[R-390] How to finish a front panel (more)

[scott]

What I did not mention in this first post is how I dressed the panel edges.
This may be getting a bit carried away for some but it sure makes them look
better!!
The panels were sheared from aluminum plate in the factory and the edges
were never dressed.  The shearing leaves the edges rough from the blade
cutting through the plate and compressing the metal on the edges.  I used a
disk sander to straighten the edge then I ran the panel through a router
table with a 3/8" radius rounding bit.  It is a nice soft radius for the
edge.  I needed to then sand starting at 120 grit up to 220 to remove a few
chatter marks and give the panel a perfect edge.  Take a look at the
pictures of the edge that I added:
http://home.earthlink.net/~polaraligned/_wsn/page2.html

Let me know what you think.  Am I nuts?  Well...let's not go there

Scott