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Build an OND designed cab 'Metropolis'
Gilrock:
I'll toss in my opinion. I would put the angle on the vertical front and and rear MDF boards which would allow the CP top board to sit flush but if you wanted that front height to be exactly where you have it you would have needed to add a tiny bit more length to account for the angle you need to cut or sand. You should also be able to cut those side braces so they fit the angle.
ZTylerDurden717:
Thanks Gilrock!
I'm going with your suggestion to shave off (it's already PVA-glued so I'm going against ungluing to cut) the bracing timber to fit the angle.
Putting the angle on the MDF boards will obviously give it the most flush result but I don't see this represented in Ond's visual guide and the thought of making a precise angle cut across both MDF boards with my limited tools would be overkill.
Thanks again for the help!
Ond:
Hey Tyler, the original intent was for all joining surfaces to be angled for the 5 degree tilt using whatever tools you had. Cutting the bracing timber to meet the angle should be fine if the front of the CP sits flush. Sorry I was a bit late with my answer...just woke up ackk. ;D
ZTylerDurden717:
--- Quote from: Ond on February 20, 2019, 02:57:19 pm ---Hey Tyler, the original intent was for all joining surfaces to be angled for the 5 degree tilt using whatever tools you had. Cutting the bracing timber to meet the angle should be fine if the front of the CP sits flush. Sorry I was a bit late with my answer...just woke up ackk. ;D
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LOL you're fine. You may have just woke up but you've already helped out someone in need. Give yourself a pat on the back.
Gilrock:
Yeah for my last control panel I cheated. I tried to cut all the angles I needed at first but I had a house shaped box so the angle pieces up front needed a compound angle cut. So I got the bright idea to position my control panel base on my CNC at the angle I needed to make the surface I wanted to be flat parallel with the CNC table. Then I started up the router and used manual jogging to shave off a few mm of wood to make a nice flat plane that would be at the correct angle.