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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: remakes on March 31, 2003, 07:16:34 pm
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I have begun to work on the design of my cabinet. I'm using the LuSiD's cabinet (slightly modified), and I had a few questions about his plans. 1 is I don't understand what the first step of the assembly is trying to say:
"Start by assembling the cabinet bottom. The kick plates and lower supports create a support freame for the base of the cabinet. You'll end up with something like this:" (and then shows a very unclear picture)
Here is the URL for the plans (PDF format):
http://home.earthlink.net/~seanhat/arcade/Cabinet_Design_Rev7.PDF
Other than that everything makes sense. Also, I noticed that he has 2 "control panel top" pieces, but I only see a need for 1 of them. Is the second one used?
Thanks again for all the help everyone, you've helped me out a ton! :)
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The support frame rests directly on the floor, and the cabinet bottom rests on the frame. Here's what the bottom frame is supposed to look like from a skewed view from the bottom, according to LuSiD's plans:
(http://www.oscarcontrols.com/tmp/lusidbase.gif)
I think the second control was made just because there was wood left over. It's not a bad idea to cut out a second control panel top while you are making the rest of the cuts, especially if you are entertaining the idea of swappable panels.
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Yeah, that one took me a little while to figure out. You'll notice that a lot of websites of people who've used Lusid's design point out how that design works. That's where I found out anyway.
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Thanks! :) That's what I figured because of the fact that all the pieces had a measurement of 2 3/8. I have actually seen some cabinets assembled with the side pieces laying flat, because that's what it looks like in his drawing. Thanks again!
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Another question. What are the angles of the angled parts of the cabinet sides (not the 45 degree part for the back/top, but the front part where the screen goes)?
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Haven't got an answer to the angles question, but just wanted to say thanks to those that responded about the cabinet bottom.
I was wondering exactly the same thing over the weekend, and assumed something like what was explained (although assumed the side peices were lying flat, as previously mentiuoned).
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I threw a few dimensions on the upper side panel and I included the angles, too. It would probably just be easier to layout the lines according to the linear dimensions, and then the angles work themselves out automagically. :) Need any other dim's? I have the LuSiD plans in cad, so it's no problem at all.
(http://www.oscarcontrols.com/tmp/lusid-side.gif)
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Great! I think those are the only questions I have thus far, though I imagine I will have a few more as time goes. Again, I appreciate all of your help!
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The design I finished with was loosely based on Lusids. One change I made was to the speaker shelf, where I increased the angle to 45 degrees. I prefer to have the sound comping outwards rather than downwards.
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I layed it out using the linear dimensions like Oscar suggests, and the angles do work themselves out just fine.
I think that's just as easy if not easier than trying to deal with those angles.
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OK, I've got most everything cut out and sanded, and am just about to the point of assembly. I had a question on the back angled panel (the 45 degree one). How are the angles cut? I think I know, but I want to make sure before I cut them. Only the back angled piece is cut, correct? Not the top panel or top back panel. How does the angled piece fit together? Is it something like this? (Sorry about the poor drawing)
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BTW, the angles measurements on the front worked out great. You are right, it's much easier than measuring out the angles.
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I beveled just the angled piece, as you suggested. For me, every cut I can keep from making lessens the chances for me to screw it up.
(http://www.oscarcontrols.com/tmp/lusid-backangle.gif)
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CAD, wow, that is cool.
Mine were graph paper, which is why the angles just sort of work themselves out if you mark the inner point on that side panel.
The bottom support frame always throws people. I didn't illustrate it very well.
Makes me happy to see the plans still getting used after all this time.
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DUDE IT'S LUSID!!!!!!!!!
YOU ARE A GOD!!!
I LOVE YOU MAN!!!
I AM BUILDING MY FIRST CABINET OFF THE PLAN OF 'DA MAN'
-Austin
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lol, :)
Hey Sean, thank you very much ;D
Made my cab after your design and verrrrrry happy with it :)
t
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You're welcome.
And thanks for the warm welcome. I should poke my head in here more often. So many hobbies, so little time.
TMA, nice cab. The keyboard tray and the front mounted CDROM are nice touches.
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Need any other dim's? I have the LuSiD plans in cad, so it's no problem at all.
What CAD Software are you using? Also, quite another question, what would you recommend for a non-cad user? Some overall combination of cheap / free / somewhat easy / not completely devoid of features would be great.
I just downloaded DeltaCad and I'm checking that out.
Thanks,
Chris
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What CAD Software are you using? Also, quite another question, what would you recommend for a non-cad user? Some overall combination of cheap / free / somewhat easy / not completely devoid of features would be great.
I just downloaded DeltaCad and I'm checking that out.
Thanks,
Chris
I'm currently using AutoCAD 2002. Recommending this to a non-cad user would be similiar to recommending PhotoShop to a non-gfx user, if you take my meaning. I'm not very familiar with freeware CAD software, but I did have some kind of free Linux CAD software installed on my Linux box a while back. I thought that one was fairly simple to use, but I already have quite a bit of AutoCAD experience that likely carried over. Sorry I don't have the name of the Linux CAD software, I need a new power supply for that box and I can't fire it up right now. :(
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While it's not a CAD program, Visio can do a bit of that kind of thing. I use Visio and it works pretty well (and yeah, I don't know a damn thing about any of the CAD programs either...except for how their licensing works).
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Does Visio automatically do measurement and angle markings? For that matter, does CAD, or do you have to annotate them yourselves anyway? It seems like some of the power of CAD would be automatic annotation of a diagram.
Chris