My first cab build

[ted s]

I always wanted underwear like that, I'll pass on the shoes though.

 

[luvmyshiner]

Heh, heh, I'm relatively sure that tomorrow I'll be able to come up with all sorts of witty comebacks to y'all. But tonight, I'm just a tired old man who had one helluva Monday (do we have a full moon tonight by any chance???).

 

[magoo]

Great work Shiner, :bravo: But I have to ask...How many beer ya drink wild doing this project????:beer:

 

[luvmyshiner]

Call me crazy Magoo, but I tend to wait till I'm finished working with things that can remove fingers before I start drinking beer. But as soon as I'm done, I go wild.:beer: :beer:

 

[just strum]

Call me crazy Magoo, but I tend to wait till I'm finished working with things that can remove fingers before I start drinking beer. But as soon as I'm done, I go wild.:beer: :beer:

He's probably is assuming you were drinking by the clothes you were wearing.

 

[Kazz]

I love the wheels on the bottom of the table saw....I think I see a locking mechanism there for safety right?

Glad dread pointed out the smokes.....damn Texican lawyers smoking Marlboro Light 100's.....girlie cigarettes LMAO.

Shiner as always your work is exemplary but I have to ask....since you were going the cabinet route....why did you not at least go 2x12?

I have got to get myself a small table saw like that...I would love to build my own half stack.

 

[luvmyshiner]

Yup Kazz, I built the dolly to make it easier to move the table saw. Since my shop is small, it's convenient to be able to move it around or move it out of the way. And the wheels do have locking mechanisms on them so the saw doesn't move while I'm using it.

Since this is my first cab build, and basically a learning project, I decided to keep it small. I may build something larger down the road.

 

[luvmyshiner]

Well, with my son in town this weekend I didn't get the chance to work on my project much. But that's ok, we had a great time. I did get out in the shop this afternoon though. First I drilled pilot holes and assembled everything. I numbered all the braces with corresponding numbers on the cab so I could fit everything together properly later.

Then I tore everything down, and drilled recess holes to hide the screws (I'm a big fan of hiding screws).

Then everything got glued and screwed, wiping off any excess glue with a wet paper towel.

Next I put the bung hole bit on the drill and cut my bungs, heh, heh.:beavisnbutthead:

You break them out with a screwdriver, and you have these sweet little . . . um . . . bungs.

 

[luvmyshiner]

Next you put a drop of glue in each recessed hole, spread it around, and tap the bung in. If you're really obsessive, and I am, you try to orient the grain of the bung with the grain of the piece you're working on.

This is what you end up with.

After the glue dries, I'll trim them down with a sharp chisel, then sand them flat. I'm hoping the mahogany bungs will make a nice accent against the ash.

 

[tunghaichuan]

Looking good, Shiner :AOK:

Thanks for the tutorial.

tung

 

[luvmyshiner]

Thanks Tung. I've really enjoyed getting out in the shop again.

 

[just strum]

Dang Shiner, this is really impressive. Nice job and nice progress photos.

Hell, if this lawyer thing doesn't pan out, you can open a bung store to fit all size bung holes.

"Shiner's Bung Emporium" no bung hole too big that we can't plug.

 

[warren0728]

looking great shiner...can't wait to see the finished project! :dude:

ww

 

[Kazz]

Shiner....in the event that CB is wailing away on her new Electric Guitfiddle....and creates a rattle......in her shake rattle and roll....how do you remove the glued bungs from the bungholes to tighten up the screws that are holding together the cabinet that Shiner built?


WOW what a sentence.

 

[luvmyshiner]

"Shiner's Bung Emporium" no bung hole too big that we can't plug.

Heh, heh, unfortunately that's just not true Strum, and you know it. We've both worked with bung holes that were to big to be plugged.

Thanks Warren. I'm kinda lookin' forward to the finished product myself.

Shiner....in the event that CB is wailing away on her new Electric Guitfiddle....and creates a rattle......in her shake rattle and roll....how do you remove the glued bungs from the bungholes to tighten up the screws that are holding together the cabinet that Shiner built?


WOW what a sentence.

Heh, heh, I'm hoping I've glued and screwed that thing enough that I won't ever have to worry about it. To remove the bungs you have to use a sharp, small chisel to split the bung and scrape it out. Usually you have to clean everything out with a razor blade. Then after you replace the bung, you have to repair the finish. It's not a very easy process and for all practical purposes a bung is a pretty permanent process. But by glueing the screw threads a little bit before they go in, the chances of them working loose are pretty minimal. Hopefully the speaker will give out before the cab.

 

[Kazz]

I really envy your work Shiner.....and am really wishing I had a table saw now to do this myself.....I would love to do a nice 2x12 with Greenback Celestians in it.

 

[luvmyshiner]

Kazz, for years my table saw was an inexpensive little Sears Craftsman contractors saw. I had to be very careful with it because it had accuracy problems. I would set the fence, and then measure from the front of the blade to the fence, and from the back of the blade to the fence, and invariably had to make adjustments. But I cut my teeth on that thing and learned a lot. Unfortunately I made the mistake of lending it to a friend who left it out in the rain. Lesson learned.

When I bought this saw I knew I wanted to step up in quality. It is by no means what could be considered higher end, but I love it. When I set the fence, the distance is the same from the front of the saw blade to the back. I still measure out of habit, but I've never had to make any adjustments.

Also, it doubles as a great work surface.:rotflmao:

 

[Kazz]

Yeah....I have been thinking about buying one for years...I have a huge shop...it is almost as big as our house. We have 4 cars in it and still have plenty of space to work....I bought this house only because of that garage....

I took word working classes in highschool and have spent my share of time on good quality table saws, joiners and planers.....I love working with my hands. To soothe that need over the last 10 years or so I have been refinishing old furniture. Right now we have an antique letter desk out in the shop that I am waiting on warm weather to arrive so I can begin that project....idiot who owned it cut part of the top off and drilled holes in the back so they could use it as a computer desk. I will make sure to post before during and after photos of that one...I am going to replace the work surface, part of the back and the top and refinish as close to original as I can get.

I will probably end up getting a table saw this year either for my big birthday present in September or for Christmas....last year I got myself the Ryobi 18 volt tool set, and a compound mitre saw. Got to have a good mitre saw when you have to redo all the trim work in the house.

That dado head can save you alot of extra work when creating rabbit joints.

I just love watching the New Yankee Workshop and This Old House series on PBS....I get alot of ideas from those shows.

 

[luvmyshiner]

Welcome to this weeks edition of "When is Shiner going to finish this damn cab build already".

Yesterday I trimmed the bungs (heh, heh), taped off the cab and spray painted the inside black.

I also went ahead and cut down the mahogany to frame out the cab, I cut the mahogany a little wider then the ash with the intention of sanding them flush.

Each strip got hit with a quick sanding (50 grit) on the side to be attached to the cab to get rid of the blade marks and give me a flat surface. I also gave the cab surfaces where the mahogany will be attached a quick sanding. Today I started framing out the cab. I had hoped to avoid the use of finish nails, but it quickly became apparent that I wasn't going to be able to do that if I wanted to finish this project sometime this year. Luckily I have one of these babies, worth every penny I spent on her.

I wanted the finish nails to at least be aligned the same, so I measured for location, then with each subsequent side, I would transfer the marks using my speed square, an inexpensive tool that's also worth every penny.

I worked my way around the box cutting and fastening each strip of mahogany before moving to the next. That way I made sure I had tight 45 degree angles. After each strip was cut, the surfaces to be mated were glued, then the strips were nailed to the cab, using a wet rag to wipe off any excess glue.

I'm pretty happy with the way it's turning out.

Next week I'll work on sanding everything, and maybe even have time to start varnishing. I'm planning on using a spar varnish. I'm a big fan because it is UV and water resistant, so if any of my fretter buddies set their beer on top of the cab I won't end up with one of those nasty rings!

 

[just strum]

Coming along very nice. I think you are making good progress considering there are other things that need to be done around the house. :AOK: :AOK: :AOK:

I purchased two nail guns and an air tank a few years ago and it's one of my favorite tools, except my wife keeps saying the nails hurt. I put in all new baseboards and framed all the doorways downstairs and I would never had tackled that job without my nail guns.

 

[luvmyshiner]

Air compressors are top notch Strum. I wish I had one fifteen years ago when I started building these, and ten years ago when I finally finished them:beer:

 

[just strum]

Damn, you are a real handy man. Now I see why CB married you. For the last year and a half I believed you when you said you got her drunk and keep her drunk.

Nice work and I remember the wood couch in the other room where the guitar photos use to be taken.

You should show the folks the before picture

Oh wait, that was the time I used your house while you were out of town and BG got upset because she wasn't invited, no I mean upset because of what I did to her parent's house.

 

[warren0728]

looking great shiner...nice photos and descriptions too! :bravo:

thanks :beer:

ww

 

[Kazz]

You built those cabinets Shiner? WOW.

 

[luvmyshiner]

Since it's been a couple of weeks since I got to work on the project, I wanted to give y'all a quick update on what I got done this weekend. Got the cab sanded, and went to work on the back. I had to add a couple of more braces due to the fact that I'm building a two part back.

Big thanks to Mrmudcat who suggested the use of these sweet little tee nuts to cut down on rattles and avoid the risk of stripping out the wood.

After drilling a recess for the bolts, and shoring them up with washers for added strength, I can now use the cab with an open back, partially closed back, or a closed back.

I also managed to cut down the piece for the speaker grill. Hopefully next weekend I'll finally get to put some varnish on her.

 

[ted s]

looking good Shiner :AOK:

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

What speaker are you going to use? Did you already mention that in this thread?

 

[luvmyshiner]

I'm using a 12" Veteran 30 from Warehouse Guitar Speakers which Voodoo suggested. It's a Celestion Vintage 30 clone for less than half the price.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Looks great! I put my kid's swingset together using those T-nuts. It will be bomb proof. You can pick it up and toss it across the stage after you Townsend that D'Aquisto, and it will live to tell the tale!

 

[mrmudcat]

Shiner the back looks great!!!!
:beer:
Whats the plan on a jack??