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Troubles finding 5/8 MDF
saint:
Use what you can find :)
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If it's just because "that's what the book says", I'm POSITIVE saint would agree that it's not gospel that you use THAT thickness if you've got access to 3/4".
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AtomSmasher:
--- Quote from: DrewKaree on February 18, 2006, 09:49:39 pm ---So the plexiglass isn't necessary (see mamemarquees or emdkay), OR, if you simply MUST have the plexiglass, it STILL doesn't make a difference if you use 3/4" material. The buttons will still fit, the T-molding will still work....I'm STILL failing to see what the problem is. I doubt I'll ever understand it, since it's a non-issue, but I'd still like to hear the theory behind being unable to use anything other than 5/8".
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if you use 3/4'' t-molding on 3/4'' wood with 1/8'' plexiglass on it, it will leave an edge, either the wood will be showing or the plexiglass will be showing, neither of which would look very good. As I said in my earlier post you can get 7/8'' t-molding, which would solve your problem, allowing you to use 3/4'' wood and still have it look good. If you feel you must use 5/8'' wood, then, as I said earlier, use 5/8 plywood or hardwood since your HD or Lowes is bound to have some type of wood with 5/8'' thickness. Otherwise you'll have to find a nearby lumber yard, most decent size towns have one.
DrewKaree:
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if you use 3/4'' t-molding on 3/4'' wood with 1/8'' plexiglass on it, it will leave an edge, either the wood will be showing or the plexiglass will be showing, neither of which would look very good.
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So it'd look like an authentic arcade cab, where they slapped on plexi afterwards like we do, is what you're saying.
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As I said in my earlier post you can get 7/8'' t-molding, which would solve your problem, allowing you to use 3/4'' wood and still have it look good.
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So you're saying it WILL work! Huzzah!
I think my work here will never be done ;)
emerica:
why don't you guys use 1/2" MDF? I know most HD and lowes carry it and then just use 1/4" lexan for the top. This would still keep your panel at 3/4" and you won't have to worry about the t-molding not fitting.
wrench:
I didn't use 5/8 because "the book said to",I've never even read the book.I used it because I wanted a 3/4 total thickness with a plexi top.Before eveyone starts throwing darts about having or not having plexi,it's a personal preference,and it sounds like that's what myx wants on his cab.I needed the 3/4 overall thickness for the trim I used around the cp to work.I didn't want plain t-moulding,I wanted something that would hold the plexi down a little better than just relying on the buttons.I didn't want trash creeping in under the plexi or the kids lifting the edges and cracking it.Here's a post with a little more detail of what I did.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=46432.msg444429#msg444429