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Location: xiled rumination concentrator | |
Input Device: Mom's repurposed laptop running antix. | |
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Energy: 40% (+10 coffee boost) | |
Mental: 40% (+10 coffee boost) | |
Emotional: Present, grounded. | |
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OK, I finally completed refinishing the radio cabinet that my aunt | |
gifted to me back in May [1]. It did not come with internals so I | |
have outfitted it with our old bookshelf stereo and HD radio. The | |
parts will be inside the cabinet and since there is no back, I have | |
the speakers facing the wall which will help amplify the bass. | |
Sitting on top is a self-contained "vintage"-looking turntable, | |
radio, and CD combo with built in speakers. It has no jacks for | |
external inputs or outputs. | |
The cabinet turned out much better than I thought it would. It | |
matches the other furniture in our living room. This is where | |
taking my time and persistence has paid off. I can't count how many | |
projects could have been much better if I just took my time or just | |
kept with it. | |
Much has been learned throughout this experience and I feel like I | |
have leveled up my woodworking skills in several areas. Also, doing | |
the work has given me hours and hours of time to decompress and be | |
in the moment of the task at hand, not rushing or having to be tied | |
to any sort of deadline. | |
The part that took the longest was the sanding. I think that the | |
perfectionist in me ran rampant for too long and I had to consciously | |
be ok with ignoring him or I'd still be sanding the damn thing. | |
Since pictures could probably say much more than what I could ever | |
say in words, here are some pics: | |
Before Pics: | |
Before01 | |
Before02 | |
Before03 | |
Sanding Pics: | |
Sanding01 | |
Sanding02 | |
Sanding03 | |
Staining Pics: | |
Stain01 | |
Stain02 | |
Stain03 | |
Polyurethane Pics: | |
Polyurethane01 | |
Polyurethane02 | |
Polyurethane03 | |
Polyurethane04 | |
Polyurethane05 | |
Tarnish Removal Pics: | |
Tarnish01 | |
Tarnish02 | |
Tarnish03 | |
Door Work Pics: | |
Door01 | |
Door02 | |
Done: | |
Done01 | |
Done02 | |
Before and After: | |
Before_and_After01 | |
Before_and_After02 | |
Before_and_after03 | |
[1] gopher://sdf.org/1/users/xiled/phlog/2020/20200528_wood_cab | |
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