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Santoro:

LilWolf's post here: http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=16930 got me wondering.  

I used Scott's Unicade as a model for my cabinet.  It has an internal 2x4 frame and it feels strudy as all heck.  Even with my 27" D9200, there is no lateral sway whatsoever.  I love how industrial strength it feels - but MAN is that Cab heavy!

I am going to be building a few cabs for possible individual sale and they must be completely, totally sturdy.  I would like to get a feel for how the group feels about the sturdiness of thier frameless cabinets.  If could build a lighter cabinet with the same strength I would do it in a heartbeat.

{edited for spelling.}

hyiu:

I have a couple extra pieces on the monitor and the base for extra support, but I don't think it would consider frame....

that's good enough for me...  ;)

Stingray:

I didn't build my cab, it's a converted Midway cab. It seems to be made mostly of MDF, but it's got some plywood in it too. It doesn't have a frame, but it does have some 2x2 bracing inside. It was built in 1982 and is still steady as a rock.

-S

1UP:

My cab doesn't have a frame and it is solid.  It does use 1x1's to join the sides, but that can't really be considered a frame as none of the 1x1's are connected to each other and so does not have any underlying structure.  The 1x1's don't add much to the weight like a 2x4 frame would.

Also, I am talking to a builder about having my cabinets mass-produced, and he says a frame isn't necessary at all if you put the panels together correctly (he recommends using dadoes.)

FractalWalk:

I have a 1up cab design and it swayed slightly, so I put a diagonal strut from the monitor shelf to the top of the opposite side wall. Now it's a brick.

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