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Sylentwulf:

Are these 1"*1" strips of wood I'm thinking of popular enough to be at any home depot? I keep forgetting to check, but I know I haven't seen them. What section are they normally in? Or are people just making them themselves by cutting up larger pieces?

I'm planning on screwing everything in from the inside through the 1" strips to hold the cabinet together to cut down on weight, and keep the outside smooth without counter-sinking and filling.

FractalWalk:

I had trouble finding 1x1's but maybe that's a local thing. I ended up using 2x2's. I'm actually kind of glad I did as some of the screws are in some very tight places and I don't think I could have reached with a 1x1.

bdsjake:

you might find it in the molding or trim department.  it may only be 3/4 x 3/4, but if not using for weight bearing components, then it should be fine.

OSCAR:

True 1x1's are pretty hard to find, you may need to get something like that from a true lumberyard or sawmill.  Home Depot has 3/4" x 3/4" pine in the trim & molding section, not with the lumber.

I used 3/4" x 3/4" for the corner blocks in my minicab, and 3/4" x 1 3/4" for the rear door supports:




FractalWalk is correct about the space, though.  I wouldn't use 3/4" x 3/4" myself if I were using screws.  It can be pretty tight getting a screw gun in the corners and tight against the cab sides.  I used glue and a low profile pneumatic stapler similar to this,
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=46365, that gets right in the narrow spaces.  With a pneumatic stapler and glue blocks, you can put a cab together very quickly with no fuss, it works great!



 

Apollo:

I found my 1X1's in the garden centre part of the hardware shop. They were selling them as garden stakes. Had to look at a few to get stright ones but they worked perfectly and were very cheap.

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