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Quick question about T-Molding
Franco:
|I really dont see the point in t-moulding a cab all the way underneath. Once its on the floor the bottom isnt gonna get damaged unless your planning on relocating it.
subcriminal:
Do it properly ;) Route all the way round and t-mold all the way round.
wrench:
Excretious: marlborroman13 is correct my cab is laminated and not painted
Franco: "
|I really don't see the point in t-moulding a cab all the way underneath. Once its on the floor the bottom isn't going get damaged unless your planning on relocating it."
in my own opinion the one time you go to shift your cab an inch or two and the laminate catches the carpet and peels loose or cracks you are going to really wish you had spent the extra couple bucks and a few minutes to put the t-molding all the way around.
marlborroman13 as for your t-molding dilemma,it sounds like you did the right thing and practiced on a scrap piece first so probably the easiest thing is to get the right size slot cutter, http://www.t-moulding.com/cart/customer/home.php
http://www.specialtytools.com/cgi-bin/web_store/web_store.cgi?page=t_mold/tmolding.html&cart_id=4248281_10833
are a couple good sources
if you have already cut the slots in the cab then your best bet is to buy a larger t-moulding which uses a wider slot and trim the extra with an edge trimmer,I used this one
http://www.specialtytools.com/cgi-bin/web_store/web_store.cgi?page=t_mold/tnet93.html&cart_id=4248281_10833
as for the cp,I ran mine to the bottom of the cp and picked up again at the top edge of the cp/monitor slant
Mark70:
The cabs we're talking about don't sit on the "underneath" edge that is t-moulded.
Check out my project thread.
I'll have a loook a lusids's cab. though I'd encourage you to go with a different design. Some it is kind of Mortal Kombat, NFL blitz - esque, but I think it looks pregnant. I like the classic designs better. Just my personal opinion. And BTW I applaud lusid for making his plans so available.
wrench:
my cab does not sit directly on the floor either.It's 2-3 inches above the floor with wheel castor's recessed up under the bottom.Most of my initial ideas for cab design came from www.arcadeparadise.com ,arcade paradise 3 design which is somewhat based from the lucid design. I altered the arcade paradise 3 design to my size requirements and added a few features like a front fold down panel with a pull out keyboard tray which is why my cp section looks a bit thicker.I also made the cp detachable so the cab can fit through a standard door frame with the cp removed