More on woodworking: If your cabinet is going to have a back rout about 3/4 along the back edge 3/8 deep, put the sides together and make the back to fit. You can do the same thing for the sides but it is more difficult to conceal the edge of the plywood (if you use plywood.) Any joinery of this sort will greatly add to the strength of the cabinet. Using metal L brackets is a good idea. You can buy edgebanding tape (which is really more like a veneer with a hot glue applied.) You can also make your own with strips of hardwood anywhere from 1/4 to 3/4. I think this is what Moe was suggesting. I don't think you can dovetail plywood. All the dovetailing we've done is on drawers. We usually use 3/4 solid oak for drawer sides and 1/4 oak plywood for drawer bottoms in a groove. This is overkill! My cabinet is a monster and is not meant to be portable. It is 5 rows of 34U each, the center row is vertical. The row above the center tilts 7.5 degrees, the top row tilts 15 degrees. The row below the center tilts 15 degrees, the bottom row tilts 30 degrees. I used cherry veneer plywood with solid cherry for the edges. I used cheap pine plywood for internal bracing and to hold Stooge Larry's module mounting strips. My power supply is external and mounted in a 4 space SKB case. The cabinet is meant to be the same width as the Yamaha KX88 keyboard I have. The whole thing sits on a stand made out of aluminum handrail and is on wheels. (pictures soon!)
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Re: Woodworking
2002-03-08 by paulhaneberg
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