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Building A Display Cabinet - GUIDE COMPLETED 03/06/18
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<blockquote data-quote="Snaketibe" data-source="post: 478057" data-attributes="member: 7379"><p>And at the risk of skipping ahead, here's a shot of the above in the finished cabinet:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]43071[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>N.B. Neodymium magnets are very strong indeed and whilst they won't pull off a magnet stuck on with Araldite, a larger stack of magnets will easily pull off a smaller one. For this reason it was essential that there be a larger number of magnets behind the right-hand cabinet's pane (albeit they are fixed onto the pane in the left-hand cabinet), than there was in front of it. I therefore used the arrangement shown above with 3 magnets on either side of the pane in the left-hand cabinet, but only 2 on the front of the right-hand cabinet's pane.</p><p></p><p></p><p>48) Because the glued magnets on the inside of the left-hand cabinet's panes are very close to the glass shelves, to stop them rubbing and scratching against the glass edge, I added a small adhesive felt pad to the back of the magnet, cut to size from a larger sheet:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]43072[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]43073[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]43074[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]43075[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And skipping ahead once again, here's a shot of the felt pad in place in the finished cabinet:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]43076[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>49) Remove the perspex panes and carefully peel off the protective film from the rear sides.</p><p></p><p>N.B. This process generates a LOT of static electricity, so make sure you do not do this in a dusty area or your panes will get dirty very quickly. Also, perspex is much lighter than glass, which makes it much safer and easier to work with in some respects. The trade-off for this is that it also scratches and marks much more easily than glass. Additionally, cleaning off fingerprints / grease / dirt can be tricky without marking perspex, so I recommend always taking care not to touch the surface of the perspex any more than necessary. When sliding or lifting the panes in and out of the cabinet, I use a pair of clean cloths to touch the perspex so that my fingers don't touch it directly.</p><p></p><p>Put the panes back in the cabinets and carefully remove the protective film from the front of the cabinets:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]43077[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]43078[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]43079[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>50) Congratulations, you have built yourself a display cabinet <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snaketibe, post: 478057, member: 7379"] And at the risk of skipping ahead, here’s a shot of the above in the finished cabinet: [ATTACH type="full" alt="154.jpg"]43071._xfImport[/ATTACH] N.B. Neodymium magnets are very strong indeed and whilst they won’t pull off a magnet stuck on with Araldite, a larger stack of magnets will easily pull off a smaller one. For this reason it was essential that there be a larger number of magnets behind the right-hand cabinet’s pane (albeit they are fixed onto the pane in the left-hand cabinet), than there was in front of it. I therefore used the arrangement shown above with 3 magnets on either side of the pane in the left-hand cabinet, but only 2 on the front of the right-hand cabinet’s pane. 48) Because the glued magnets on the inside of the left-hand cabinet’s panes are very close to the glass shelves, to stop them rubbing and scratching against the glass edge, I added a small adhesive felt pad to the back of the magnet, cut to size from a larger sheet: [ATTACH type="full" alt="155.jpg"]43072._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="156.jpg"]43073._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="157.jpg"]43074._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="158.jpg"]43075._xfImport[/ATTACH] And skipping ahead once again, here’s a shot of the felt pad in place in the finished cabinet: [ATTACH type="full" alt="159.jpg"]43076._xfImport[/ATTACH] 49) Remove the perspex panes and carefully peel off the protective film from the rear sides. N.B. This process generates a LOT of static electricity, so make sure you do not do this in a dusty area or your panes will get dirty very quickly. Also, perspex is much lighter than glass, which makes it much safer and easier to work with in some respects. The trade-off for this is that it also scratches and marks much more easily than glass. Additionally, cleaning off fingerprints / grease / dirt can be tricky without marking perspex, so I recommend always taking care not to touch the surface of the perspex any more than necessary. When sliding or lifting the panes in and out of the cabinet, I use a pair of clean cloths to touch the perspex so that my fingers don’t touch it directly. Put the panes back in the cabinets and carefully remove the protective film from the front of the cabinets: [ATTACH type="full" alt="160.jpg"]43077._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="161.jpg"]43078._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="162.jpg"]43079._xfImport[/ATTACH] 50) Congratulations, you have built yourself a display cabinet :-) [/QUOTE]
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