12/23/2025 4 PM - Hardware store and CAD

I went to the hardware store with my dad to view which materials they had available. We ended up choosing wood and acrylic for the door.

After quite a few hours of CAD, I was able to recreate the door with the desired dimensions. M5 Countersink screws will be used and M5 nuts.
I'll also 3d print the handle.

12/23/2025 5 PM - FreeCAD Tech Draw

I have never used Freecad's TechDraw tool, I had some problems with it, but they were user error.
This is What I've got so far:

Hope this will be useful for the build.

12/23/2025 9 PM - FreeCAD Tech Draw: Broken View

I was doing a long part of the door, and it was too big and I couldn't just scale it down, as it would make everything too small.
I ended up being able to, after watching tutorials and trying for too long,get a broken view!

12/24/2025 - TechDraw finish Front parts

I've finished the front parts. It took a while, but I liked it bc I was able to learn how to use the TechDraw Workbench.
What I've got so far:

I think I'm close to start the build

12/29/2025 - Finish TechDraw

I finished all the techdraws, it took long, and probably they aren't perfect, but I hope they're good enough for me to finish the build.

back-parts
front-parts

I also starter cutting and drilling the wood, I don't have the ideal tools (rn using a metal saw), but it's better than nothing, ig.

12/31/2025 - Finished main structure

Today I built the structure of the door!
I used the previously cut wood and drilled it so it was as close as I could get (it seems like it wasn't enough 😅).
After that, I thought I could use the L brackets as a nut, I threaded them using an M5 tap and it worked!

Now I realized I should have had more tolerances, as my "good enough" cutting and drilling wasn't enough... So with a combination of files, bigger drills and forcing the screws into the wood and thread, I was able to make it mostly fit!!

That being done, I started with the cover. Luckily this was WAY thinner, so I was able to cut it reasonably straight and fast.
I then drilled the holes as close as I could to the real ones I had already drilled on the thicker wood and, voilà, it fit!

Now I will just have to do the same for the remaining 3 pieces and then the middle part!!.

3/6/2026 - Final assembly and hinges

I finished the door!!

First, I placed the acrylic on top of the frames, so I could roughly get the screw positions and frame dimensions. Using a sharpie, I painted on it to know where I had to drill.
Then, I drilled. Some screws were a bit too close to the edge, but I was able to drill it mostly without problems.

After that, I did the same with the other plastic part. And proceeded to disassemble the frame.

Once all the plastic parts were screwed, I did the hinge holes.

Did the same for the other hinge.

And to finish the build, I mounted it in the cabinet.

I think it turned out quite well. There are a few things we could probably improve, but I think overall, it turned out well.