I'm building an entertainment cabinet to support a 60" wide screen TV and
have a construction question. The carcase will be made out of 3/4" hardwood
plywood and will have two internal vertical dividers spaced equal distances
apart. These dividers and the sides will transfer the load to the floor.
There will also be a horizontal divider within each compartment. The
horizontal dividers will all be in the same plane.
My question is how to attach the horizontal dividers. If I cut a 1/4"
dado for them in the vertical panels then I end up with two dados opposite
from one another in each panel with 1/4" of stock between them. I'm
thinking that this is fine since all the load is going to be vertical not
side to side. But is this an issue? Will it be strong enough? I don't
think it would look to good but I'm not worried about that since a face
frame will cover the dados.
George
On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 20:22:14 -0500, "George Pagliarulo"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I'm building an entertainment cabinet to support a 60" wide screen TV and
>have a construction question. The carcase will be made out of 3/4" hardwood
>plywood and will have two internal vertical dividers spaced equal distances
>apart. These dividers and the sides will transfer the load to the floor.
>There will also be a horizontal divider within each compartment. The
>horizontal dividers will all be in the same plane.
> My question is how to attach the horizontal dividers. If I cut a 1/4"
>dado for them in the vertical panels then I end up with two dados opposite
>from one another in each panel with 1/4" of stock between them. I'm
>thinking that this is fine since all the load is going to be vertical not
>side to side. But is this an issue? Will it be strong enough? I don't
>think it would look to good but I'm not worried about that since a face
>frame will cover the dados.
>
>George
>
I'd probably make them adjustable shelves.
On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 20:38:05 GMT, "Leon" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Leon" wrote in message ...
>>>
>>> "igor"
>>
>>> >>I have done similar but make the horizontal divider,/ Shelf?
>> Adjustable.
>>> >>Why attach it permanently.
>>> >>The back you put on the unit should keep it from racking.
>>> >>
>>> > Aha! And square, too?!!! (insert smilie here) -- Igor
>>>
>>> ;~) I was just waiting for you to pick up on that. LOL
>>
>> But, but ... if there were no 'factory' edges, how do you know the back
>> was
>> "square", and would make noise when it fell, by itself, in the forest?
>
>When in doubt I "Eye Ball It" fer acracy. LOL
>
And if your woodworking skills are inversely proportional to your spelling
at this NG (Shirley, some of it may be intentional), you must be a friggin'
Michael Angelo with wood. (And for your banker's sake, I hope so.) -- Igor
"George Pagliarulo" wrote in message
> But is this an issue?
Not really, once you get it assembled ... you're adding the removed material
back in with the ends of the horizontal dividers
>Will it be strong enough?
Should be as strong as it was before you removed the material.
> I don't
> think it would look to good but I'm not worried about that since a face
> frame will cover the dados.
Properly applied, the face frames should also add strength and rigidity to
the carcase.
--
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"George Pagliarulo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm building an entertainment cabinet to support a 60" wide screen TV and
> have a construction question. The carcase will be made out of 3/4"
> hardwood
> plywood and will have two internal vertical dividers spaced equal
> distances
> apart. These dividers and the sides will transfer the load to the floor.
> There will also be a horizontal divider within each compartment. The
> horizontal dividers will all be in the same plane.
> My question is how to attach the horizontal dividers. If I cut a 1/4"
> dado for them in the vertical panels then I end up with two dados opposite
> from one another in each panel with 1/4" of stock between them. I'm
> thinking that this is fine since all the load is going to be vertical not
> side to side. But is this an issue? Will it be strong enough? I don't
> think it would look to good but I'm not worried about that since a face
> frame will cover the dados.
I have done similar but make the horizontal divider,/ Shelf? Adjustable.
Why attach it permanently.
The back you put on the unit should keep it from racking.
"Leon" wrote in message ...
>
> "igor"
> >>I have done similar but make the horizontal divider,/ Shelf?
Adjustable.
> >>Why attach it permanently.
> >>The back you put on the unit should keep it from racking.
> >>
> > Aha! And square, too?!!! (insert smilie here) -- Igor
>
> ;~) I was just waiting for you to pick up on that. LOL
But, but ... if there were no 'factory' edges, how do you know the back was
"square", and would make noise when it fell, by itself, in the forest?
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 11/06/04
"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Leon" wrote in message ...
>>
>> "igor"
>
>> >>I have done similar but make the horizontal divider,/ Shelf?
> Adjustable.
>> >>Why attach it permanently.
>> >>The back you put on the unit should keep it from racking.
>> >>
>> > Aha! And square, too?!!! (insert smilie here) -- Igor
>>
>> ;~) I was just waiting for you to pick up on that. LOL
>
> But, but ... if there were no 'factory' edges, how do you know the back
> was
> "square", and would make noise when it fell, by itself, in the forest?
When in doubt I "Eye Ball It" fer acracy. LOL
"igor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 03:03:07 GMT, "Leon" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>I have done similar but make the horizontal divider,/ Shelf? Adjustable.
>>Why attach it permanently.
>>The back you put on the unit should keep it from racking.
>>
> Aha! And square, too?!!! (insert smilie here) -- Igor
;~) I was just waiting for you to pick up on that. LOL
George...
You might want to look at this AVS Forum thread:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=470259
Here's what I built for my 62" Mitsubishi:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=4877197&fullpage=1
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=4879771&fullpage=1
Construction details are buried in the thread, but basically I used
butt joints augmented with deck screws and dowels. To insure that it
wouldn't rack, I blocked up the center with 1/2" plywood, cleated
around the entire perimeter. To test it (before finishing) two
200-pounders sat on either end and tried to rock it... nothing doing.
The set weighs about 175, and it pulls out easy for cabling. Would I
do it different next time... probably use my bisquit jointer instead
of dowels, but I didn't want a thick frame... so I had some
limitations.
Mike
On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 20:22:14 -0500, "George Pagliarulo"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I'm building an entertainment cabinet to support a 60" wide screen TV and
>have a construction question. The carcase will be made out of 3/4" hardwood
>plywood and will have two internal vertical dividers spaced equal distances
>apart. These dividers and the sides will transfer the load to the floor.
>There will also be a horizontal divider within each compartment. The
>horizontal dividers will all be in the same plane.
> My question is how to attach the horizontal dividers. If I cut a 1/4"
>dado for them in the vertical panels then I end up with two dados opposite
>from one another in each panel with 1/4" of stock between them. I'm
>thinking that this is fine since all the load is going to be vertical not
>side to side. But is this an issue? Will it be strong enough? I don't
>think it would look to good but I'm not worried about that since a face
>frame will cover the dados.
>
>George
>
On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 21:07:28 GMT, "Leon" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>"igor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>
>>>When in doubt I "Eye Ball It" fer acracy. LOL
>>>
>> And if your woodworking skills are inversely proportional to your spelling
>> at this NG (Shirley, some of it may be intentional), you must be a
>> friggin'
>> Michael Angelo with wood. (And for your banker's sake, I hope so.) --
>> Igor
>
>
>Igor, I often spell words Phonically, Texan Phonically. And, my spell
>checker has either given up on me or I am way ahead of it. LOL And just in
>case, I was not in any way, shape, or form trying to belittle of offend you.
>
fagettabowtit
(I know a by-lined reporter for a major magazine whose e-mails evidence
less concern for spelling than the proverbial 1000 monkeys typing for
Shakespeare. But, her messages get through. If I want a spelling
reference, I'll check the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary I just bought.
Not as quick as a long-ago girlfriend who had been a state spelling bee
champ, but less attitude. Anyway, I enjoy the ree-partay. Thanks.)
"igor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>>When in doubt I "Eye Ball It" fer acracy. LOL
>>
> And if your woodworking skills are inversely proportional to your spelling
> at this NG (Shirley, some of it may be intentional), you must be a
> friggin'
> Michael Angelo with wood. (And for your banker's sake, I hope so.) --
> Igor
Igor, I often spell words Phonically, Texan Phonically. And, my spell
checker has either given up on me or I am way ahead of it. LOL And just in
case, I was not in any way, shape, or form trying to belittle of offend you.
On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 03:03:07 GMT, "Leon" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>I have done similar but make the horizontal divider,/ Shelf? Adjustable.
>Why attach it permanently.
>The back you put on the unit should keep it from racking.
>
Aha! And square, too?!!! (insert smilie here) -- Igor