Repairs and A Little Mishap

This week I did a lot of cosmetic repairs on the cabinet that will house my project. This included using Bondo Auto Body Filler to replace the missing corner and then Famowood wood filler to fill all the knot holes, nail holes, and gauges that were in the sides. After it dried I sanded it all down so when I paint I will have a smoother finish. I tried to have as much ventilation as possible but I will admit this is not something I will ever do inside again. Not only were the chemicals super strong but even just using 80 grit sandpaper got sawdust EVERYWHERE. It may look very patchy now but once I paint it I think these repairs will make it look so much nicer.

I met with Rick from Menard's Glass and after measuring I ordered in insanely huge piece of tempered glass at 1/4" thick... it will weigh about 70 pounds and cost just shy of $400 (with installation included) they will be using suction cups to set it into the piece so once it is in... after he left I was talking about this with Tom and realized that there is no way we can move it with the piece of glass installed in the cabinet as we have to lay it down and then turn it on its side to get it out of the apartment. This would most likely break the glass. After some tears of frustration and a slight panic session, I called Rick and he confirmed there was no way we would be able to move the glass if installed this way and thankfully we thought about this right away so I was still able to cancel the order... so we have to cut into the side to make a slit where we can slide the glass into place that way we can remove it and move it separately when it goes to wherever it will be showcased. This means I need to get the cabinet all set and finished construction wise before he comes back to remeasure, and then the glass takes 2 weeks for it to come in... which makes me a little concerned for time so to get it ASAP I hope to get all construction completed this weekend. After thinking for a while, talking to others, and seeing the difference of 1/4th in glass and 3/16ths I also think when I reorder the glass I will go down to the 3/16ths over the 1/4th which will make it lighter, easier to install/remove, and will still be plenty strong.