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[motoman45]

back...

had to go to lowes again and spend another 3 bucks..jeezzzz, so now im into this thing for 16 bucks..lol, framed in the back...next is to sand and stain...

 

[motoman45]

update..got the box sanded, going to lowes in the AM, gettin the stain/poly,pics then...

 

[MiK_Squier_II]

Looking forward to the new pics.

 

[motoman45]

fubar update..LOL...so I have to cut holes in the front and back of the cloth on the speaker baffle, which I had already pre-drilled the holes to mount it to the front trim pieces, so I go to lay it in and it wont fit in the box,why? cuz the back lid trim pieces that I GLUED and screwed the other day are in the way!!!! so I take out the screws and hope it will just tap off, well they didnt, I had to pry and hammer them off, luckily there wasnt too much damage, note to self...dont fully secure anything in the back until you are competely done with the front...lol

 

[MiK_Squier_II]

Woah been there done that got the t-shirt. Live and learn, at least you can recover from it.

 

[motoman45]

yeah Im glad I had to only remove the 2 smaller side pieces and there wasnt too much damage, now I can sleep tonight.....

 

[5thumbs]

Hey moto, nice job im gettin the itch to do something just don't know what. What crate amp ya gona plug into it?

 

[motoman45]

stainin..

hey 5, I have a crate XT120R 2x12 combo that has a built in ext cab jack..hense the cab..lol...todays progress...1st coat, let it sit overnight, 000 steel wool it and then coat 2 tomorrow...

 

[5thumbs]

Gona be nice moto,good job!

 

[motoman45]

Thanks!!! Im happy with the color, I wanted a darker shade so the lighter grill cloth would pop..now its a waiting game, so I added everything up that I had out of pocket, came to under 40 bucks, and even if I popped for a good piece of 3/4 birch it would have been under a hundred...the sad thing is it is going to sit empty for a bit cuz were going to hawaii in nov, then the holidays...ouch...
but I still have to order the corners, jack plate and top handle....

 

[motoman45]

2nd coat...

looks like ill need a 3rd...want it darker...

 

[mkgearhead]

That looks great. I bet it's going to be agony for you to wait to get speakers for it.

 

[motoman45]

you dont even know..lol..im diggin it though, going for the vintage vibe...dark wood, light cloth, exposed screw heads...

 

[motoman45]

mocked up

I think I am going to leave it this shade....Im diggin it

 

[MiK_Squier_II]

Wow looks great. Really like the stain job, it does pop with the contrast of the grill cloth. Kinda reminds me of an Advent speaker I once stained darker, with the original lighter grill cloth.

 

[motoman45]

done!!!!!!!!!!!, for now

here she is with her new family....still have to get the handle, jack plate and corners...oh yea and speakers...

 

[MiK_Squier_II]

LOL, yeah speakers might help! Looks great!

 

[motoman45]

thanks guys, this was very fun...yall should bust one out

 

[MiK_Squier_II]

Might do that some day, I get them so cheap all put together haven't been tempted to build my own as of yet.

 

[motoman45]

well i get off on doing stuff on my own, this was a good one..the next one will be a 4x12..now i can always get a head and have the best of both worlds...