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Title: T-Molding on the underneath
Post by: DrFrag on January 21, 2009, 01:36:27 am

Hi, I was wondering about t-molding on the underneath of the cab.

Mine is going to have t-molding all around, and I have a vague memory of someone saying you shouldn't put it on the underneath.  That is, it's bad to have the weight of the cab resting on the t-molding.

Is this a problem?

Thanks!

Title: Re: T-Molding on the underneath
Post by: NickG on January 21, 2009, 02:33:09 am

I ran my T-molding completely around my cab without problems, but of course it is on wheels, so the T-molding doesn't touch the floor.  Leveling feet and other bases have this same benefit  A possible concern of letting the cab rest on the T-molding is; if were the cab to shift around, the T-molding may become stretched and tend to displace itself from the groove, but this is just an uneducated guess.

Title: Re: T-Molding on the underneath
Post by: Ginsu Victim on January 21, 2009, 10:02:04 am

Mine is run end to end, with the ends meeting at the bottom middle. Like NickG, my cab is on wheels.

Title: Re: T-Molding on the underneath
Post by: Visitor Q on January 21, 2009, 10:38:04 am

I got my cab from Mameroom and they run T-Molding all the way around.

http://www.mameroom.com/manuals/UAIIKit_Manual.pdf

For me it makes it slide a little bit better on the right type of carpet but really I have only pushed it inches.

The T-Molding is installed in really tight channels; I don't ever see it becoming a problem. Infact the first cab I got had shipping damage so I pushed that thing all around my basement to move it out of the way. I recall it making a slight plastic mark on the carpet (which came up, thank God) but the T-Molding was just fine. It did not stretch or move at all.

Title: Re: T-Molding on the underneath
Post by: Turnarcades on January 22, 2009, 09:05:00 pm

Our cabinets are raised from the ground by both timber 'scuff bars' around the inner edge of the base and castors too, but we keep the bottom corners square and just run the t-moulding down to the front and rear corner to give the illusion from head-height that the cabinet sides meet the floor. T-moulding on the bottom edges could be problematic if you are sitting the cabinet on a laminated wooden floor.