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bobbyb13:
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https://www.homedepot.com/b/Lumber-Composites-Plywood-Sheathing-Plywood/N-5yc1vZc7q5

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Sheathing ply won't cut it- even the best grade stuff. Trying to use it for cabinet making will be really frustrating, take more time and yield a much lower quality result.
If Home Depot is your jam then check out this PureBond stuff.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Columbia-Forest-Products-23-32-in-x-4-ft-x-8-ft-PureBond-Poplar-Plywood-770579/203335841?MERCH=REC-_-searchViewed-_-NA-_-203335841-_-N&

The above is the cheapest/lowest quality I would ever use- and it works perfectly well.
Even the glue they use is not the nasty stuff used for most other ply.
Most locations will actually have a choice of poplar, birch, oak, etc.
Price varies, so pick what suits your budget and taste.

If it is to be painted or won't have edge banding/T-molding applied, MDF that is properly sealed makes for an outstanding finish with far less work than plywood of any sort.

It IS heavier than regular ply and WILL swell and disintegrate if it gets soaked (and a pretty sustained soaking that is) but if your cabinet gets that wet for that long I imagine you have much bigger problems to address.

After I got halfway through my last build I wished I had spec'd some MDF in a few places and the plywood I linked to above for the rest of it.

Live and learn...

Shredder1:
what would be good to use in the mdf department from HD?

If I can start with replicating the control panel, it'll get me going at least and get my feet wet :).

bobbyb13:
It really depends on what you want to build.

For a straightforward cabinet use that 3/4" cabinet plywood.

MDF is good in certain spots for advanced projects (see pretty much any of Ond's build threads for what I'm talking about!)

I use the poplar PureBond for most things.

Mock up control panels on cardboard with a pencil to check arrangement and spacing first!
Any cabinet you make should be built around your controls and monitor.

You may find something here that is easier to follow if you are doing this all by hand!

http://jakobud.com/cabinetPlans.php

Phreakwars:
I guess I can agree with build around your controls and monitor. Honestly recommend if you are gonna build it yourself, go with a 27" minimum. The damn things are so cheap, why would you NOT go big? It's only going to cost you a couple bucks more in wood on the design.

Shredder1:
I'd like 32" screen. but that is way off in the future. first job is to figure out the wood cutting.

those other plans seem a bit more /right/ for, well , detail planning.

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