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Old 06-30-2006, 06:23 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Mine to, although it was for a 90cm and I made my doors full height....



Stained black and sprayed with black tinted lacquer. Inside sprayed with clear lacquer. The holes you see in the bottom are for leveler feet, 7 total(threaded insert tee in from the bottom and round head carraige bolts with slots for a screwdriver in the end). The center divider you see is about 3" wide and there is one in the front and one in the back. All parts are 1" Ultra-lite MDF edged with 1/16" maple veneer. 3/4" would be fine but I already had this on hand and I like the thicker look. The top sits on the sides and has biscuits for joinery. The bottom is actually between the sides, again with biscuits for joinery and strength. This is not the strongest structurally (the sides should rest on the bottem so the joinery is not as stressed from the weight); however, they do rest on the bottom "toe-kick" frame which is a frame of 3/4" MDF laying flat, glued/biscuited at the corners and glued to the bottom of the cabinet. Since the sides sit on the kick the structural/weight issue is mute. The toe is set back 1/2" at the sides and flush at the front but the doors create the reveal in the front. The top overhangs the cabinet by 7/8" since I used 3/4" MDF for the doors and there is a 1/8" gap from the hinges. The cabinet was build and glued up and then I routed the back with a rabbiting bit and a large base on the router. I sized the back, which is 1/2" MDF, to be a tight fit then glued it in, making sure the front of the cabinet was square until the glue dried.

Overall it took me about 3 hours to make the cabinet and 3-4 to finish it
but I do this for a living and had access to awesome, large tools where I worked.
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