I used 3/16" birch plywood for my back panel. That's thick enough to drill
holes through so I could attach the back using screws instead of nails. I
can see back access being useful now and then, especially once the front
gets filled up. The back panel screws are attached to small blocks of solid
oak. With the right size pilot hole these blocks will easily last 50 cycles
or more of screw insertion and removal.
You don't need any ventilation. There's enough holes through the jacks to
let any heat escape.
John Loffink
microtonal@... ----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@...>
To: <motm@yahoogroups.com>; <josephcasbarian@...>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [motm] spider babies :O
> I use the very thin plywood used on 'hollow-core' doors. It's a 1/16th,
I'll
> guess.
>
> Paul S.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <josephcasbarian@...>
> To: <motm@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:26 PM
> Subject: [motm] spider babies :O
>
>
> > Last night I discoverd a nursery of tiny arachnids in my open-backed
> > synth enclosure. I'm planning a nice cabinet with the help of Larry's
> > rails, but I'm unsure about the back. I was going to cover the back
> > with a wooden panel, or do I need more ventilation?
> >
> > thanks,
> > joseph casbarian
> >
> > -and if your concerned about the welfare of the spiders, don't worry,
> > only a few were smashed. I think Mommy flew the coop before I could
> > get her.
> >