AndyF
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- Oct 14, 2002
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I'm designing an entertainment center for a 5' wide by 2' deep nook in our living room. My wife wants it to have hide-away doors; so a flexy rack is definately out. The center I'm considering would be 5'W x 6'6"H x 2'D. I can use two 15"W panels on each side attached together like an accordian door to fold up and recess into the cabinet. This should effectively give me two front doors that are 30"W but fold up to require only 15" of depth to hide the doors.
One of my peeves with typical entertainment centers that are commercially found is that managing and dressing the cables is nearly impossible because you can't access the rear of the equipment easily.
I'm considering placing my entertainment center on heavy duty casters so I can roll it out to access the business end of the equipment.
Heavy duty casters at Rockler
To access the rear of the center, I'm considering a removable panel or door. I know that the typical back panel is usually 1/4" plywood to prevent racking. If I cut a hole in it, 1/4" may not be strong enough. If I make a removable panel/door about 3'W x 4'H would a 1/2" plywood panel be enough to prevent racking or should I go ahead and use 3/4" plywood?
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Andy
One of my peeves with typical entertainment centers that are commercially found is that managing and dressing the cables is nearly impossible because you can't access the rear of the equipment easily.
I'm considering placing my entertainment center on heavy duty casters so I can roll it out to access the business end of the equipment.
Heavy duty casters at Rockler
To access the rear of the center, I'm considering a removable panel or door. I know that the typical back panel is usually 1/4" plywood to prevent racking. If I cut a hole in it, 1/4" may not be strong enough. If I make a removable panel/door about 3'W x 4'H would a 1/2" plywood panel be enough to prevent racking or should I go ahead and use 3/4" plywood?
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Andy