I left out a decimal point. It is 3.00 mm, which is just a tad under
1/8 inch. At least the FPE panels I've made are 3 mm. MOTM may
actually be 1/8 inch.
Richard Brewster
http://www.pugix.com
bbluthang wrote:
1/8 inch. At least the FPE panels I've made are 3 mm. MOTM may
actually be 1/8 inch.
Richard Brewster
http://www.pugix.com
bbluthang wrote:
> 30mm is just under an inch...thats a chunky panel!
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>> Ok, but surely you mean 30mm thick, not 300? We'll probably go with
>> the thicker aluminium (if we can find it cheap enough, B&Q only had
>> 0.5mm aluminium).
>> We've decided to buy a flat pack box from Ikea and cut the "solid
>> birch" up a little to give us the correct dimensions. One modified box
>> should hold 16U in width with two shelves of 5U.
>> This is gonna be more of a love hate relationship. Love the modules,
>> hate the Ikea cabinet.
>>
>>
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> its just an idea for the cabinet - work out the dimensions you need,
> though keep the design fairly simple, head down the local hardware
> store (bigger the better?).
> you don't need CAD drawings, just a rough sketch with the dimensions
> noted.
> choose the wood you like and get them to cut it to your specs, should
> only cost an extra few dollars. The store staff should be able to sort
> you for fasteners, etc too.
> Much cheaper than Ikea and hopefully you will get a cabinet you at
> least like.
>
> i did this for my 'boxes' -
> http://www.sdiy.org/pinky/box/picture006.jpg
> they even cut little grooves for the panels to slot into.
> from memory it was around $40 for everything.
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