Scribing plywood (Now with more RAD)

[lastlight]

Yes I like talking to myself!

So it's a really good thing I remembered the skin was ghetto-built without mitred edges. It's just brick style like my 225 doors:



So my clean lines would really be tough to creat once I hit plywood on-end. and then I don't have the benefit of chipping a ply-depth into the wood either.

Here's what I will do. Way less scribing as well!

[whatcaneyedo]

Its doable on a table saw with a good finishing blade. Some painters tape along where you want to cut will further reduce/eliminate splintering.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

Its doable on a table saw with a good finishing blade. Some painters tape along where you want to cut will further reduce/eliminate splintering.

The point is, the stand is assembled already and the tank is sitting on it

[monocus]

your simplest way is to glue on cut door skins or other 1/8 ply-depending on the finish-also use a 23 gauge pin nailer

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by monocus

your simplest way is to glue on cut door skins or other 1/8 ply-depending on the finish-also use a 23 gauge pin nailer

That's what I was thinking as well, chances are the access doors above will also stick out a little to match. I think the scribing idea is a bad one

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by sphelps

That's what I was thinking as well, chances are the access doors above will also stick out a little to match. I think the scribing idea is a bad one

Yeah it may be =)

I was going to install the doors so they are flush with the canopy with a gap that matches my scribe width.

There is plenty to go wrong here when I could just copy my current stand and be happy. Browsing build threads is sometimes a bad idea.

[lastlight]

Yeah I had thought of this too.

My trouble with that is I spent a lot of sweat getting the current box patched and smooth. You're right tho that is likely the smartest solution to getting what I originally wanted.

I might even do a test with my knife cutting on-end into some plywood. I'm stubborn (and also sold my truck so no hauling sheets of anything anymore lol).

[don.ald]

what about cabinet moldings glued on the exterior?

[lastlight]

Yeah that's what I currently have (and was going to do here as well):

[phi delt reefer]

paint those lines in a color that looks similar to a shadow.

so if its going to be all white - go with a light gray. You will get a similar effect and you can stick to you old design. It'll be believable as long as you dont flood the front of the stand with light - keep things dim