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| Epyx:
Agreed. And that is why portability is out...really I just want to be able to disassemble it...once or twice or in the event of an emergency. The outside is all laminate so should be fine and I would cover each piece with bubblewrap before I haul it downstairs etc. Doing it this way in theory shouldn't be much more work than just screwing/gluing everything permanently. My first cabinet is such a behemoth that a) it doesn't fit through anything smaller than a cargo elevator..and b) I would have to take a hammer to it to take it apart...ie 1 way ;) |
| Ryglore:
Haha, Ya I made my cab with the intentions of being able to fit in through a doorway and it is roughly 28 inches wide total. I have to dolly it up a flight of stairs, and though my apartment door... And if all goes well I'll have to get it down the out the door and down the stairs and into a house... within months of completion. :banghead: |
| Martijn:
Hmm, making it portable makes it unstable in time i think. maybe make the tv removable and or other parts. And some panels makes it more light to handle? |
| Epyx:
Thanks Martijn. I will heed your advice and plan very carefully this weekend as I begin working on the base and top. It won't be portable as much as allow me to disassemble it *if* required. I still think the design should be as strong and stable as the conventional methods as the main support beams will be permanent on the inner sides of the cabinet but you are right...think...slow...careful ;) |
| Martijn:
laminating the inside first would make it easier btw. if you plant the panels and other wood pieces to the side first its hard to cut out a laminate piece filling the visible edges. i did that first and it was almost impossible to cut out a fitting piece of laminate in the insde with all the pieces of wood gluid and screwed already as to see here it was a hell of a job cutting laminate in 1 piece to fit the edge |
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