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  0 Thread: Lacquer Fading Off My Kitchen Cabinets
Post: RE: Lacquer Fading Off My Kitchen Cabinets
There's only a couple spots where bare wood is showing through. The problem is that this was my first major spraying job and I obviously didn't do a great job like I can now. There's a lot of areas th...
 EddieO Home Improvement 15 11,285 01-28-2017, 09:34 AM
  0 Thread: How to Attach Face Frames to Fireplace Builtins
Post: Re: How to Attach Face Frames to Fireplace Builtin...
I might give this a shot with the glue. I'll only be able to tape around the ff and the inside of the cabinets since they'll be sitting behind the edge of a wall. Unless you're talking about sliding t...
 EddieO Home Improvement 15 5,979 07-03-2016, 07:53 AM
  0 Thread: How to Attach Face Frames to Fireplace Builtins
Post: Re: How to Attach Face Frames to Fireplace Builtin...
[blockquote]Trusty Rusty said:[hr][br][br]Put the cabinets in nice and square then build the face frames in place.[br]Rusty [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]That's my plan Rusty but I didn't know if t...
 EddieO Home Improvement 15 5,979 07-02-2016, 12:22 PM
  0 Thread: How to Attach Face Frames to Fireplace Builtins
Post: Re: How to Attach Face Frames to Fireplace Builtin...
[blockquote]R. Young in S.W. La said:[hr][br][br]Lot of questions first. Are builtins designed as one unit to fill space or individual units in one space? Painted or stained? Are you scribing to fit o...
 EddieO Home Improvement 15 5,979 07-02-2016, 12:20 PM
  0 Thread: How to Attach Face Frames to Fireplace Builtins
Post: Re: How to Attach Face Frames to Fireplace Builtin...
[blockquote]theeviltwinn said:[hr][br][br]Why can't you attach the face frame first like normal and then slide the cabinet in?[br][br]Twinn [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]If I attach the Ff to the c...
 EddieO Home Improvement 15 5,979 07-02-2016, 11:42 AM
  0 Thread: How to Attach Face Frames to Fireplace Builtins
Post: How to Attach Face Frames to Fireplace Builtins
I'm making 3 large built ins for a fireplace. The customer wants the face frames to be tight against the sides of the wall and have minimal gaps. They have to be square of course on the cabinet but sh...
 EddieO Home Improvement 15 5,979 07-02-2016, 08:18 AM
  0 Thread: How To Place Outlets In Fireplace Built-ins?
Post: How To Place Outlets In Fireplace Built-ins?
I am getting ready to make my first built ins around a fireplace. I planned on making the carcasses about 1/2" less deep than the actual measurement so I know they will fit behind the mantle which wra...
 EddieO Woodworking 1 1,295 06-22-2016, 08:17 AM
  0 Thread: Fireplace Built Ins
Post: Fireplace Built Ins
Anyone have any recommendations for tutorials or books on how to build built in shelves and cabinets on each side of a fireplace?[br]Thanks[br]Eddie
 EddieO Home Improvement 2 1,769 06-08-2016, 03:03 PM
  0 Thread: How to determine finish coverage?
Post: How to determine finish coverage?
I'm building 2 large cabinets. 80" x 48" wide x 28" deep. They each have 5 shelves and 2 doors. I plan on spray finishing with 3-4 coats of varnish. How much finish do I need? I think a gallon at the ...
 EddieO Finishing 3 2,234 05-01-2016, 09:29 AM
  0 Thread: What's Your Go To Clearcoat Spray Finish?
Post: Re: What's Your Go To Clearcoat Spray Finish?
I used lacquer on my kitchen cabinets and I don't like it. It doesn't look good. The cabinet company I used to work for lived by conversion varnish. [br]I need something that I can out on these cabine...
 EddieO Finishing 4 2,809 04-28-2016, 08:32 PM
  0 Thread: What's Your Go To Clearcoat Spray Finish?
Post: What's Your Go To Clearcoat Spray Finish?
I'm building 2 large cabinets for a church. Red oak with pecan color stain. A cabinet company that I used to work for used conversion varnish. What's your best clear coat spray finish and where do you...
 EddieO Finishing 4 2,809 04-27-2016, 07:15 PM
  0 Thread: I Need Some Fast Help for This Unlevel Cabinet
Post: Re: I Need Some Fast Help for This Unlevel Cabinet
Problem solved. I took down the cabinets. Shimmed the corner cabinet and reinstalled the other cabinets. It was still off. Must be an unsquare cabinet. We shimmed the right bottom side of the fridge c...
 EddieO Home Improvement 6 4,711 03-26-2016, 04:14 PM
  0 Thread: I Need Some Fast Help for This Unlevel Cabinet
Post: Re: I Need Some Fast Help for This Unlevel Cabinet
The cabinets on the right run almost perfect. The cabinet above the fridge, the bubble was hitting the line in the level. I put up a filler strip but the guy that has the house slid the fridge in toda...
 EddieO Home Improvement 6 4,711 03-24-2016, 07:42 PM
  0 Thread: I Need Some Fast Help for This Unlevel Cabinet
Post: I Need Some Fast Help for This Unlevel Cabinet
I recently installed these factory made cabinets in a flip house. The cabinet to the other upper left, of course goes over the fridge. When the fridge is under it, it looks bad due to the cabinet bein...
 EddieO Home Improvement 6 4,711 03-24-2016, 04:50 PM
  0 Thread: Router or Shaper for Drawer Profile
Post: Router or Shaper for Drawer Profile
A friend of mine asked me to make a false drawer front to replace a damaged one in his kitchen. It has a profile going around it. Can I use my router table with a profile bit or do I need a shaper mac...
 EddieO Woodworking 4 2,292 10-04-2015, 08:42 PM
  0 Thread: Mold on MDF Shop Cabinets
Post: Mold on MDF Shop Cabinets
My wood shop always has a musty stinky smell to it. I thought it had something to do with the mice problem that I once had until I found mold in my shop cabinets. I'm talking about 1/16" thick blue mo...
 EddieO Woodworking 3 3,579 08-17-2015, 07:27 PM

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