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Well, it's been done before, so at least we know it's possible, eh?

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I did a lot of wood shop work back in Jr High (cause the HS didnt have shop). I'd say it be entirely possible and quite fun to do. To get the straightest cuts i'd recommend having either a band saw or a scroll saw. Course, table saw would probably work too but I was never proficient with it as much as with the band saw. Drill press would be nice. Then just need something to sand the edges down with.

As for wood, I always perfered hardwoods more when I worked with it but its up to you.

Jyri Erik wrote:

There's only one REAL reason not to use wood in my opinion.  It can spew out RF in massive amounts if you haven't shielded the innards with metal.  (Of course if you hate your neighbors TV viewing habits, then that's not a bad thing at all...    )


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Would I be wrong in assuming that you're surrounded by a RDF? This seems farfetched.

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Okay, so they're prefab. But they're wood!

Last edited by Donovan Osaya (2005-02-22 7:16 pm)

Hmmmm, was wondering where that came from after I got my Cube .

Ya know this wood case idea got my mind thinkin. If I had the tools, it would be freaken sweet to do a wood expansion case for my Cube. Man I wish I had gotten those machines years ago so then I could design it properly.

You could line the inside with something to block the RF, or even have 2 layers of wood and something in-between.

Yeah a band-saw is the proper thing to use for really detailed stuff, Table saws are great for really long rip cuts(cutting into the grain) and if they are adjusted really good and have a good blade are fairly accurate.   Drill presses are necessary, a hand drill is ok but for real precise drilling they pretty much suck.

Chop-Saws/Compound Miter saws whatever you want to call them are great for precise miter/rip cuts.  A large bench Planner is also very important, you can take some really thick stock and get it down to 1/4 of an inch thick if you want, down to a 32 of an inch accuracy.  Jointers are also important to true the edges of the wood and are great for rabit joints, otherwise you would need to spend the day with a hand plane for the same results.

Jig Saws can be accurate with a really fine blade, but you need a hell of a steady hand though.  Circular saws are accurate for Framing Carpenters, and if you take a square to any angle in your house it probably won't be quit accurate, if anywhere close.

Routers are important and of course the whole slew of Power sanders etc...

tedbragg wrote:

What kind of blade/cutting tool works best for MDF? I wouldn't want to feed it to my circular saw -- it'd eat it alive...

it would?

OMG

and here I've been using table saws, miter saws, circular saws to cut MDF.

damn.

better find another way.

fwiw, MDF is too heavy. use something nice, like a birch plywood.