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1/2" vs. 5/8" vs. 3/4" MDF
MameMe:
I am in the process of starting my first cab and wanted to know if 1/2" MDF would be strong enough for a MAME cabinet. I tried to lift a sheet of 1/2" MDF and it seemed heavy/strong enough, but most posts I've read say to typically use 3/4" or 5/8".
Can anyone elaborate on the Advantages & Disadvatages of 1/2" MDF before I spend some $$$?
crashwg:
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Minwah:
Yeah, if you're not using a frame as such 3/4" is usually recommended (real arcade machines are often made out of this).
If you make a nice strong internal frame then you could get away with thinner wood.
MameMe:
By framing do you guys mean a 2x4 frame? Or do you mean simply putting some wood strapping around the edges of the MDF that I see a lot of people do.
By the way what is the purpose of the strapping of wood along the edges of the MDF? Is that for support or is that to attach the sides, front, & back together?
BldnACab:
--- Quote from: MameMe on March 23, 2004, 02:01:53 pm ---By framing do you guys mean a 2x4 frame? Or do you mean simply putting some wood strapping around the edges of the MDF that I see a lot of people do.
By the way what is the purpose of the strapping of wood along the edges of the MDF? Is that for support or is that to attach the sides, front, & back together?
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I used 3/4 MDF with 2 x 4's as cross support, very much like 1 UP's PacMamea's design. It was very strong even before I added the 1 x 1 "wood strapping" sections which I used to attach the back and front panels to.
BldnACab