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Knievel's TT's (Twin Taito's)
Knievel:
Thanks for the praise. :laugh:
-The cabinet insides are painted, they were in great shape.
-The admin panel in a piece of 1/2" MDF covered in Happ Pica vinyl. I had to route the edges of the panel down to 3/16" to get it to fit in the monitor glass tracks.
That vinyl is similar to the Parts Express stuff that seems to be the more popular choice, as it's cheaper. Either one is fine, the Happs is a little thicker though. I wasn't overly impressed with the stuff until I ran an iron over it. Tightens it up nice and makes an incredible bond.
-The labels are from MikeD, I bought them before he disappeared. :'(
javeryh:
What did you apply the laminate to? MDF? Plywood? If it was plywood do you just by the cheapest you can find or do you still use cabinet-grade birch or something a little pricier (and smoother I guess for the laminate glue-up). Do you ever watch "Wood Works?" It's on the Home and Garden channel, I think - anyway, he veneers everything and he has a large vacuum press to glue the veneer on - everything goes in a plastic bag and then a compressor sucks the air out of the bag - it's pretty sweet. I hate most of his projects though (arts and crafts is not my style).
I'm also curious as to what size and type of monitor you are using in there...
Knievel:
These cabinets were made of pressboard, which I guess is an early version of MDF.
I would normally use MDF as the substrate, cheap and smooth. I'm in the process of redoing our kitchen and just got through laminating 22' of countertop and a 6' island. For that I used just regular particleboard, which is what the manufacturer recommends. I wouldn't use it for a cabinet though as it tends to break apart when you screw into it.
Haven't seen that show but that's how commercial countertops are made, tough to recreate at home.
I used 21" CRT PC monitors in these cabinets. Decased them, put them in a MDF frame and mounted them to rails in the cabinet. They can easily be slid out the back if required.
Gamester:
I'd be interested in pics of your monitor decasing/framing/mounting...
Very nice work indeed, Brad!
Cornchip:
I like the look of the Tatio's, and the Knievel touch make's them look so new. I also like the paint you used for the wall behind the cabinet. Do you remember what you used? I really dig the new earth tones.
Cornchip.
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