The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Woodworking => Topic started by: Axe on August 27, 2008, 07:33:35 am
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A quick one here... my current project is a big ass showcase cab... CUrrent;y routed for 2 sticks and 4 buttons, i am planning to move the sticks wider apart.
I was considering cutting a new panel, but i am without a table saw or band saw... jigsawing a big ass panel, or doing it with a follower bit seems excessively blegh!
SO... since i am planning on re-covering the top with malamine I was wondering if anyone has Bondo'd button holes to re-cut??? THe spot where the sticks will be going will be fresh wood. as will the trak ball i am putting in the center.
Or am i being overly Lame-ass?
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You may want to consider cutting some plugs out of scrap wood, and bondo-ing them into the holes. (I'm just thinking maybe the holes would be too big for just straight bondo).
People here have done it before, it beats cutting out a whole new panel.
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I bondo'd some security bolt holes with no problem at all. If it turns out the holes are too big, you can try this: I bondo'd damage on the side of the cabinet. I wound up using some self-adhesive fiberglass drywall joint tape (http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100401003) to make a "form" for the bondo to fill. In the attached picture I already did some sanding and cut the t-molding slot. I did more sanding before priming and painting.