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Things I learned the hard way while making my cabinet.
hypernova:
21. If you use rotating casters, make sure they have enough clearance to rotate completely around. Any obstruction will cause the cabinet to "lock up" when trying to move it.
I didn't think rotating casters would be possible. They require so much clearance, it seems it would compromise the stability somewhat. (Course I tried using 4" ones from work. 3" would still seem a bit too much diameter of motion.)
18. Hot glue is hot.
I propose an addendum to this one:
Hot glue is hot, yet ironically doesn't stay hot enough long enough.
Don't start playing it until you've completly 100% finished your cab. As it never gets finished after that..
I can totally deviate from that norm. Mark my words! :angel:
GGKoul:
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--- Quote from: Stewie on February 20, 2006, 01:29:21 pm ---Don't start playing it until you've completely 100% finished your cab. As it never gets finished after that..
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Boy is this ever true. I've had my cab almost finished for over 2 years. I just play it now despite it needing artwork and decent speakers ::)
Brad
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I fall in that category too...
dax:
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--- Quote from: Mark70 on February 19, 2006, 08:29:14 pm ---1. BYOAC forums will time out if you type a really really long reply and you will loose everything you typed in that really really long time then you will have to do it all over again, but you won't have the patience and everything will become a crappy abbreviated version of what you typed before.
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Before you send, click anywhere. Hit "CTRL-A, CTRL-C" so you copy everything you just typed into clipboard. That way if it does time out, you can go back a page and just "CTRL-V" to paste it back in.
Also, make sure when you log in, click the 'always logged in' checkbox.
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Are you people using Internet Exploder (I mean Explorer)? If so, that makes sense. I use Firefox and I can usually go back and not lose my form data.
All this talk about MDF problems... is there some reason why you would want to use it over regular wood or plywood? Can you not install molding on plywood? Or is it a cost consideration? The thing that scares me about MDF is if it gets wet, it gets ruined quickly.
markrvp:
MDF has 3 properties that make it attractive to cabinet builders:
1.) It is less expensive than cabinet-grade plywood
2.) It is easy to work with
3.) It accepts paint very evenly (without wood grain bleeding through).
The disadvantages are:
- Swelling when wet (so keep it inside)
- It's heavier than plywood
- it's messy as hell
NinjaEpisode:
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- it's messy as hell
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a.k.a. Wear a Mask! I was a smoker at the time that I did my cab last year and even for me, the dust from that MDF was worse than smoking a pack of cigarettes. I was sadistic enough to even smoke while I was cutting....after a day of that, I went and grabbed some cheapo masks to cover my mouth and nose.
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