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| unclet:
I am making a jukebox cabinet and some of the MDF pieces are not going to join together nicely. I would really like to have some suggestions as to how I can cover up the gaps. My cabinet is not going to look like the picture below, however, you can understand what types of gaps I am talking about by looking at the picture. The picture obviously shows a side cross-section of the cabinet view and has arrows indicating what type of covering I am looking for to cover the gaps. I originally thought T-molding might be nice, but I really do not want my jukebox cabinet to look like an arcade machine and I think T-molding screams arcade machine. Although, I was thinking perhaps some chrome T-molding might do but I was not sure if this could be applied to cover gaps instead of being pressed into a groove. Not sure I want the real shiny chrome T-molding stuff either. Do they even make unpolished chrome T-molding? Anyway, some type of curved non-polished chrome metal might be nice but I have no means of curving/cutting metal myself so I am out of ideas. I have not installed the MDF on my jukebox yet but I can tell this is something I am most likely going to need to resolve so before starting to build I want to know what options are going to be available. |
| shardian:
You need to miter your joints for those areas. |
| javeryh:
Hmmm... do you have access to a tablesaw? I'd try to make those cuts as close as possible. Maybe a router and the right bit or a beltsander? A circular saw could even make the cut with a sawboard. After getting it close I'd use spackle to fill any small gaps and sand it down so everything is flush. |
| unclet:
Yes I know the picture shows the gaps as hugh .... which they will not be when I finally construct the actual cabinet, however, I still do not want to see the joint line between the two MDF pieces where they meet together. I would rather have something nice and rounded to cover this area up. Basically, something which will cover up the joint line which would supply a more rounded look to the jukebox feel. I only showed the hugh gaps in the picture so people could understand where I wanted to cover up. I guess I am really just trying to figure out how to round off places where MDF meets together. |
| javeryh:
--- Quote from: unclet on October 17, 2007, 02:38:16 pm ---I guess I am really just trying to figure out how to round off places where MDF meets together. --- End quote --- A sanding block and some spackle will do the trick nicely. You should be able to get the surface smooth enough so you won't see or feel the seam. Too bad the angles aren't 90 degrees or you could just use a roundover bit with your router. :cheers: |
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