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Connect everything with 1x1's?
SirPoonga:
I accidently deleted it off my site. I'm going to get it back. Right now this icon for my FE was the best thing I had.
1UP:
Good to see you back! Well, I'm getting closer. Didn't do any cutting but today I finally marked all my boards with the dimensions! If I don't find any more design problems, I should have at least the empty shell of a cabinet by this time next weekend... (crosses fingers) :-/
neuromancer:
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I've been seeing that a lot of recent cabinets are built with frames of 1x1's or 1x2's.
is this enough to hold it all together for years and years, without drilling into the ends of the panels themselves? Is there any additional gluing that I should do?
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Two years ago I built my 75 pound lab mix a doghouse with 1/4 *interior* plywood on a 2x2 frame. I put it together with liquid nails and a staple gun. An oversized roof keeps it mostly out of the rain. Other than the parts he's chewed on it has held up
great.
A good trick for screwing into the edges of plywood is to drill a hole through the plywood, and push a dowel through it, flush with the surface. Put the screw into the dowel.
Bob
South Carolina
hedge:
--- Quote from: 1UP on July 06, 2002, 11:52:52 pm ---Got me some waterproof polyurethane glue!
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OSCAR:
--- Quote from: hedge on April 15, 2003, 10:58:06 pm ---Quick Question:
When screwing the 1x1 strips to the cabinet, should I screw through the 1x1 strips from the inside into the sides, or from the outside the cabinet into the 1x1 strips? i.e., do I need to countersink and fill any holes on the outside of the cabinet?
Also, do I need to pre-drill holes before screwing?
I'm using 5/8" mdf if that makes a difference.
Thanks!
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On my cabinet (3/4" MDF) I used 1.25" x 1.25" strips and screwed from the inside so I didn't have the holes on the outside of the cabinet to contend with later. Pre-drilling and countersinking the blocks is a good idea to help keep them from splitting. You can see the blocks in the first few pics here: www.oscarcontrols.com/unnamed
I would also recommend glueing the joints as well.