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Battens: What/How Useful?
Vigo:
--- Quote from: wp34 on July 17, 2014, 05:10:27 pm ---I use those here and there. They are super handy. When Menards has the %15 off everything you can put in the bag sale I'll pick up a selection of them to keep around.
+1 on the Krieg pocket jig. I used one on my Pac Man cocktail build. I was a little nervous at first but the joints hold together extremely well and it was very fast and easy to use.
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Ooh! I never thought about putting brackets in on the bag sales. Thanks for the tip! I'm gonna need to splurge on a Krieg pocket jig soon. Everytime i see them in the hardware store, I end up stopping and looking them over. I then chicken out after mulling over the price.
--- Quote from: Slippyblade on July 17, 2014, 04:39:15 pm ---Problem with those metal brackets is that they are about a buck a pop. WAY more than I wanna spend. Wooden battens are way cheaper and just as good.
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Yeah, you are right, but you don't need too many of them, and at least tossing a few in critical spots is just easier for me than anything else. That I figure an extra $20-30 isn't a huge investment into something like a full cabinet.
Slippyblade:
+1 on pocket screws. I've seen those used in soooooo many cabinetry projects that are rock solid. Can't imagine them NOT being good for arcade cabs.
wp34:
Menards also sells some of the Krieg accessories. I picked up an extra clamp and some screws using the discount bag as well.
--- Quote from: Vigo on July 17, 2014, 05:18:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: wp34 on July 17, 2014, 05:10:27 pm ---I use those here and there. They are super handy. When Menards has the %15 off everything you can put in the bag sale I'll pick up a selection of them to keep around.
+1 on the Krieg pocket jig. I used one on my Pac Man cocktail build. I was a little nervous at first but the joints hold together extremely well and it was very fast and easy to use.
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Ooh! I never thought about putting brackets in on the bag sales. Thanks for the tip! I'm gonna need to splurge on a Krieg pocket jig soon. Everytime i see them in the hardware store, I end up stopping and looking them over. I then chicken out after mulling over the price.
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PL1:
--- Quote from: Vigo on July 17, 2014, 03:56:28 pm ---I am always surprised at the lack of love around here for braces and brackets....
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Yeah, nobody uses them . . . ::)
. . . not even to attach rubber feet and an access panel on the bottom using clip-on nutplates. :lol
The two main drawbacks to braces/brackets are:
1. The screws aren't very good in MDF and can work loose over time.
2. You have to be very precise and square when drilling your pilot holes to prevent the screws from pulling pieces out of alignment.
Scott
Vigo:
--- Quote from: PL1 on July 18, 2014, 02:38:34 am ---
--- Quote from: Vigo on July 17, 2014, 03:56:28 pm ---I am always surprised at the lack of love around here for braces and brackets....
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Yeah, nobody uses them . . . ::)
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:laugh2: Is it too late to say - Nice use of brackets!
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