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| orntar:
another thing to consider is mounting depth of all your stuff. the stick get shorter and shorter the thicker you material. some buttons are kinda shallow too. i have some that barely screw on 3/4" material. perhaps you should get a small sheet of 1/2" mdf. it is still real strong. and then you will still have standard thickness at the end. |
| hulkster:
nah, i have already made a cab with the exact same specs, and the joysticks and buttons are fine. |
| Iori:
--- Quote from: hulkster081 on February 11, 2004, 12:03:51 am ---how would that be easier? i mean, 3/4" mdf and 1/4" lexan = 1" t-moulding.....how is that not easy? --- End quote --- I guess what I mean is easier in that you know what it will look like and how it will work... from a routing point of view it won't really be any harder... :) Looking forward to seeing how it works out though... post pics. |
| hulkster:
oh okay, i guess i just misunderstood. i dont know a thing about routing and t-moulding, so if im totally wrong in my assumptions let me know! ill definitely post pics as soon as i get around to doing all this. my job kinda gets in the way of my construction though ::) |
| nipsmg:
I don't know why this was such a hard thing to understand for most people.. but here goes. If all you have is 3/4 in MDF/Plywood, you can still offset the 3/4 in t-molding and STILL get a great looking control panel without a -visible- lip on the bottom.. here's how. You want to offset the t-molding so that the slot is positioned half of the thickness of the board (3/4in) minus the thickness of the plexi (1/8). This will give you: 3/4 = 6/8 (width of board) (6/8)/2 = 3/8 (1/2 width of board) 3/8 - 1/8 = 2/8 = 1/4 (position of slot on side of board. Now, get some kind of hand held power sander, and sand the BOTTOM EDGE of the board on an angle, so that the side of the board starts angling towards the back approximately where the t-molding would end (about 1/2 in from top). Now, if your cab is black, paint the bottom of your board, including the side where it's angled the same color as your cabinet. When you install the t-molding, the bottom edge of the board now slopes away from the edge, is painted the same color as your cabinet, and is *nearly* undetectable. It really does look great. If I get some pictures today I'll post them. --NipsMG |
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