Hi
I'm drawing up some plans to construct one of the ubiquitous "slanting surface type control panel" boxes. I can use powertools fine (drilling, cutting, etc), but my woodworking skills absolutely suck. What I'm wondering is... (and I can only really explain with the aid of a diagram) :-
You have 4 sides to your box. A lower front panel, a taller back panel, and 2 identical sloping side panels.
Then theres the nice funky shaped control surface. But for the control surface to sit perfectly on the 4 sided frame, do you not have to sorta angle the tops of the front and back panels slightly? (highlighted by the red ovals in the diagram). How do you do that? Or do most people just let the surface panel rest on the sloping side panels, and leave the tops of the front/back panels straight, so the surface panel doesn't rest on them properly (Like in the diagram).
One last Q. How do you actually attach the surface panel to the frame? At first I figured it could hinge at the back so you can open it up for easy access to the wiring. But again, I'm not really sure how you would do that.
Basically, I'm just looking to put together a decent looking box as simply as possible. The electronics are sorted, that aint a problem
Thanks guys.
PS Oh yeah, another Q. Wheres the best place to discretely put screws? So it looks neat and such.