Hi all,
First, thanks to everyone who has taken the time to post here. All the information has been so helpful!
I am a pretty technically minded guy but new to woodworking. I picked up a good router, jigsaw, some clamps, etc and started on a project modeled after RidicRick's cabinet here:
http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/showthread.php?12476-ArchAngel-Arcade-New-Project! (four player cab with LCD display)
I've got all of my panels routed out (except for the control panel - still trying to figure out a jig to make a perfect ellipse for the router!) and am moving on to putting the cabinet together. If at all possible though, I would like to be able to take it apart to move it. I don't care how long it takes to break it all down as I don't expect to have to do it many times but it is going up a few flights of stairs and I would like it to be an option. Overall I'm more worried about keeping it super sturdy. The material is 3/4 melamine coated particle board by the way.
I've read quite a bit from other people asking similar questions and cabinet design in general and the approach I am considering is to frame out internal supports using 1x1, then lay the panels against those supports and secure with t-nuts perpendicular to the direction of the screws securing the 1x1 to the cab. I would like to recess the holes from the outside, into the 1x1, so that I could cover the holes and put some vinyl graphics on without seeing screw holes. Hopefully that makes sense
Does this sound like a decent approach? If not, can anyone recommend improvements?