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hacked up wood control panel - repair it or junk it?
Vol:
--- Quote from: crashwg on March 14, 2004, 03:08:41 pm ---Most people don't go arround wearing a sign that says "I have tools at home" so you're gonna have to ask arround.
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LOL! I want a T-shirt that says that!
Ghoward:
I would make a new one if I was you, it is never going to hold in the long run if you fill it, those are some big --I'm attempting to get by the auto-censor and should be beaten after I re-read the rules-- holes!.
Buy or borrow the tools you need in the end it will be worth the extra trouble.
Gary
krick:
I'm now considering making a new control panel. A few things concern me...
1) the rounded corners
2) the t-moulding groove
3) the bevel at the top of the control panel where it meets the monitor glass
Can all this be done with a router or do I need something else?
I see routers that start around $50 and go up from there. Some are listed as "plunge" routers. What should I look for feature-wise? Who makes quality equipment?
...
Krick
mahuti:
For rounding, I use my hasp. It does an excellent job. You have to eyeball it, though. Which doesn't work for some people. I have used my hasp on TONS of jobs around the house.. probably the best $12 I've spent except for my wood clamps.
The back bezel you can cut with a circular saw that way, or a jig saw if you want to keep the price low, but using a jigsaw in a cut that long is asking for waviness.
The t-molding slot you'll need a router for. You can get an add on for a dremel for about $40, or buy a full size router for about $70 +. You'll have to make a custom router guid to keep it the slot the correct distance from the middle.
krick:
Well, I picked up a router at Home Depot for $80.
I think this is the model I bought...
http://www.skil.com/Products/Tools/Routers/product.htm?id=1820
It's one of the "plunge" models. I hope that it will work.