I'm making a kitchen set for Megan for Christmas. It's pretty late. I hope I can get it done in time. So far I have the cabinet for the refrigerator done. The doors are done but need painting, then I need to add the hardware and the wheels. After that it's on to the oven. I have this idea of going to Tap plastics to get red discs for the burners. The problem is really time. Between now and Christmas there are only nights and not many of those.
One thing I would love to do is use some magnetic paint. I could order it now but it would come well after Christmas. That's ok though. I could just do another coat on top of everything one night and then she could use her magnetic toys on it.
The fridge came out pretty well. Though I have to say that anything substantial built with MDF is going to be very heavy. The fridge is about 40 inches high, 17 inches wide and deep, with two shelves. In MDF that weighs about fifty pounds. It's not something you think about when you are spec'ing out a project, but it sure makes a difference when you are building it. My arms were killing me last night.
Lori likes to tell this story about the kitchen set her dad made. Apparently one of her brothers used the fridge as a boat almost immediately after it was done. Clearly that would not happen with this thing. It's way too heavy and the shelves are dado'ed into the structure and aren't going to be moving anywhere. ;-)
Posted by jherr at December 20, 2004 09:25 AMSounds like something she'll enjoy for years to come. Can't you get magnetic paint at your Home Depot--or whatever the closest home improvement store to you is? Our Home Depot and Lowe's usually have it in stock. The stuff I've seen comes out grey and I've been told takes several coats of regular paint to cover it up sufficiently. Good luck!
Posted by: eigga49 at December 20, 2004 03:20 PMI asked. No such luck. I'll call around.
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