

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That's why some people call me Noah! 😀

Noah, bilisan mo. Malapit nang mawala sa mapa ang Metro Manila. 😀

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very nice tapered legs Ding, and the whole project too something that wows the SWMBO. What do you plan for the finish? Oil and wax would be perfect.

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Salamat, Armand!

You read my mind on the finishing. I had actually done the finishing already and now waiting for waxing but more on that later.

I turned to the Sakura amp and decided to take the risk of replacing all the MDF parts with real wood. Managed to remove the sides here:

I would like to remove that Sakura logo (and replace with a McIntosh! 🙂 ) but can’t figure out how to get at it.

Removing the sides meant I had to move the pots to gain access at the screws. Noticed that the pots are really low-end ones. The shafts were cheap plastic and were actually too loose for the knobs but made tight by wrapping masking tape on them then jamming the knobs in. No wonder the knobs were difficult to remove. I accidentally snapped off the shaft of the volume knob. Not really sure if I did it or if it was really broken before but held by the masking tape.

I could actually glue back the shaft but, since I’m at this already, thought may as well replace the pots. I see three: volume and the tone controls. Will have to figure out the specs and see if they're available in the local Deeco.

Will have to get me some soldering iron and lead. Man! Haven’t soldered anything in more than 20 years!

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Also managed to remove the box containing the transformer. Did that by unscrewing the motherboard and heatsink combo and shifting it a bit to expose the screws.

Here it is all dismantled:

That coil looks interesting. If I keep it partially exposed, would that be a hazard? I am thinking of constructing a wooden fence around it about halfway through its height, then have wooden columns on the four corners to support the clear plastic cover.

Started planning the woodwork:

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Also managed to remove the box containing the transformer. Did that by unscrewing the motherboard and heatsink combo and shifting it a bit to expose the screws.

Here it is all dismantled:

That's what i call EXPLODED VIEW.:D Di kaya mahirap ibalik yan uli? :electricf::boom:

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Di kaya mahirap ibalik yan uli? :electricf::boom:

Madali lang. The question is: "Aandar kaya ulit!"

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Hehehe..naalala ko tuloy tuwing may kinukutingting ako na appliances sa bahay namin,
Laging sinasabi ni misis..

Dalawang bagay lang yan..kundi mabuo o tuluyang masira:p

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Hehehe... I just remembered a sign I once read about appliance repair services, "WE FIX WHAT YOUR HUSBAND REPAIRED".:rolleyes::D