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| reebboy:
I'm using oak plywood for my cabinet which has a very nice/smooth finish to it and looks nice when stained. It is a very hard wood compared to MFD. Drilling 1 1/8" button holes in MFD is like putting a hot knife through butter compared to plywood which takes a little more effort to cut. |
| Malachai:
FWIW, I used plywood for my all-in-one control panel. I spent 2 hours sanding last Sunday, but I have a nice smooth surface now. Sanded with 60grit then finished with 150grit. I haven't painted yet, so I can't say what it's going to look like when it all said an done. I going to use a 220grit and sand between coats to get a smooth finish. |
| LoRDDeVO:
why do you spend all that time sanding. I bought 3/4" birch plywood. It is finished on one side so no need for sanding. Just Prime and paint. It may cost alittle more but it worth it |
| NoBonus:
Go ahead and slap me if this is a stupid suggestion from a rookie. Why use wood at all? Why not use metal, plastic, or fiberglass with interior wood supports. I'll be you can find a perfect pre-built case at an Army thrift store (ie an old ammo case, old control console, or old equipment case) NoBonus Newbie, Neophyte, Rookie |
| brained:
so everything looks like i'll be going on MDF. I don't like much sanding and as reeboy said it seems that plywood is too hard. MDF is cool enough then. So Lilwolf said about 3/4 mdf, but is it okay too use 1/2 or 5/8" MDF, instead of 3/4?. since MDF it's kinda heavy 3/4 will make it heavier. |
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