I'm starting to feel that I'm at least half way finished. Starting on the mirror cell really re-inforced that. The only major assembly piece after this is the rocker box. Then bits and bits and bits.
Since I have a very light mirror, there are some oddities to my kit. Another one was noticed with the cell base - there are some extra holes.
I'm not exactly sure what these are for yet, but I suspect they relate to the counter-balance system that A.S. included. You can see these counter-sunk holes to the side and above the the lower travel posts in this picture: Tonight, I filled the edges of the cell base and then sanded them and the two surfaces. Not too tough! The base is a sandwich of two pieces of BB and, naturally, there are some small places where the surfaces didn't quite get matched up. Additionally, there are some router machine marks on the edges, so it's important to fill and sand those edges first.
Mixed up the recommended volume of epoxy. Again, the directions specify way too much, at least for my 14" kit! You can easily do this job with 3/4 the amount (I'd say 1/2 but I don't want to get anyone into trouble). There are several pieces to glue up but the epoxy sets so slowly there are NO worries! In this photo, you can see my first try at the "right" amount of epoxy on the post and its hole. A bit too much. The travel support was done just about last but it's a surface mount. You should be able to get the correct amount easily, unlike me. Aim low - if you end up light, just pull the dowel out and add some more! Besides, it all gets painted black, so why worry??Can't do anything more tonight, the epoxy needs 24hrs to set.
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