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In Reply to: RE: DIY cabinet posted by David Schalkwyk on December 02, 2007 at 06:41:26
There's a big thread at the AVS Forum about DIY TV stands. It may not be exactly what you're looking for, but you might find some ideas or inspiration there. My stand/rack is on Page 21 (!) of the thread.
Ron
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I thought this guy said he was a carpenter?
I don't know if you're being tongue-in-cheek or not, but ...
I suppose you're talking about the original poster. Given that one of his goals was encouraging people to build their own stands, it doesn't seem that surprising that he would stick to simpler techniques. I think dovetails would have scared away many novices.
The real value in that thread is the responses, many of which contain conceptual sketches or photos of finished projects. It does take a very long time to go through the whole thing, though.
Ron
I can understand wanting to keep the project simple for the sawdust challenged. But if I was a professional, building something for myself, I'd want to use the best building techniques I could. It's pretty easy to qualify some of what is done by saying "I used rabbit and dado joints for maximum strength. Simple butt joints reinforced with screws will be OK too".
So much g-nashing of teeth over this plywood and that edge-banding; butt joints, T&G, dovetails; here's the answer.
The home centers all sell 18" and 24" wide laminated pine that looks like bowling alley floor and is almost as dimensionally stable as plywood. Just cut it to length and assemble with through dowels. Clamp the pieces and drill a hole right through both at once. That's a box that won't come apart like screws will when you move it. Keep it from racking and ensure squareness by cutting a piece of 1/4" plywood exactly to the finished outside dimension of the box and nail it to the back.
No routers, no dadoes, no fancy jigs. Just some clamps. That's easy, right?
You want drawers? Make more boxes the same way except the plywood is the bottom of the box. Put the type of drawer sides on that cradle the bottom and side corner. Position the slide holder on the interior of the box by cutting scrap pieces the size you need so that when the scraps sit on the shelf below, the slide holder sits on top.
Easier.
How about adjustable shelves. Get those 1/4" pegs with the flat that holds the shelf. Then use a piece of pegboard about 6" wide and cut square as a template so that it sits on the shelf below. Pegboard holes are 1/4" and in perfect alignment vertically and horizontally. Use a 1/4" drill with a piece of masking tape on it to mark the depth and drill the holes for the shelf pegs.
Yer grandkids will be using it when they're old.
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