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Cabinet Builders

By mrm_4

5 years ago


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    #9 5 years ago
     
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    A couple of tips I have come up with after doing over a dozen cabs...first I have tried to make similar jigs to drill corners holes for leg bolts after assembly and found out its easier to do before assembly with a half round router bit. Mark and route each side seperatly before assembly for a perfect hole...

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    You should also use a corner joint for strength, a locking miter joint is the strongest option but takes some practice and requires a large router table...

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    #10 5 years ago
     
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    A standard slot bit (with template) will take care of the glass and lock channel for the top of the head...

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    I built this little jig to hold the corner braces so I can drill leg holes...

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    Forschner bits are perfect for start button and flipper buttom holes...

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    #11 5 years ago
     
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    Sorcerer cab...
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    Virtual cabs...

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    #13 5 years ago
     
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    Quoted from underlord:

    Cosmo you still making cabs?

    Yes but my delusions of retiring on a pile of pinball cab cash has been replaced with the ability to build one or two a month as time allows...

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    Quoted from DexterH:

    They won't answer this or give some obscure answer. Why? Because it's too much and they're low key embarrassed.

    My prices are listed in the marketplace, no secrets here.....however, my turn around time is slow

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    #46 5 years ago
     
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    Quoted from Atari_Daze:

    router table for the leg bolt hole

    Router table is only needed for the miter joint (I also use it for the groove for the bottom panel but I can do it with a dado blade on a table saw also)
    The leg bolt holes are routed using this simple jig I made. This was supposed to be just a prototype but it worked so well I have not made the 2.0 version yet...

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    After I finish my TOM cabinet I will try to get some pics of it in use...

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    #52 5 years ago
     
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    I cant imagine not having some sort of table saw, even the small folding ones as seen above...not just for pin cabs but for all types of small projects...
    I use a rockwell 10" unisaw, left over from when my company used to build wood 1-piece garage doors...its large and powerful enough to rip large stock but versitile enough for some smaller work...
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