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| daywane:
:cheers: glad you are willing to share the info. been wanting your plans every since you built them. I have a MS PAC, never got around to scaling it down yet Attic is full of 13" and 15" monitors about 4 old PCs ready for vantage or Callus |
| NinjaEpisode:
Patience people, bishmasterb and I are chatting. We're all busy, just have patience. |
| bishmasterb:
Okay, Ninja has been kind enough to take on hosting. FYI: The cabs I built and the plans differ in a couple of minor ways. After I built mine, I decided that the plans should be 1/2" larger in both depth and width to accomodate a wider variety of TVs/monitors. Also, my cabs use 3/4" MDF for the sides and control panel, and 1/2" MDF for the internal pieces. The plans use 3/4" MDF all throughout. Which means heavier construction of course, but you don't have to buy TWO sheets of MDF to build one. Anyhow, the point is, please be aware that while I took great care in creating the plans, I have not actually built a full cab to these plans. But the changes were minor enough that I don't think there will be any real issues. I constructed mine with dowels and glue (no screws) and I think this is the way to go. A dowel jig will only set you back a few bucks, so it's worth it IMHO not to have to putty a bunch of screw holes, or install a bunch of braces. The plans don't specifically state how the monitor bezel works, so I thought I'd give a little detail: If you look at the side view on the plans, you'll see that between the various internal pieces that span the two sides, there is an exactly 1/4" gap in front of the monitor. I use 1/8" lexan with a 1/8" picture frame matte (black on black) to act as a bezel. The two of these sandwiched together simply sit in place, held there within the gap, and kept in place by the control panel. You can also add a small screw on center at the bottom to hold it in place while the control panel is removed. I've added monitor bezel artwork by simply applying adhesive labels to the picture frame matte. Any other questions, just ask. I've also given Ninja some pictures, but if you need any more, just let me know. -bish |
| bishmasterb:
Also, one more thing. The plans are simply scanned JPGs from graph paper. If someone wants to take on the task of drafting up real plans, I've got no problem with that. However, I would appreciate if you leave the same copyright notice on the plans. Thanks, -bish |
| NinjaEpisode:
For now, plans can be downloaded through this link: http://www.freeboxjukebox.com/bishmasterplans/cab plans.zip I will work on a permanent solution with Bish along with a quick webpage to archive his comments so we don't lose them over time. Everybody be sure to thank Bish, these plans are the bomb! Thanks for sharing Bish!!! |
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