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Title: 5 degree bevel on control panel
Post by: Donkbaca on September 23, 2010, 06:01:59 pm

Hi all, new builder, longtime lurker.

Simple question, it seems the standard CP box has a 1 inch rise from front to back that translates into a 5 degree or so slope.  How do you cut the back and front panels to match this 5 degree slope?  I tried searching for the answer, but couldn't find it.  By the way, I have a jigsaw, circular saw, and router.

Thanks!

Title: Re: 5 degree bevel on control panel
Post by: EvilNuff on September 23, 2010, 07:19:32 pm

A miter saw is the most common method.  Given your tools I would say measure and calculate the angle and cut a piece of *scrap* wood with your circle saw at an approximate angle.  Test fit and repeat as many times as you need to get the angle right.

Title: Re: 5 degree bevel on control panel
Post by: WhereEaglesDare on September 24, 2010, 08:13:10 pm

here is something i did to get something similar done recently, worked well but you have to be very patient and slow with it

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=105566.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=105566.0)

Title: Re: 5 degree bevel on control panel
Post by: severdhed on September 25, 2010, 09:01:02 am

i didn't... since it is such a small slope, it wasn't much of an issue.  i use that adhesive foam weather stripping between the box and control panel top to get a nice seal, and eliminate any rattling.`

Title: Re: 5 degree bevel on control panel
Post by: Donkbaca on September 25, 2010, 10:23:31 am

At the risk of sounding dense, whereeagles, what did you do?

Title: Re: 5 degree bevel on control panel
Post by: KuddlKat on September 28, 2010, 04:18:56 pm

The slope on mine was about that (also with a 1" difference in height).  Most circular saws allow you to change the angle from 90 to 45, so you may just have to experiment with tilting the saw until the cut is at the right angle.  Trying it on scraps first is recommended.

Adhesive foam weather stripping is a novel idea too.  I agree that the bevel needed is very slight and I could have probably done without.

Box measurement references. (http://kuddlkat.com/arcade/ArcadeController_box.pdf)

Oh, and for nice straight cuts with a circular saw, get a piece of angle-iron and clamp it to the board or work table as a cutting fence/guide.

Title: Re: 5 degree bevel on control panel
Post by: WhereEaglesDare on September 28, 2010, 09:04:34 pm

Quote from: Donkbaca on September 25, 2010, 10:23:31 am

At the risk of sounding dense, whereeagles, what did you do?

<(-- Must have been a moron that day, sorry

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=105566.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=105566.0)

let me know if you have any questions.