Well here i am, very excited about getting started finally, placed all my orders with happ, oscar, hagstrom, and american gaming, i went to home depot and lowes to buy the wood...
i was looking for black melamine as i've heard you guys talk about it, it seemed to be a great way to achieve a finished look to the cabinet without having to paint or use laminent. What i found only came in white at the store? is this a special order material or there a specialized type store that carries the other colors i see mentioned online?
also MDF vs melamine, it would appear that mdf would be much sturdier material, how well does melamine fasten with wood screws, and how durable of a join is it.
a qustion on laminant, how dificult is it to laminate your control panel after all the holes are cut? i would like to have none of the hardware showing on top of the cp which will require things like the trackball etc to be sunk into the wood the laminate over top of the mounting plates.
your help would be greatly appreciated.