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shmokes:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on August 06, 2008, 02:17:54 pm ---
2500lb epoxy doesn't matter if the material it is holding onto is rated for a fraction of that.

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Heh . . . the epoxy isn't meant to make up for an inherently unsound design.  I only said that it would mitigate structural integrity loss due to counter sinking.  And, obviously, it will do exactly that (and keep the carriage bolts from breaking free and spinning in their holes).  For that matter, I'm still not convinced that the design is inherently unsound.  The side panels are attached to an extremely sturdy base using eight large bolts.  And eight more bolts hook the panels to braces keeping the panels rigid and vertical.  I mean, I can add more bolts, but what's already there feels like overkill if anything.  It's feels very solid and sturdy. 

Now, I don't have much experience with woodworking.  I've built a light table, a shelf and . . . well, nothing else comes to mind.  This is my first arcade cabinet.  I'm not speaking from experience.  But are you looking at that and honestly saying, "Based on my experience, that's not enough," or are you looking at it and saying, "Hmm . . . I've never seen it done like that before so it probably won't work."
ChadTower:

No one has said it's unsound... it was mentioned that there are better ways to do it.  If you don't anticipate it being taken apart more than a couple of times it's probably not worth the effort to redesign it.
shmokes:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on August 06, 2008, 03:58:02 pm ---No one has said it's unsound...

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Ah . . . that's what I thought you meant by the comment on the material.  As in, "The epoxy isn't going to make up for the fact that the material you're using is inadequate."  Sorry.  I hate when I'm sensitive.   ;D
ChadTower:

--- Quote from: shmokes on August 06, 2008, 06:09:41 pm ---Ah . . . that's what I thought you meant by the comment on the material.  As in, "The epoxy isn't going to make up for the fact that the material you're using is inadequate."  Sorry.  I hate when I'm sensitive.   ;D

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Yeah.  Wasn't saying the material is inadequate... but you repeated 2500lb a couple of times and it appeared as if you thought it was actually going to support 2500lb.   :)
TOK:
The idea of a take-apart cab is cool, but I don't think you're really going to need to do that. I recently got a Golden Tee 2005, which is a 450 pound behemoth and you can get it in and out by just removing the control panel. I have one old Bally/Midway cab that I had to pop the door trim to get into the room (interior door), and even doing that was far quicker than taking a cab apart.

Good to read you're working on a cab though!  :cheers:
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