MDF Arrives & Cutting Cab Sides

So the MDF finally arrived...the instructions for the courier said "knock loudly" which is not something I requested.  Hopefully Savoy timber request the same for all their customers and not just the ones who make a pain of themselves by constantly phoning to ask where their order is :-)

Seemed well packaged but the edges of the cut were a bit poor and needed sanding :-(

I began by drawing the outline of the cab on the sides and found out the measurements on the plan don't allow enough for the control panel front plus the drawer, so added a bit extra there.

Having drawn out the outline I used a borrowed jigsaw to begin cutting.  The straight cuts were pretty much a piece of cake but I struggled with the curves, the jigsaw wanted to carry on going...

Goggles and a mask were worn at all times!

Rather than cut one side and use that to "trace" the second I'd secured both side sheets together with clamps to make it one run of cuts.  Whether this then made it more difficult to cut the round edges due to the increased thickness I'm not sure.

Once cut, a palm sander was used to smooth the edges and the sides, wood primer suitable for MDF was then applied.

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MDF on the way (finally!)

My order of MDF sheets has (finally) been dispatched from Savoy Timber, should be with me Monday, need to borrow a JigSaw now...

Latest Parts Order

Last night placed yet more orders for bits and bobs;

LED's

Ordered a 3M strip of LED's, to be used for lighting up the Marquee (probably not going to bother using the VU meter to control these, just have them static).


I paid £5.89 for a 3M strip, these can be cut down to shorter lengths and then joined by wires when it comes to powering them.











Wires

Second purchase was some wires which will be used for the lighting, the power button to the PC and probably some cooling fans.  This was £3.33 for 4 strand ribbon, 10M length.

Where's my MDF?

Emails have been back and forth this week between myself and SavoyTimber who are supposed to by supplying me with the MDF.  I was told the MDF would be delivered today at quite short notice, when I got home there was no MDF and no calling card from a courier either.  Perhaps it will turn up tomorrow  :-S

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Wood Ordered!

I've decided that me attempting to cut wood in a straight line across several components is probably a bad idea. 

I tried approaching several local timber merchants and none were willing to cut 18mm MDF boards to size for me. 

I found a company named Savoy Timber (http://www.savoytimber.com) and they gave me the prices below. 

By the time I pay postage probably it will be quite a bit more expensive than buying sheets and cutting them myself but hopefully less margin for error since there will only be the two side sheets for me to cut.

Part (as labelled on Koenig Plans)	Size (mm)	Price
Kickplate	600 x 750	£5.18
Top	600 x 300	£2.07
Under top	600 x 160	£1.11
Button [sic]	600 x 565	£3.91
Monitor suspension	600 x 250	£1.75
Backpanel	600 x 1575	£12.84
Drawer  Front	600 x 52	£0.36
Front Control Panel	600 x 95	£0.66
Speaker Panel	600 x 160	£1.11
Side	600 x 1662	£12.84
Side	600 x 1662	£12.84
Delivery		£20.00
Total		£74.76

I've placed the order tonight, wonder what the quality is like once it arrives? 

I've also just realised that I left out the keyboard drawer from the original quote (doh!) so just shot off a grovelling email to Savoy to see if it can be added.

Edit 25.09.2014 - Savoy have come back to me and allowed me to add the keyboard drawer for £2.50, haven't come back to me about when it will all be delivered though...

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