help! making podium showcase cabinet thingy

[nullb0y]

okay so basically im going to be building a showcase cabinet for my 36 inch television which is going to be massive and i am crap at wood working but i know im going to be using alot of dowels and supports lol does anyone have any sugestions for how to build this beast?

oh i plan on making the controll podium removable and hook up ddr pads when needed

[DrewKaree]

okay so basically im going to be building a showcase cabinet for my 36 inch television which is going to be massive and i am crap at wood working but i know im going to be using alot of dowels and supports lol does anyone have any sugestions for how to build this beast?

oh i plan on making the controll podium removable and hook up ddr pads when needed

What are you looking for?  There's very little specifics you are asking about.

If you suck at woodworking, plan on doing something else other than dowels.  They're harder to line up than biscuits and won't contribute much to strengthen the simple butt joints you're probably going to be going with.

Again, your request for help is very non-specific.  What are you wondering about - specific elements to a pedestal creation you are unsure about?

[HaRuMaN]

Hehehhehehehehehe...

he said "butt joints"

 

[nullb0y]

wow... anyways i was wondering how i should build the frame what kind of joints and what kind of supports this monitor willn need im thinking of a shelf as i dotn want to dissasemble the screen and it is front heavy so it would need more support there i guess im planing on having a small box out the front of the structure to keep it from tipping on me while playing ddr lmao SUICIDE MOVE!!! anyways yeah basically whats the best plan for getting a solid build i will buy tools if there cheap lmao

[Warborg]

wow... anyways i was wondering how i should build the frame what kind of joints and what kind of supports this monitor willn need im thinking of a shelf as i dotn want to dissasemble the screen and it is front heavy so it would need more support there i guess im planing on having a small box out the front of the structure to keep it from tipping on me while playing ddr lmao SUICIDE MOVE!!! anyways yeah basically whats the best plan for getting a solid build i will buy tools if there cheap lmao

Punctuation is your friend.

[ChadTower]

So, really, what you want is a little box with controls and a TV stand.

Other than that, you're really going to have to learn enough to know what you need to learn.

[hulkster]

showcase cabs are the bomb dude.  i think jakobud has some plans on his site if you are just wanting to know where to start. 

that being said, when i built mine, there were no plans to speak of to build from.  so i just kinda eyeballed everything. 

www.dreamauthentics.com has a showcase cab that you can look at in 3d view.  i looked at that, and then did a bunch of searching on google.com for showcase cabs.  but really the best thing is to go an arcade (if you can find one) and look at other showcase cabs to see what you like...how tall to make the cp, etc.  i had a site with pictures and tips and all kinds of crap, but i switched from bellsouth to comcast, and now my site is gone.  doh!  but if you want some tips i might be able to throw some your way.  good luck.

[Stingray]

i will buy tools if there they're cheap

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you're planning on building a showcase cab, you're going to need tools. I just don't really see any way around this one. If my old, grey-haired daddy taught me anything, it's that when you buy cheap tools you get cheap tools.

Or to put it another way, only cheap tools buy cheap tools.

-S

[ChadTower]

And suckier for him is that I just parted one out and threw the damn thing in the trash. 

[hulkster]

And suckier for him is that I just parted one out and threw the damn thing in the trash. 

why did you part it out man?  showcase cabs are awesome!  but im guessing the space factor was the reason.

regardless, you will need at least a circular saw, drill, router, and maybe a mitre saw if you can get one. 

[ChadTower]

Because I didn't want it... and I tried to sell it for a year... then I tried to give it away... no one would even come get it for free. 

[danny_galaga]

Because I didn't want it... and I tried to sell it for a year... then I tried to give it away... no one would even come get it for free. 

ingrates...

[DrewKaree]

Well, I AM an ingrate, danny.  You just gotta realize for me to get his cab, it woulda ended up costing me hundreds of dollars in....what do you guys call it over there....petrol?

Oh, and time.  It's quite a drive to see him, although we coulda went to the mall and made wicked fun of people   I bet we'da seen some hairy ones like you too, danny!