MOTM

Good tip, Greg! I wasn't thinking about that. Although it seems it would
depend on what type of wood, finish and feet (pure rubber, neoprene, vinyl,
silicone, etc) that are used.
 
I'm not in tune with the nice furniture aspect at all since I'm using
plastic laminated road cases with rubber feet. I PREFER the look of
beautiful wood for a modular case but I plan on doing live shows someday and
I can't afford (at least not yet! ;-) to have a nice live rig AND a massive
studio setup. 

John

-----Original Message-----
From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Greg
James
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 8:48 PM
To: 'John L Rice'; 'djbrow54'; motm@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [motm] New cabinets

Dave (and John),

I would not recommend rubber or even anything synthetic colored black. I've
seen my share of wood finishes dyed with shadows of the feet from the
pigment slowly being absorbed by the lower surface. I'd second Richard's
suggestion of cork or dense felt feet.

I learned this the hard way...

-Greg

-----Original Message-----
From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John L
Rice
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 7:10 PM
To: 'djbrow54'; motm@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [motm] New cabinets

Hi Dave,

I'm always impressed with all of the work you've done!!! :-)

I'd think that using large rubber feet would be best, maybe 6 or 8 per
cabinet. That way if you are moving things and have to set them on the
ground etc the finish will be protected. You may also want to drill out some
depressions in the tops of the cabinets (maybe an 1/8" to 1/4" or so . .
depends on the thickness of the wood) where the feet go so the cabinets
always line up perfectly (and stay that way if bumped or during mild earth
quakes ;-).  

Maybe something like these would work well:
Hard rubber equipment foot. Countersunk, metal reinforced hole for #8 screw.
Black. 1.46" diameter x 0.41" high
http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/RF-605/HARD-RUBBER-FOOT-1.46
-X-0.41-H/-/1.html

I look forward to seeing what you do!

John L Rice

-----Original Message-----
From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
djbrow54
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 3:38 PM
To: motm@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [motm] New cabinets

Well I finally gave up and decided to build another cabinet.  I'm 
full at 102U and I have several modules with no place to put them!

I decided to go to a 4th tier of 24U and eliminate my side posts.  
I'll just stack the cabinets on top of each other.  I built a 
"garage" for the ground level to bring my first cabinet up over the 
top of my keyboard.

What do people put between their cabinets for a bit of "stiction" 
without harming the finish over time?

Do people fasten their cabinets together somehow?  I can make side 
rails that connect them together using the side pivot nuts.

I'll miss the rotation of the lower and upper cabinets but I don't 
think I want so much mass up high!

Dave
http://modularsynthesis.com/


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