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LuSiD's Cabinet question
remakes:
I have begun to work on the design of my cabinet. I'm using the LuSiD's cabinet (slightly modified), and I had a few questions about his plans. 1 is I don't understand what the first step of the assembly is trying to say:
"Start by assembling the cabinet bottom. The kick plates and lower supports create a support freame for the base of the cabinet. You'll end up with something like this:" (and then shows a very unclear picture)
Here is the URL for the plans (PDF format):
http://home.earthlink.net/~seanhat/arcade/Cabinet_Design_Rev7.PDF
Other than that everything makes sense. Also, I noticed that he has 2 "control panel top" pieces, but I only see a need for 1 of them. Is the second one used?
Thanks again for all the help everyone, you've helped me out a ton! :)
OSCAR:
The support frame rests directly on the floor, and the cabinet bottom rests on the frame. Here's what the bottom frame is supposed to look like from a skewed view from the bottom, according to LuSiD's plans:
I think the second control was made just because there was wood left over. It's not a bad idea to cut out a second control panel top while you are making the rest of the cuts, especially if you are entertaining the idea of swappable panels.
Distortion:
Yeah, that one took me a little while to figure out. You'll notice that a lot of websites of people who've used Lusid's design point out how that design works. That's where I found out anyway.
remakes:
Thanks! :) That's what I figured because of the fact that all the pieces had a measurement of 2 3/8. I have actually seen some cabinets assembled with the side pieces laying flat, because that's what it looks like in his drawing. Thanks again!
remakes:
Another question. What are the angles of the angled parts of the cabinet sides (not the 45 degree part for the back/top, but the front part where the screen goes)?