Quote Originally Posted by Chicken Patty View Post
I saw a few pics where the drilling didn't come out as you wanted, but thanks to the help of some of the finest around here, you got it all sorted out
OK - as long as you didn't miss the screw ups.

Quote Originally Posted by kgtiger View Post
Well done Shazza, looking good, looking good, nice and straight.

Does your ali not have a protecting film of plastic on one side?

Is that what you use your mounting tape for?

Just one more nosey question, as I just need to know now!

Is that piece of ali to cover the large holes in the mid plate?

By the way Liderc you may find that your work bench is just too low for you.
Try raising the hight of the piece you are working on a tad, should help to keep your back straighter.
Yep it had plastic, but I put the tape on for additional protection (Safe Cutting, you know )

The new piece will essentially be the new mid-plate. I'll use part of the old one as a base - still working out exactly how to do that. I was just not up for doing brackets, etc. for the new mid-plate. I think I can blend it in seamlessly, but not sure yet.

And, as for table height - I have a taller one - but it was built for my husband. Since he's 6'5" tall, I'd have a worse problem using that.


Quote Originally Posted by charles_h View Post
That's some impressive power tool work - nice job Sharon!

I was going to make a joke about how the Jigsaw was perfect for you since it only goes in one direction but decided that would be overdoing it...

We're all about moving forward now and not going back or spinning ourselves in the wrong direction...

oops.

Ok, now I'm done.
hehe ... you're killin' me. I'm sure if there is a way to screw up a jigsaw cut, I can find it. I'm getting more comfortable with it, but I can not emphasize how scary this stuff is for me. Just wait til I try a hole saw for the fan cutouts ... OMG, I'll probably have a nervous breakdown.

A final thought - I hope it is clear to everyone that I am not trying to build the end-all-be-all of computers here. Just trying to do as good a job as I can, and learn some new techniques