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Ammount of work involved in cutting and routing MDF for a cabinet...
BobA:
Specs for MDF
• Standard Size: 4'x8'
• Maximum Size: 5'x12'
• Weight/Square Foot (3/16"): 1.00lbs
• Weight/Square Foot (7/16"): 1.75lbs
• Weight/Square Foot (1/2"): 2.50lbs
• Weight/Square Foot (11/16"): 2.80lbs
A 11/16 sheet would weight 4x8x2.8 =90 lbs
CheffoJeffo:
Ever since I turned to the dark side of working with original cabinets and equipment, I have come to prefer converting existing (NON-CLASSIC) cabs over building new . It could be because once I started looking, there are just too many generic cabs going to landfills or it could be that time spent doing planning and construction may be used to work on other projects.
I know that I'll never win over all of the "from scratch" people and I am a huge fan of unique designs that can come from a scratch build, but converting an existing cabinet is an option that shouldn't be overlooked for those who don't want to build from scratch.
Hey, even the grand master builder Knievel has done this (with his usual spectacular results).
Cheers.
More Cowbell:
I've built a full size cab and a mini cab and I swear they took almost the same amount of time to build. The smaller cab is just easier to work with but all of the effort in the detail is the same.
abrownbear:
Wow uncleT your projects are very impressive, I like the range of games. :)