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Title: 5E3 Cabinet construction info
Post by: bnwitt on February 20, 2010, 11:49:59 am

I thought I would share this PDF document which has 5E3 cabinet layouts and tweed help I collected from the internet.

Title: Re: 5E3 Cabinet construction info
Post by: heresrobert on February 20, 2010, 12:48:38 pm

A two thumbs up thank you!

Title: Re: 5E3 Cabinet construction info
Post by: Fresh_Start on February 20, 2010, 09:54:15 pm

You, sir, are a gentleman & a scholar, no matter what Doug Hoffman says! :wink:

Thanks,

Chip

Title: Re: 5E3 Cabinet construction info
Post by: billcreller on February 20, 2010, 10:06:31 pm

A gentleman, scholar, and all-around good guy :smiley:   And my pal !

Title: Re: 5E3 Cabinet construction info
Post by: drew on February 20, 2010, 11:35:10 pm

Thanks for that.  How many yards of tweed do I need to order to cover one cabinet?

Title: Re: 5E3 Cabinet construction info
Post by: bnwitt on February 21, 2010, 12:46:18 pm

Quote from: drew on February 20, 2010, 11:35:10 pm

Thanks for that.  How many yards of tweed do I need to order to cover one cabinet?

Now that depends on how many times you screw up and what tweed you are using.  The tweed I am using has the lines going from 10 oclock to 4 oclock when you hold the 64" width horizontal.  All panels need to be cut in that orientation as you are facing them or the lines don't come together correctly at each joint.  Attached is a cut plan showing how to get all of the pieces out of a single yard of material like I have.  Make sure you buy coated tweed or you'll have major edge fraying issues.

Title: Re: 5E3 Cabinet construction info
Post by: billcreller on February 22, 2010, 03:04:26 pm

 I used the 5E3 cab I bought for info to build 5 of my own, but I don't use the finger joint corners. I use triangle glue blocks and West System Epoxy.
  Nice to have the real drawings though.