My Cabinet Humi Project

Darb85 said:
more coats, one coat, 0000 it, another, let it sit for a while, just dont let it dry. after 3 or 4 coats, it should get close to black as possible... ebony stains are a pain like that though.
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After you wipe the stain off are you letting it completely dry then 0000 it?

Thanks for the advice!:tu
 
Looking forward to seeing the finished project. If you wouldn't mind, could you either post or drop me a pm of what I would need to get in order to put similar lighting in my cabinet? TIA:ss
 
neoflex said:
Looking forward to seeing the finished project. If you wouldn't mind, could you either post or drop me a pm of what I would need to get in order to put similar lighting in my cabinet? TIA:ss
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Everything you need for the lighting you can get right here http://www.superbrightleds.com/ I added some of my own wiring and custom mounting to get what I have but the circuit boards and power supply are there. The rest is just me being anal in the way they are wired so that the wiring is all stealth. even when the drawer and shelves are pulled out. I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions I will be more than happy to help.
 
Well,

I ditched the Ebony stain (I just could not get it black enough)and went with a bit different approach.

I was going for the black modern look, like you see a lot of furniture made in now a days. I tried a couple of different combos of stains to try different looks but just could not get anything I was truly happy with. I ended up with a black paint. I know...sounds weird for a humi...but if you could see it in person....:D. It looks good IMO. It is a special black paint that soaks into the wood and still shows off the grains. We got most of it painted this weekend but had a few run spots that have to be redone. Hopefully I will get the last coats on tomorrow night and start putting everything together on Tues.

The door glass comes back from being tempered tomorrow.

I started building a tray for the controller I found for the fans. (hope to get pics of that up soon) I made the cutouts for the fans and got them mounted. I have to get them wired up and the fan controller box finished. As soon as the paint is done I will start wiring everything up and take some more pics.:tu

SOOOOOOOO close! Damn this waiting for paint to dry crap is killing me!
 
Great work so far. When i read that you are just painting it black my jaw dropped because you spent so much time making it out of actual wood rather than some POS wood. But when I read further that it still shows off the grain my jaw returned to normal. This project looks great, keep up the great work!
 
Great project Andrew! I which I had access to a shop like yours!

Can't wait to see the finished cabinet!
 
Well Done.
The led really make it a stand out.
As it comes together I like it more and more
Tom
 
Lorglath said:
Great work so far. When i read that you are just painting it black my jaw dropped because you spent so much time making it out of actual wood rather than some POS wood. But when I read further that it still shows off the grain my jaw returned to normal. This project looks great, keep up the great work!
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Yea I know what you mean. I never thought that paint would give me the look that I wanted so I never looked at any painting options. I was getting so frustrated with the stain cause I just could not get it to look like I wanted. I spent 2 weeks staining test pieces trying to get it right. I did not want to paint it and cover up the grain. I saw the black paint @ Home Depot and it had a picture of an entertainment center on the front of it that seemed to have the look I wanted. It was too hard to tell from the pic if it showed the grain or not so I just said what the hey and bought it. I took a test piece and started to lay a coat down. As you lay it it does not show the grain too much and there are brush strokes in it. My first thought was...no way is this crap going to go on my humi. I let it set for 30 minutes and wal lah...it was like magic...all the brush strokes were gone and the grain popped right out. I must say I was really shocked and pleased.

All in all I am really happy with the way it is all coming out. For my first humi and my first piece of furniture for that matter I could not have asked for it to go better. I just need to quit adding things to it and maybe I will finally get it done:D

Thanks for all the support from everyone!
 
ca21455 said:
Great project Andrew! I which I had access to a shop like yours!

Can't wait to see the finished cabinet!
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Thanks but the shop is really nothing special. I just have everything on wheels in my garage so it makes storage easy. It sucks when I go to work on my cars. Everything has to get moved and blown out so all the automotive tools can come out without getting covered in dust. I am hoping to move to North Carolina soon and I can finally buy another house. Then I can build my shop the way I want it.:D
 
Its done, its done, its finally done!!!!!!
OMG I can't believe it.
I hope everyone likes it. All feedback welcome!!:ss
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That turned out amazing! I'm going to have to give that a shot one of these days.

I love how you setup the LED lighting in it. Really clean looking.
 
Phidelt076 said:
That turned out amazing! I'm going to have to give that a shot one of these days.

I love how you setup the LED lighting in it. Really clean looking.
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Thank you very much.
I love the fact that the LED lights don't produce any heat and no UV rays so i don't have to worry about leaving them on for a long period of time. Like if I am entertaining or something, and they are not that expensive either.:tu
 
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