A little cabinet work...

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As can be seen in the pics, I have a little bit of the cabinet broken off by the control panel and I'm wondering what the best way to fix this would be? My initial thinking is to cut it back further and cut a new piece to fit and attach somehow, then go back and fill in the gaps, paint, etc.

Thoughts or suggestions?
 

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I had considered something similar to that as well. Thanks for the write ups!
 
I know ArcRevival cut a piece to fit and then used dowels to re-create a corner... looked good and supposed to be nice and strong.
 
Either of these methods would work just fine. The bondo is potentially easier but if you've got the woodworking experience creating a piece and using dowel joints or even biscuit joints (although trickier because of size and angels) if you've got the expertise works too. Just remember with the later that wood glues have a life to them and will eventually give out under pressure or a good knock.
 
At this point I am leaning more towards the bondo method just for this reason. I don't have the tools to do any woodwork or anything like that at the moment, so bondo would be a hell of a lot easier, especially since it's such a small area to fill.

Again, thanks for all the tips!
 
I had to do this on 2 of my games... Check the write-ups below!

Since the t-molding is already there I would simply clear away any loose particle board (or whatever that cab is made of), lay the cab on its side, form the t-molding and just pour in some Bondo. Let it dry, sand it and repeat for the other side. Then prime and paint black.

http://home.comcast.net/~mtpacifico/_arcades/starwars/starwars.htm

http://home.comcast.net/~mtpacifico/_arcades/galaga/galaga.htm

- Mike
Wow, that looks really good (the bondo work). I'm in a similar situation with some of the wood rotted out a bit in my cab. I was thinking about going the bondo route but that definitely seals it for me.

Did you let it set over night or was it just a few hours?
 
Wow, that looks really good (the bondo work). I'm in a similar situation with some of the wood rotted out a bit in my cab. I was thinking about going the bondo route but that definitely seals it for me.

Did you let it set over night or was it just a few hours?

didn't read through the tutorial but just in case it isn't mentioned with wood rot you want to get all the loose and rotted wood out before bondo. A wire brush can help with this. After all the loose and rotted wood is gone hit the remaining wood with some wood hardener and let it dry before applying bondo.
 
Yup, thats what I was thinking of doing. I removed most of it by just snapping it off when I was removing the other components on the cabinet. Its really only on one side too.
 
Did you let it set over night or was it just a few hours?

Bondo hardens REAL quick but cure time also depends on thickness of the application. I'm fairly certain that I let both sit overnight because I applied the Bondo after work and continued the cab repair the following day (that is usually my M.O.).

As was also mentioned just ensure that you free any and all loose wood particles/pieces before applying Bondo. I never had a cab that had wood rot so I cannot speak about the wood hardener.

- Mike
 
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