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| saint:
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| Zobeid:
I think the reason it keeps getting asked so many times is because everyone is looking for a definitive "right" answer, and there isn't one. MDO sounds great -- if I can find some. My local lumber yard has MDF and plywood. All these and more have been used successfully, they all appear to have pluses and minuses. I still haven't decided. You might find this amusing. . . I corresponded with someone who is in business making custom MAME cabinets. His opinion, unfiltered: "I prefer particle board it is strong and with 1 coat of primer ans 2 coats of paint iit should last forever.I could use MDF if wanted?It doesn't cost that much more.I've used both before and it really doesn't matter.If you are planning on using t-molding you can't use plywood.Its not solid enough to router the hole." Somebody asked about using unconventional materials like metal or plastic. It's an interesting idea. I think it would be cool to try building a cabinet out of honeycomb sandwich panels. It would probably require epoxy to hold together in key places (kind of like a big model rocket), I don't think wood glue or screws would work. The edges would have to be finished with something other than T-molding, I'm pretty sure. The resulting cabinet would be easy to move around, but it would be so lightweight that I wonder if it would be stable during gameplay. I wouldn't want somebody giving it a shove and knocking it over. :dizzy: |
| LLUncoolJ:
--- Quote from: Zobeid on March 09, 2008, 03:50:49 am ---I think the reason it keeps getting asked so many times is because everyone is looking for a definitive "right" answer, and there isn't one. MDO sounds great -- if I can find some. My local lumber yard has MDF and plywood. All these and more have been used successfully, they all appear to have pluses and minuses. I still haven't decided. You might find this amusing. . . I corresponded with someone who is in business making custom MAME cabinets. His opinion, unfiltered: "I prefer particle board it is strong and with 1 coat of primer ans 2 coats of paint iit should last forever.I could use MDF if wanted?It doesn't cost that much more.I've used both before and it really doesn't matter.If you are planning on using t-molding you can't use plywood.Its not solid enough to router the hole." Somebody asked about using unconventional materials like metal or plastic. It's an interesting idea. I think it would be cool to try building a cabinet out of honeycomb sandwich panels. It would probably require epoxy to hold together in key places (kind of like a big model rocket), I don't think wood glue or screws would work. The edges would have to be finished with something other than T-molding, I'm pretty sure. The resulting cabinet would be easy to move around, but it would be so lightweight that I wonder if it would be stable during gameplay. I wouldn't want somebody giving it a shove and knocking it over. :dizzy: --- End quote --- I wouldn't want to put a crt monitor it that, it would be extremely top-heavy. I have been working with mdf. It is the easiest thing in the world to cut and route. It is a pain to drill with a hole saw when you build your cp though. It also soaks up primer and paint, add extra to your budget if you go that route. |
| Lecithin:
MDF is what I go with, its an easy to work with engineered wood and it is very cheap (helps if you have to replace something because of a screw up). |
| ViciousXUSMC:
When I build mine one day it will be MDF, Vinyl instead of paint/primer, and T-Molding to top it all off. Chances are mine will not be top heavy because it wont have a top :P It will be a stand alone control panel, with the box infront of it that will have a projector that throws the image on a wall or screen with a dreamcast, pc, and maybe something else inside of it. The idea is to have it portable so I can take it places like my big hotel parties. |
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