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saint:
Be wary of straps. They'll grab at the corner edges of the cabinet and might do damage as you attempt to use them. I wouldn't use them personally at all. If you must protect the edges with cardboard or something. Did I mention I wouldn't use them at all?

Turnarcades:

--- Quote ---I do, they're called bar clamps...   And those ratchet straps might work as well.
--- End quote ---

I would actually say +1 for this, as they are softer than the hard faces of a clamp and may actually be less harsh on the cabinet edges.

If this has happened it could be due to a number of reasons - was the shelf that's wedged in a little too wide in the first place? has the shelf sagged off it's screws or brackets and the flexed back out pushing them back and widening the sides? has the cabinet had a lot of weight placed on top? has it been stored in a damp area at any time (moisture absorbed into the wood would reduce it's particle integrity)?

Beretta:
ok i looked a bit closer today, well i dont see any nails, staples, or screws..

it looks like the shelf has rabbit joints and they slide into a slit routed into the side panels.. the right side is very solid i think it was glued in, the left side is mostly out of the slot dont see any signs it was ever glued.

so i guess if i can just get it back into it's slot some glue will take care of it, the problem it's not just the monitor shelf.. you can see a few gaps on both the left and right side of the cab.. im not sure how to approach this.. my first thought is to slap some glue on all the joints,, and then HOPE i can get all of them back together and lined up..

if i try to do it one at a time i might have more trouble lining them up later since the previous joints will have dried by then.

i can't just "squeeze" the two sides back together with my hands, so it's not like i can do a dry run.. im afraid if i DO get the joints back in place i wont be able to separate them again to slap some glue in them.

today i just put the cab on it's side and started looking at the base.. really the first time i had since i got it.

i do not know what kinda life it lead.. i know it had to be abused though.. it has no legs of any kind.. they tried to attach some 2x4's for legs but even those was mostly gone.

it looks like it has seen some water.. the top has a bit of bubbling.. nothing serious though i think sanding it down it will be ok, it's still sold.. does MDF take to being sanded?

anyway back to the base it too has seen some water.. i'd say maybe 1, 1 1/2 inchs looks like is has some water stains.. but since it also had no legs it looks like it suffered some damage from being moved around.. the side panels are made of plywood so the layers have started to seperate..

nothing serious i think i can fix this with some carefully placed slivers of wood, generous amount of glue and lots of clamping.

im planing on adding casters for legs.

over all the cabinet is sold except for this separation problem.. perhaps it was roughly transported or something.. the separation issue is'nt water or damage related but perhaps mechanical stress.

bkenobi:
The manufacturer probably used glue and possibly staples/brads.  In all the cabinets I have messed with (3, so not that many) they used corner bracing (1x1's glued and stapled in the corners).

Beretta:
ok well i gave it a shot today.. i started on the monitor shelf.. i noticed the shelf was not only coming out of it's joint but also further back in the cab then the right hand side which seemed to be sold still.

i tried tapping it forward towards the front of the cab.. this had limited success.. it went about half way and then refused to close the gap.. it could be pushed but it would'nt stay..

so enter cargo strap #1, the good news is this worked just fine to close the gap forward.. now i just had to get it back in it's joint.

trying the rubber mallet again same problem it helped somewhat but then refused to stay in it's joint.. enter strap #2.

the problem is i only have 2 straps and this 2nd one decides it wants to quit working today :(
it kept slipping but eventually i got it.. i had already applied some glue into the joint i  did'nt get as much in it as i would have liked because it was a very weird angle to get at. by the time i had gotten this far a good 20-30mins had past. in my panic i forgot to put a scrap piece on teh side panels to protect the edges.. it looks to me like the straps are causing some depression on the wood.. although it does'nt appear to be serious.. i wont know until tomorrow.. it may not be permanent, if it is i'll just fill it in and sand it down.. the side panels look pretty bad so they need filled and sanded before painting anyway.

there are some other areas that need to be fixed as well.. i thought this would be easier to do on it's side but i was wrong.. it actually made it more difficult.

so my plan is to finish repairing the base, add some casters and get her upright again before trying to fix any more problems.



i did some measurements while it was strapped down and i still get some variation but the numbers are getting closer together.. probably to a point i can live with.

but im not sure what the actual proper width of teh cab is suppose to be.. i get various measurements around 26  - 26 1/4 (most are 26 - 26 1/8) which is better then the 26 - 26 1/2 measurements i was getting.

it would be nice to know the EXACT correct width if anyone knows.

also the side panels measured 7/8's of a inch thick

it has the original CP so i measured it and it came out to 24 1/2.. so if my measurements are right i would expect the cab to be

7/8 (side panel) - 24 1/2 (cp) - 7/8 (side panel)

for a total of 26 1/8      (7/8 + 7/8 = 1 3/4 + 24 1/2)

but it would be nice if someone else with a joust cab could verify

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