I made a thing

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher) 01/24/2020 at 22:17 • Filed to: My wallet is crying

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I started remodeling my kitchen roughly a year and a half ago. While it’s 85% done and 95% usable, I have not made significant progress in over a year.

To be fair to myself, some of that is not my fault. Most of the drawer fronts have been cut and ready to be sealed for over a year. My wife, knowing that I hate painting and wood finishing with a passion, and not trusting me to do a good job of that, has assigned herself to be the one to complete that step. She has in the interim year put some sealer on precisely three drawer fronts. None of them are installed. That particular delay is not on me.

The doors though. Well, I have had the parts for them cut to size for over a year as well. Today I finally milled the tongues and grooves on the first one, and glued it up. Te chnically this is a drawer front too, for the large pot/pot lid drawer, but it’s built the same way as the doors will be. Close enough. I’m calling it door number one.

Only 20 more to go now.

Well, 26 if I’m going to build the doors for the custom vanity and medicin e cabinets in our master bathroom, which I started before our seven year old child was born.

Man time flies.

AestheticsInMotion > shop-teacher 01/24/2020 at 22:40

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Better make that 36. My teal cabinet doors are looking a bit dated

shop-teacher > AestheticsInMotion 01/24/2020 at 22:43

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If you send me some money, we can make that happen ;)

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > shop-teacher 01/24/2020 at 22:52

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Unrelated, but would you be interested in some of my old micromachines? It’s mostly the playset (Super Stunt City). I thought I remember you saying that you like micromachines 

AestheticsInMotion > shop-teacher 01/24/2020 at 22:57

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I’ve got a $5 bill—Canadian—and a box full of kreg screws. I’ll even throw in a Mason jar full of PNW rainwater to really swee ten the deal. You in?

shop-teacher > AestheticsInMotion 01/24/2020 at 23:06

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Wow, you are tighter than two coats of paint :)

shop-teacher > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 01/24/2020 at 23:07

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I love Micro Machines! I'm definitely interested.

66P1800inpieces > shop-teacher 01/24/2020 at 23:14

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Now I feel shitty that I am going to go the Ikea route.  Will be pairing those up with the Semi Home-made fronts.  They will make custom sizes for the two or so odd sized ones I need to cut down to fit.   

shop-teacher > 66P1800inpieces 01/24/2020 at 23:17

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I plan to stay in this house a lot longer that any Ikea kitchen will last. I can't afford to buy good cabinets, so I've built them all from scratch.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > shop-teacher 01/24/2020 at 23:19

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I usually hate finishing as well, but I've come to really like using wipe on poly. Rather than brush it on, you wipe it on in thin coats. It takes a lot of coats, but leaves a really nice finish. Seriously, try it out.

shop-teacher > BaconSandwich is tasty. 01/24/2020 at 23:25

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I have. It’s good stuff, I agree , but this is way too big of a job for that.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > shop-teacher 01/24/2020 at 23:39

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The trick is to break it up into a series of smaller, more manageable jobs. Like one coat of poly on one thing a night. After a month, it's done.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > shop-teacher 01/25/2020 at 01:21

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As a frequently frustrated wood butcher...you have my sympathy and my understanding.

shop-teacher > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 01/25/2020 at 04:59

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Thank you :)

I have been putting this off for so long, because I've actually been nervous about screwing it up.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > shop-teacher 01/25/2020 at 05:08

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My day resembled that feeling...

shop-teacher > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 01/25/2020 at 05:11

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Oh, that's a big project!

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > shop-teacher 01/25/2020 at 05:22

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And that's just the outside! There's a large window ready to go in that new wall. One day...soon. Otherwise my son may turn into a bat!

66P1800inpieces > shop-teacher 01/25/2020 at 10:41

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I was researching HVLP sprayers for my car and came across this which may be perfect for cabinets. https://www.harborfreight.com/high-volume-low-pressure-spray-gun-kit-44677.html  .  I think that one is only two turbine and for cars you need four or 5.  Basically a vacuum that blows paint, but nicely and evenly for a fine finish that is hard to get with a brush.  If you have a garage, a box fan for exhaust and some saw horses you could paint them all in a day or two. 

shop-teacher > 66P1800inpieces 01/25/2020 at 11:25

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I have been eyeballing t hat actually. My house desperately needs an exterior paint job.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > shop-teacher 01/25/2020 at 11:34

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They’d be a bit pricey to ship, but they’d be very cheap. Not sure what cars I have, but this is the pictures I have of them

I’m not at home currently, so I won’t be able to take more pictures readily, but I can ask my parents if you would like.

shop-teacher > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 01/25/2020 at 16:12

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Those are really cool! No rush , send me some more pics whenever you're home next. We'll talk about the money part then.