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severdhed:


--- Quote from: eds1275 on December 01, 2014, 05:36:39 pm ---What I did was route the bottom front of the control panel away at 45 degrees, and painted the slanted bit black. In my incredibly lifelike drawing, blue is plexi, black is mdf, and red is t-molding.

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this is what i did, works great

RxBrad:


--- Quote from: AzureKnight on December 02, 2014, 01:28:16 pm ---
Where would you buy the large sheets?  Places like Home Depot will do a few cuts for you at the store so you can cut it into smaller pieces to fit in your car.

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Good point.  I actually found a forum post where someone had Home Depot cut a 4x8ft sheet of 3/4" MDF into two 2x6ft + one 2x4ft sheet, and was able to fit it in his Prius along with a bunch of 8ft 2x4 boards.

Looks like I'll be getting started on this project pretty soon then...   Just need to finalize my plans in SketchUp this weekend..  :)

jennifer:

    You most likely wont need 8x2x4, the braces in a cab historically speaking were usually 1x1.

RxBrad:


--- Quote from: jennifer on December 04, 2014, 12:42:22 pm ---    You most likely wont need 8x2x4, the braces in a cab historically speaking were usually 1x1.

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I'm using them for a really beefy base. The base will have 4 posts built directly into it and extending upward (2 in front with a crossbrace that the CP will attach on top of, 2 in back which will also provide basic framework to attach the monitor).  This will provide enough of a skeleton that I can actually attach the CP and monitor to it even before the cab is finished.

That said, I'll have a working "cabinet" in nowhere-near-completed state by doing this.  Dangerous territory if I ever plan on finishing this thing.   :P

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