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thewisteron:

I am in the middle of my first build, and I am trying to decide how to do a rear access panel (to get to the PC components) and make it look nice.  I don't want to just cut it out and put hinges on the outside.  I'd love to see pictures or hear ideas of how you made your access panels, what you would do differently, etc.

Vigo:

If you are going for authentic, then you don't need hinges at all. (Unless you prefer them) Commonly, machines were just open in the back, and a sheet of wood that was the entire interior width of the cabinet would simply drop into place on the back and locked on the top simply using a cam lock. Other machines had hinges mounted on the inside of the cabinet, but were generally the entire interior width of the cabinet as well. The hinge would just be mounted on the interior side of the cabinet, with a cam lock holding it shut on the other side.



yotsuya:


--- Quote from: Vigo on March 19, 2014, 02:23:59 pm ---If you are going for authentic, then you don't need hinges at all. (Unless you prefer them) Commonly, machines were just open in the back, and a sheet of wood that was the entire interior width of the cabinet would simply drop into place on the back and locked on the top simply using a cam lock.
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Easiest and best way to do a back door.  :cheers:

thewisteron:

I'm going for whatever looks best :-).

I may go with some sort of cabinet hinge on the inside and a frame around the cutout so there is not a big gap where the jigsaw cut is.  I thought I saw a 45 degree cut on one panel which looks interesting as well.

eds1275:

I just leave mine open!

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