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clickhea:

i got it, i'll try and snap a pic later when i get home

massive88:


--- Quote from: efjayel on May 12, 2008, 02:56:17 am ---Yeah, you can simply chamfer it. What some people did as another option was to use 1/2 inch wood for the CP instead of 3/4 so that that the t-molding covers the wood and the plexi. This way there is no extra lip of wood to deal with.

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Should be 5/8" MDF with 1/8" Plexi to make the 3/4" t-molding right?



mountain:

Here is a shot I took when I was building my control panel. i used 3/4" MDF so I had to bevel the bottom edge. You can't even tell it is done this way unless you bend down and look up at it.



clickhea:

thats exactly what mine looks like

fjl:


--- Quote from: massive88 on May 12, 2008, 12:23:09 pm ---
--- Quote from: efjayel on May 12, 2008, 02:56:17 am ---Yeah, you can simply chamfer it. What some people did as another option was to use 1/2 inch wood for the CP instead of 3/4 so that that the t-molding covers the wood and the plexi. This way there is no extra lip of wood to deal with.

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Should be 5/8" MDF with 1/8" Plexi to make the 3/4" t-molding right?



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Whatever configuration size you want to use as long as they add up to 3/4" or whatever size the T-molding is. Normally its 3/4" for arcades.



--- Quote from: ivwshane on May 12, 2008, 03:04:09 am ---
--- Quote from: efjayel on May 12, 2008, 02:56:17 am ---Yeah, you can simply chamfer it. What some people did as another option was to use 1/2 inch wood for the CP instead of 3/4 so that that the t-molding covers the wood and the plexi. This way there is no extra lip of wood to deal with.

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If you do it that way does that mean you have to cut the t-molding slot off center? If you do then wouldn't that leave the piece of wood be pretty week?

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It could. But it shouldn't be weak enough to cause a problem especially with the plexi on top also creating support for the edges. Unless someone whacks it really good with a hammer, I doubt anything will happen.

Just don't let it get wet. MDF has a sponge effect when it gets wet. Warps then dries and gets brittle.

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