11-19-2013, 08:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-19-2013, 08:51 PM by fast93bird.)
RE: Graded Wall Display -- My Attempt
RE: Graded Wall Display -- My Attempt
Ok, I'm going to bump my own thread. I have finished "Mark II" of my wall display. The first I liked, but I didn't like how it didn't have a UV Acrylic faceplate.
Enter "Mark II".
All I really did in essence to the original design was turn the 1x2 outer frame pieces up on the 1" side instead of layed down on the wider 2" side. This gave it some depth, needed for the acrylic front. Routered a 1/8" groove around the inner perimeter, and voila! I took the 1/8 groove all the way through the top so the acrylic panel simply slides directly down and given the height I hang it at unless you're 7' tall you can't see the top with the open groove.
![[Image: IMAG1196_zps77ab9a86.jpg]](http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i177/Fastbird93/Auto%20Uploads/IMAG1196_zps77ab9a86.jpg)
![[Image: IMAG1197_zps26568516.jpg]](http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i177/Fastbird93/Auto%20Uploads/IMAG1197_zps26568516.jpg)
Test fit:
![[Image: IMAG1205_zpsc35f293d.jpg]](http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i177/Fastbird93/Auto%20Uploads/IMAG1205_zpsc35f293d.jpg)
Finished!
![[Image: IMAG1206_zps95f5d5e4.jpg]](http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i177/Fastbird93/Auto%20Uploads/IMAG1206_zps95f5d5e4.jpg)
![[Image: IMAG1208_zps3efa3bed.jpg]](http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i177/Fastbird93/Auto%20Uploads/IMAG1208_zps3efa3bed.jpg)
And loaded up with the "good" ones. Bostonmike77, I have a little over 100 more #22 9.5's to get up on the wall now.
![[Image: IMAG1209_zps1007aa08.jpg]](http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i177/Fastbird93/Auto%20Uploads/IMAG1209_zps1007aa08.jpg)
![[Image: IMAG1211_zps1767dd8b.jpg]](http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i177/Fastbird93/Auto%20Uploads/IMAG1211_zps1767dd8b.jpg)
I'm planning on going 2' x 4' in size on the next one using the same basic principles I used on this one. That should house 56 graded cards. My only drawback thought is that a 4'x8' piece of .118 acrylic is awfully large to be sliding into place. More to come.
And if anyone is curious, like last time, I used a hand miter box. Only change was I used a hacksaw and a new blade and got a FAR better cut than the cheap wood saw that came with the box.
Enter "Mark II".
All I really did in essence to the original design was turn the 1x2 outer frame pieces up on the 1" side instead of layed down on the wider 2" side. This gave it some depth, needed for the acrylic front. Routered a 1/8" groove around the inner perimeter, and voila! I took the 1/8 groove all the way through the top so the acrylic panel simply slides directly down and given the height I hang it at unless you're 7' tall you can't see the top with the open groove.
![[Image: IMAG1196_zps77ab9a86.jpg]](http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Fastbird93/media/Auto%20Uploads/IMAG1196_zps77ab9a86.jpg.html)
![[Image: IMAG1197_zps26568516.jpg]](http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Fastbird93/media/Auto%20Uploads/IMAG1197_zps26568516.jpg.html)
Test fit:
![[Image: IMAG1205_zpsc35f293d.jpg]](http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Fastbird93/media/Auto%20Uploads/IMAG1205_zpsc35f293d.jpg.html)
Finished!
![[Image: IMAG1206_zps95f5d5e4.jpg]](http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Fastbird93/media/Auto%20Uploads/IMAG1206_zps95f5d5e4.jpg.html)
![[Image: IMAG1208_zps3efa3bed.jpg]](http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Fastbird93/media/Auto%20Uploads/IMAG1208_zps3efa3bed.jpg.html)
And loaded up with the "good" ones. Bostonmike77, I have a little over 100 more #22 9.5's to get up on the wall now.
![[Image: IMAG1209_zps1007aa08.jpg]](http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Fastbird93/media/Auto%20Uploads/IMAG1209_zps1007aa08.jpg.html)
![[Image: IMAG1211_zps1767dd8b.jpg]](http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Fastbird93/media/Auto%20Uploads/IMAG1211_zps1767dd8b.jpg.html)
I'm planning on going 2' x 4' in size on the next one using the same basic principles I used on this one. That should house 56 graded cards. My only drawback thought is that a 4'x8' piece of .118 acrylic is awfully large to be sliding into place. More to come.
And if anyone is curious, like last time, I used a hand miter box. Only change was I used a hacksaw and a new blade and got a FAR better cut than the cheap wood saw that came with the box.