This Is My Kind of Upgrade

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7 ай бұрын

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I love customizing parts of my house to work for me, and that means doors too. I wanted a way to display some of my favorite figures from my childhood and made this cool LED display shelf in my shop door!
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@XanBos 7 ай бұрын

I really must say, that putting a collection inside a door had never crossed my mind! You did a top notch job with every aspect of the build! Very inspiring!

@ThatGeekyMaker 7 ай бұрын

Cutting a hole in your door for Star Wars...that's awesome Bob! I know what you mean about nostalgia, I have the entire vintage '77-'85 collection and nothing takes me back like those classic action figures. Ever since I moved three years ago mine have sadly been sitting in a box. I'm planning to hopefully make a display (and a video about it) for them sometime next year. Your door idea is fantastic, nice job!

@Iliketomakestuff 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@iankingart 7 ай бұрын

Hey Bob. I did the same sort of thing in my house a couple of years ago. Regarding the lighting, as it was low voltage I used the hinges as conductors and ran the cables through the door to them. No visible wires anywhere.

@Iliketomakestuff 7 ай бұрын

Ooh that’s an interesting idea!

@kristianlawrence 7 ай бұрын

That looks great! It would’ve looked pretty cool to have the back of the shelf as acrylic too, so it becomes and window and you can see the figures from both sides.

@stickmouse3865 7 ай бұрын

I've been watching your vids for 8 years Bob. This was definitely a Bob project. Loved it!! 🥳🥳

@InTheYard 7 ай бұрын

I really like how this video shows the trials and errors, and your problem solving processes during the project. Keep up the great videos!

@spidey5483 7 ай бұрын

This is absolutely one of the goofier niche projects I’ve seen you do…and I absolutely love it!! Well done!

@MrTallHead 7 ай бұрын

Cool idea and nicely executed! I do have a suggestion though: Next time instead of blowing the plastic particles off outside it would be good to suck them up with a vacuum to avoid sending them out into nature.

@betweenthekerfs 7 ай бұрын

Your joy is contagious and inspiring! Love seeing the trial & error process. Thanks for sharing your fun with us

@Moonguided 7 ай бұрын

Oh my god, this is absolutely genius! I have a number of collections that I want to display, and this is a perfect solution! Having stuff around that inspires and makes me happy is such a necessity, and I'm really glad to follow people who feel the same way. I might try to figure out how to adapt this to work for a window I have that doesn't go anywhere (we had an add on to the house and they just didn't patch up the window, so it just stares at drywall)!

@pmdinaz 7 ай бұрын

I can smell that case @15:54 Talk about nostalgia! Great project!

@chrissturgeon8455 7 ай бұрын

I love all your "Bob" projects. One day I'll be able to make my house work for me. Right now I'm in the military and move every 5 or so years.

@ThreeBitAutumn 7 ай бұрын

Awesome project! You've had the same kind of realisation that me and my SO had when we realised that a door was just free picture frame real estate 👌

@DenverRoot 7 ай бұрын

That ad split screen was fantastic. Bravo!

@matthysloedolff 7 ай бұрын

This is by far one of the coolest things I've seen someone do to a door. This looked like a fun project! I also really liked that ad read of yours, Bob.

@metajock 7 ай бұрын

I love this vid, its really inventive. But what I love the most is that you didn't pull out a case of pristen, still-in-the-box figs, you pulled out a used case full of well used and well loved stuff. Those will mean more to you than collectors stuff any day. Well done.

@mikejohnson219 7 ай бұрын

Love it!! I was so shocked you didn’t paint the background orange😂 great job!!! Did you consider using acrylic for both sides?

@Waterflame 7 ай бұрын

I'm sure that acrylic on both sides would've made lighting it up much harder, because the light would have nothing to bounce off of except the figures and, therefore, give weird shadows. Have an opaque background means the light can actually light up the figures he's trying to show off.

@benhightowerv 7 ай бұрын

I love this project! They actually make power hinges that you can put at the top or bottom to run power into the door and still shut it. That said, you could always router the frame to run the power through pretty easy. Maybe a future upgrade?

@JCWren 7 ай бұрын

Yup. I used to work for Sargent Lock (an Assa Abloy subsidiary) and we used those for smart locks on doors. We had both 4 wire versions and Ethernet compliant hinges. I'm unsure if they'd work on hollow core doors, however. They're meant for heavy solid core and metal doors, and have fairly thick flanges.

@benhightowerv 7 ай бұрын

@@JCWren there's a pass through as well, I can't remember what it's called offhand. I'll have to check at work on Monday. I work for one of Assa's MSC's

@kenmarshall7054 5 ай бұрын

"Man, I can complicate anything" 🤣 That was a great idea Bob. Thanks for doing these videos.

@SeanBZA 7 ай бұрын

I used to do deliveries to a company, and next door was a company making wooden doors. Those interior frame doors are just 2 sheets of preformed Masonite board, with a frame of wood around the sides, and bigger wood blocks at the points for the mortise for the door, and the hinges. Then the rest was filled with a corrugated cardboard spacer, and the card and wood was coated with glue, then placed into a door in a jig, and multiple were placed into a large press, which applied pressure till the glue was set. 20 doors at a time, and a cycle time of around 10 minutes, so around 80 per hour at peak, as they had multiple frames so stacking them with a forklift, then into the press, was the limiting factor. Exterior doors similar, just they used more of the corrugated card filler, but the same rest of the parts. Wood strips other than at the hinges and mortise were 10mm wide, and if you needed to trim the door down, you would have to cut them off, strip off the excess masonite, and glue them back into place at the correct dimensions.

@rickylynn1020 7 ай бұрын

This is a genius idea to put in my daughters bedroom door to display he track and field medals!

@Iliketomakestuff 7 ай бұрын

totally!

@Baruch05 7 ай бұрын

You should tweak it so the door has an open/close hinge switch that powers the lights on when the door is closed, but off when the door is open. Love the build, you do the kind of stuff in your house I dream of doing in mine!

@gpaine 7 ай бұрын

That was awesome! Thank you for bringing us through all the ups and downs of that project!

@jeremyjohnson1653 7 ай бұрын

So nice! I love watching you solve problems along the way. This is such a unique build. I'd be curious to see how it holds up over time with the door swinging and if the figurines stay locked into place.

@tomtruesdale6901 7 ай бұрын

What a great idea. When you first started talking about the display case I thought maybe you would make it two sided so you could see the stuff from both sides and let the room light as more lighting but yours turned out first class.

@jasoncsullog3741 7 ай бұрын

Never would I have thought of such a thing! Your off the shelf ideas always blow my mind. I'd love to try this for me son's room for his lego stuff. Thanks for always coming up with new and creative projects.

@Smurf_Hearse_368 7 ай бұрын

Loved this! I have no desire or reason to build something like this, but it was so much fun watching you build on the fly, solve problems, and end up with something awesome. Hope to keep seeing builds like this!

@Mannniie 7 ай бұрын

Bob your projects always give us so much inspiration. Never considered doing this but as you started I was thinking “oh I wonder if he will leave the back clear and have minifigs front one side and backs the other” it turned out really well! Great out of the box thinking! It’s great to model the problem solving we all face and keep pushing through! 😊

@AytherX 7 ай бұрын

if you are trying to rip down acrylic sheeting i found it easy to carefully score the cut line and snap the cut line; making sure both side are properly supported is crucial for optimal results. clamp one side on the edge of a table and firmly press evenly along the score line. the material will want to fracture on the score line, clean and crisp is the name of the game when using this technique. the benefit is that there is a lot less mess. you might need to sand/file/scrape to get a good fit depending on how clean a break you can manage.

@danielmuscatell3603 7 ай бұрын

This video contains a LOT of problem solving examples and techniques. Thanks!

@Tinchor.15 7 ай бұрын

Woow, it looks gorgeous. I'm glad you can take a part of your house to display what you love. It's very inspirational. Love it!

@HOTAStudios 7 ай бұрын

I have so many small figures like this that I have collected over the years. Figures from Metroid to Star Wars to Power Rangers to Pokemon. Sometimes, for the unpackaged figures, it can be a pain to display them. This would be perfect. However, I would make mine, the full door. The door to my office doesn't really close or open, it usually just sits there open. Sometimes though, I do have to close it. Would look amazing to have figures displayed inside like this. Great job on it. Looks incredible.

@paulcharette6400 7 ай бұрын

What an awesome idea! Great video Bob! Thanks.

@GeneJordan 7 ай бұрын

I have several hand painted, vintage, table-top wargame miniatures and this would be an amazing way to display many of them.

@jarrodsmith8260 7 ай бұрын

Bob, that is so cool! I'd never have thought of doing that in a door. Love seeing your problem solving and creativity in your videos!

@SouthernStyleDIY 7 ай бұрын

That’s great use of wasted space! Love how the little acrylic rods pick up the light too

@jewdd1989 7 ай бұрын

My big brother grew up in the time of Star Wars and he’d probably bawl like a baby to see a display door or case such as this! It’s really neat, hard work and lots of strategizing but well worth the effort to display priceless figurines! Very cool

@fujii_ 7 ай бұрын

Man ! The result look awensome !! And all the process and research was fun and interessting to follow, great job !

@MisterWoodBaron 7 ай бұрын

That's pretty sweet. I think that's super creative thinking. I think if I were to try this I may attempt to just cut through one door skin and leave the other side intact so you would never know from the other side. Then you could build the whole display case on the bench.with it's own back and just slide it into the opening. Also it would be pretty easy to rig up a small battery bank to run the LED. Either remove it to charge or just run a USB cable to it.

@jayf9259 7 ай бұрын

Awesome idea! It turned out great.

@alkalinedale 7 ай бұрын

Such a cool project and awesome problem solving!

@timothycrincic3199 7 ай бұрын

Love this! I just bought my first home and I need this in my doors! Thank you for the inspiration!

@RobDucharme 7 ай бұрын

I had a door opening in the basement where the door I bought needed about 2-1/2" of the bottom cut off. Of course, this left the bottom of the door with no framing between the door skins. Ripping down a piece of 2x4 to the exact width of that hole and solving that issue was oddly satisfying.

@Supermuttt 7 ай бұрын

In regards to your final comment, it's actually my wife's house, I just fix things and kill bugs around here.

@OriginalMomo 7 ай бұрын

I’m stealing this statement. 😉🤙🏼

@TheArtofCraftsmanship 7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@mvadu 7 ай бұрын

Man, 99.99% of husbands can relate to this!! 😂

@attilakohbor3360 7 ай бұрын

and first and foremost you fix the toilet

@pdillenburg 7 ай бұрын

I see that you also live in my wife’s house.

@mattsully5332 7 ай бұрын

That was a great idea, and I love the result! Thank you for sharing!

@WaltSnider 7 ай бұрын

What a nostalgic journey! This is awesome, one of my fav projects that I've seen you do.

@ChristianBehnke 7 ай бұрын

That's awesome - well done Bob! 👍🏻

@stuartkorte1642 7 ай бұрын

Cool idea. Great use of dead space and like you said, you get to see your collection.

@gustavojmmedeiros 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely awesome!

@rickypacheco 7 ай бұрын

Love this, so creative.

@kreight007 7 ай бұрын

I love it!! Love me some Bob projects. I have used several of your projects in my house. Raise sandbox, secret door, this is next. You’re are my spirit animal!

@kevinetheridge6153 7 ай бұрын

I think this was another excellent project, Bob. I really dig it. Kudos!

@GIRAF92 7 ай бұрын

Such an awesome build! And I am a strong believer that people should customize their environment 100% to make themselves happy. Why not right. Cool project Bob! You seem happy, that makes me happy 🙂

@rrrosecarbinela 7 ай бұрын

That came out really neat!

@VanOaksProps 7 ай бұрын

Great project, Bob. Also a fun trip down memory lane when you opened the case up and showed all the figures.

@Craizg35 7 ай бұрын

Ha! I have that same exact case and some of the same figures. I thought I was the only 48 yo that still had some childhood toys. Love the project! 🤘🏼

@lucasmartene 7 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed watching you build it. Love how you show the whole process

@Iliketomakestuff 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@davidpardo4287 7 ай бұрын

So cool, the build and the figures...

@johnnyb95678 7 ай бұрын

Really interesting idea and well executed. I like the fact that you are always coming up with new and interesting things to share. Thank you!

@FallingIsReverseAscending 7 ай бұрын

Sanding acrylic clear pieces, to get that clarity back you have to do quite a lot of work. Gotta sand progressively finer and actually end with polishing compounds to buff out and fill the fine scratches. Similar to polishing glass I believe.

@AaronPowellvox 7 ай бұрын

That’s a great idea man. Great videos. Loved them for years and years.

@sgsax 7 ай бұрын

Super fun way to display your collection. Love seeing the classic Kenner figures with the plastic capes and slide out light sabers. Sadly, none of mine are display worthy. Thanks for sharing!

@jahanas22 7 ай бұрын

That's really cool. I still have my Star Wars case like that with figures.

@kraven0675 7 ай бұрын

I love how casually the words, "Plug the door in", come out of your mouth. Awesome.

@tanialimacosta 7 ай бұрын

Great project!!

@greenkitty6482 7 ай бұрын

It’s am amazing cool project, thanks for the inspiration 😃

@roundrock63 7 ай бұрын

I enjoy and look forward to your videos but this one is one of your best. Watching the process of you updating and overcoming unexpected challenges is the best.

@teresabell1014 7 ай бұрын

That was awesome !

@danthemakerman 7 ай бұрын

This is a really cool project, it turned looking great Bob!! To be honest this would just make a really nice display case I love the idea of it being slim and the sliding door is genius!

@fatherofyoungcamel 7 ай бұрын

Awesome. Great job ❤️🔥

@overtinker.projects 7 ай бұрын

What a great idea! I love it. I don't really have space to display things, but using the door is really clever. Its space doesn't get used most of the time anyway

@connors431 7 ай бұрын

Acrylic on both sides would be awesome!..and likely way more challenging 😂

@Iliketomakestuff 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I really considered that, but ended up assuming that looking at the back of the figures would be less interesting.

@Jables2352 7 ай бұрын

This is awesome!!! I wanna do this

@TheWightMonk 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely love this idea, looks epic 🙌❤️👍🏻

@jimmylovesbikes 7 ай бұрын

Awesome project, great use of space!! This would be especially great for tiny spaces where every square inch is a premium. That door space can be used for anything really.

@AJB2K3 7 ай бұрын

If it was me (and it isn't) I would have taken that MDF frame you had already cut and press that into the door to re support the thin material and then fixed the LED strips to that so that the MDF gives strength to the hollow door and for fixing things to. Ouuu, loving the shade of blue! Despite what I have said, That looks damn good, and I'm surprised it hasn't been done before! Nice work but patent it quick!

@Yitz42 7 ай бұрын

Love the idea, really cool implementation. Would be interesting if you lightened the paint color as it gets closer to the center to keep the contrast consistent

@markraisner9000 7 ай бұрын

What a fun project!

@MrKevincryan 7 ай бұрын

Cool project Bob! I couldn't help thinking when you were powering the LED's, if the power was taken via the hinge side of the door and two contacts were on the hinge. Whereby closing the door would close the power loop and turn the the LED's on...

@briangrover1625 7 ай бұрын

Pretty cool project

@TheSmugglersRoom 7 ай бұрын

Outstanding!

@hossman333 7 ай бұрын

So fun! Love this channel. I’m planning on buying some stuff from your page soon

@glen748 7 ай бұрын

Neat project Bob. I don't have a collection to display but it does give me a idea to possibly use it for a spice cabinet in the pantry door.

@Marina-bd4le 7 ай бұрын

The amount of Micro Machines you could put in that space would be amazing.

@bjsmithart 7 ай бұрын

This is awesome!

@martonletai2360 7 ай бұрын

This is exactly the type of project that I love this chanel for! Great one Bob, keep them coming please! :) :)

@bradleytuckwell4881 7 ай бұрын

That turned out really nice

@GoGreenMan 7 ай бұрын

Frickin love it!

@medunco 7 ай бұрын

This looks so cool!!! 🔥

@robbiehardy3228 7 ай бұрын

Dude, you are single-handedly perpetuating the hoarding nature of all makers. All of your supplies that you just happened to still have around lol

@Iliketomakestuff 7 ай бұрын

Yeah. Yeah. 😀

@scottrheinheimer113 7 ай бұрын

Very cool as usual!

@williamsfamilycrafts5227 7 ай бұрын

This was an awesome project! I have the same Star Wars case. Keep up the great work, Bob!

@jakobleve 7 ай бұрын

Amazing projekt!

@edgardoheffele3 7 ай бұрын

really liked it! is a good way to display. Only coment of the build, I will add something to hold the sliding door in place. a strong magnet, a pin, anything, other wise it will start to getting open by the movement of the door

@TerranCmdr 7 ай бұрын

Wow, I just had a very similar idea to this last week, except I was thinking of doing this in a wall. Never thought of using the door! I might need to change my plan.