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To Frame, or not to Frame?
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.