Thread: How to make edging strips

Originally Posted by simopimo

Really good point there Andrew_B,

I was in a similar situation - big Onkyo 605 receiver, Wii, Xbox 360 and DVR.

The enclosed cabinet portion holds the Onkyo and Wii. The slot above holds the Xbox and DVR. I ended up getting 3 very quiet Zalman (or brand of your choice) 120cm computer fans and running them on 3.3V off a DC power pack from the same power board that the devices run from.

I have one sitting behind the Xbox, one in the back of the enclosed cabinet for the receiver and Wii and one behind the DVR.

You'd be amazed at how much heat these devices produce (especially the Xbox 360 and the Onkyo receiver).

It's no hassle either - my power point is remote controlled - one of those $30 remote control jobs - works a treat. It's really satisfying knowing that the devices are running cool even though they're closed in. You can feel the heat being pumped out the back of the cabinet. The fans run whenever the devices are on.

OMG bloody onkyo is a name i never want to hear of again....
my neighbour had one...
bloody aweful thing... and SO BIG....
i dont know why they opt to make it huge and flat rather than just a bit bigger height wise....
the stupid thing wouldnt fit in any of the tv units he boughtt lol....
i offered to build him one to suit, and then... yep the onkyo went BOOM

while we are talking about tv stuff and my neighbour....
he spent atleast 3 months sanding, scraping, prepping and painting his lounge room....
i helped him put all the furniture back in....
came back a few weeks later to help him move the tv out of the room to change the tv unit and there was a large black square on the freshly painted wall right behind the tv...


these things really do produce alot of heat....
i remember when i was younger and in primary school, my mum used to touch the back of the tv to tell if we had been doing our homework or if we just turned it off and ran to the table when she got to the door

Hi Jill

Well no, I would not do it...I'm afraid that the 4mm strip will flutter up & down and will be difficult to control but...

You mentioned that you can get your stock at 19x19mm so you can:

Or push it through the thicknesser and make on side 18mm....

Or, you can cut it first on the table saw to 18mm (using the "strips sled" for safety)....

And then, cut it to 4mm strips

Regards
niki

save ya fingers and your nerve ,go and ask a local cabinet maker to order you some solid edge strip in 2mm thickness you can buy them in 2.4 lengths glued and unglued , if not google sharps plywood and talk to corben in sales