My cab ... work finally started on the weekend.

[joeblade]

Man am I worn out, but after 2 solid days on the weekend, I have a cabinet (that still needs some work).

I got my father down, he has a lot of tools (jigsaw, circular saw, work benches, files, drills etc), and we got stuck in.

Its based on lusids plans (but arent most of them),  however I a do feel proud to have actually constructed it myself - huge achievement in my world.

I ended up going with 16mm MDF as that most matched the inch based T-Molding from the US (16mm ~ 5/8").

Because its thinner MDF, and just to be on the safe side (may not have been necessary, but anyway) we constructed a frame to hold the monitor up (eventually a WGD9200 when I have the $$s, for the time being a 19" PC monitor). The frame took the most time !

The following is left to do (in terms of construction):

(1) Put the CP together (its cut). Its a 4p panel, Later I might make a smaller one with addition controls such as a track ball etc).

(2) Put the back on (its cut)

(3) Put the Marquee shelf on (its cut)

(4) Cut and add the monitor shelf, coin door, and the
TOP / BACK 45 angled bit.

Most impressed so far. The routing of the slot for the t-molding turned out to be pretty easy (I thought it was going to be hard for some reason).

I will get the piccies off the camera dumped onto the PC and post some (still haven't sorted the web page out yet).

One question, have people found it handy to have the back hinged ? Or generally is there little need to have access from the back ?

The coin door will be hinged, so there will be lower access via the front. Will I ever need to gain access to the rear of the monitor ?

Cheers

Joe.

 

[Witchboard]

Must... have... pics...

[Tilzs]

You should probably build you cab so that you can get parts in/out if you have to replace something that breaks. You are going to have a big headache if the only access you have is though the coin door. That would be the reason for the hinged back.

Maybe a better question is "Do i need a back at all?" if the cab is next to a wall. Not like you need a back to keep customers out and stealing whats in the coin door.

[spauldingd]

Hey Joe, we have something in common.  I also started my first cab this weekend.  What was 3 sheets of MDF on Friday afternoon are now many smaller sheets of MDF all over my garage.  I am waiting for my router bit to arrive before I start putting things together, but most of it is cut and fitted.  My control panel is all drilled and is nearly ready to begin wiring, but until I can rout the T-Molding slots, I ran out of things to do by Saturday afternoon.

I'm not the type to stop work to take pictures, so I will just be posting the finished work, which will hopefully be sometime late this month.

Dave

[joeblade]

Good on you spauldingd ! Good to see another cab being built.

I was pleasantly surprised by the routing part, it went much smoother than I thought. Just used a scarp bit to get the right height, and away we went.

When you get it all put together (well mine isn't, but the bullk of it is) its a really great feeling, seeing it standing there, taking shape.

Will def post pictures tonight.

And thanks Tilzs, I will re-asses my decision. Having the back hinged certainly won't hurt, and may be advantageous in the long run.

Joe