Console Project
I really dig that console. It looks almost factory to me as-is. Minus the radio and gauges of course. The pocket is a neat idea. I'm trying to keep the console centered on this build. I thought about making it meet the dash as yours does, but then decided to leave it on the floor. Maybe I'll make multiple ones...
I really dig that console though... the colors and everything combined with the aluminum is great.
Well I decided 2 cup holders initially, and that's what I'm going to do.:glasses7:
Cut 2 ABS 3" pipe sections at 3" long. Perfect for a variety of cups and drinks.
These will eventually be routed into the top plate, but the ABS pipe will remain to hold drinks.
MY next conversion on the design (which might as well be scrapped at this point :D) was that the console that is supposed to go here - has wood grain. Well, what's the easiest way for a carpenter to add wood grain to anything? Well - add wood.
Redwood
1" thick, then planed down, and cleaned up. The wood will only be visible on the inside of the "cubbys" that hold stuff, other than that, they will have body filler and paint, to make a multi-layer design. It'll make sense in the end.
Cut two pieces and made them exactly the same and mated them together for shaping.Pulled back apart and screwed in through the bottom. The cool thing about ABS, is it's got a certain softness to it, so you can utilize screws through it without pre-drilling, and the heads will sink in enough to make it flush. The screws for the wood pieces won't be visible on the bottom anyway, but make for some nice finishes if you have to screw through a visible area.
Cup holders are just sitting there - not mounted yet.
Added an 8" wide plate to the back of the front cubby/ storage area, which will finish the trim for that area.
Then I used that same piece to line up the cup holders, and just accepted whatever distance was between them, as good. 2" seems fine to me. ABS glue yet again to hold them in place. For those that don't know, PVC and ABS glues aren't necessarily a glue. They make a chemical reaction that basically fuses/melts the pieces together - kind of. So this method of gluing these is very strong.
After that, I added another 8" wide panel to the back of them in case it would be visible in the elbow portion of the console. It may not be, but just in case.
Added a final plate to the back for wherever my imagination ends that rear pocket. I now have a finished exterior frame - nowhere to go from here but up - and down to the carpet.
And that's all i had time for today.
I really dig that console. It looks almost factory to me as-is. Minus the radio and gauges of course. The pocket is a neat idea. I'm trying to keep the console centered on this build. I thought about making it meet the dash as yours does, but then decided to leave it on the floor. Maybe I'll make multiple ones...
I really dig that console though... the colors and everything combined with the aluminum is great.
Well I decided 2 cup holders initially, and that's what I'm going to do.:glasses7:
Cut 2 ABS 3" pipe sections at 3" long. Perfect for a variety of cups and drinks.
These will eventually be routed into the top plate, but the ABS pipe will remain to hold drinks.
MY next conversion on the design (which might as well be scrapped at this point :D) was that the console that is supposed to go here - has wood grain. Well, what's the easiest way for a carpenter to add wood grain to anything? Well - add wood.
Redwood
1" thick, then planed down, and cleaned up. The wood will only be visible on the inside of the "cubbys" that hold stuff, other than that, they will have body filler and paint, to make a multi-layer design. It'll make sense in the end.
Cut two pieces and made them exactly the same and mated them together for shaping.Pulled back apart and screwed in through the bottom. The cool thing about ABS, is it's got a certain softness to it, so you can utilize screws through it without pre-drilling, and the heads will sink in enough to make it flush. The screws for the wood pieces won't be visible on the bottom anyway, but make for some nice finishes if you have to screw through a visible area.
Cup holders are just sitting there - not mounted yet.
Added an 8" wide plate to the back of the front cubby/ storage area, which will finish the trim for that area.
Then I used that same piece to line up the cup holders, and just accepted whatever distance was between them, as good. 2" seems fine to me. ABS glue yet again to hold them in place. For those that don't know, PVC and ABS glues aren't necessarily a glue. They make a chemical reaction that basically fuses/melts the pieces together - kind of. So this method of gluing these is very strong.
After that, I added another 8" wide panel to the back of them in case it would be visible in the elbow portion of the console. It may not be, but just in case.
Added a final plate to the back for wherever my imagination ends that rear pocket. I now have a finished exterior frame - nowhere to go from here but up - and down to the carpet.
And that's all i had time for today.