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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: thrdbace on November 30, 2004, 07:31:23 pm
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before i start sawing....
i want to build a smaller size cabinet with a 19" monitor. Design/measurements etc.. are baffling me.
1) how do you begin to design some dimensions...i want my cab. no larger than 5'6" tall or so - and obviously it has to be as deep as the monitor...but beyond that, whats the best way to design? (ive looked at a million examples.)
2) has anyone seen a smaller cabinet like this (not mini, just proportional for a 19" monitor?)
any design issues i should look out for would be greatly appreciated.
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My best suggestion is to build a small table to simulate the lower part of the cab, and then mock everything up in cardboard.
I actually built a full rolling table out of 2x4's and plywood, to use as the base of my cab.
Once that was done, I mocked up the sides and top to the rough size/shape I wanted, and then staplegunned these onto the base and taped them all together until I got the dimensions and shape I wanted.
Once I had those dimensions, I cut the plywood for the sides, and screwed them to the rolling table, and then did all the fill-in pieces.
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Just look at the plans for Pac-Man cabinets. That will do it for you.
I wonder, why 5'6" tall, you have short ceilings or something?