I am a ways off from this one, but i am still trying to figure out what to do. I make the standard nintendo cabinets, dk, dkjr, popeye, etc. These cabinets have 5 different wood thicknesses in thier construction. The biggest pain in the ass is the game sides, and the front panels.
These are 9/16" thick. if you buy and ply based material, it's undersized, so if you buy 5/8 ply, in reality its .5781 thick, VS 9/16" which is .5625 it's very negligible. Here's the problem : the only 5/8" i can buy locally is construction grade (no freakin way.. rougher than 36 grit sand paper and full of knots) 5/8" luan, (what i did use - takes tons and tons of high build primer to make it paintable) and 2 other 5/8" sheets, that are UV coated, or Clear coated, neither of which is compatible with paint.
I had told my supplier about this dilema, and told them if only i could get 5/8" in the imported birch i use all the time for 3/4" cabinets, i'd be happy. Well, they called me the other day and tell me they CAN get 5/8" imported birch. My first thought was 'HELL YES!" now i can make some kick ass nintendo cabinets!! Then they tell me i have to purchase an entire skid (48 sheets) and i DON'T get my 10% price break for taking a full skid, since it's a special order.
So what do i do? 48 sheets is enough to do 24 nintendo cabinets. I've only done maybe 2 nintendo cabinets since i started! I want a few for myself eventually, but damn.. that's alot of money and big chunk of space for that to sit for a few years till i use it all up. what to do?
These are 9/16" thick. if you buy and ply based material, it's undersized, so if you buy 5/8 ply, in reality its .5781 thick, VS 9/16" which is .5625 it's very negligible. Here's the problem : the only 5/8" i can buy locally is construction grade (no freakin way.. rougher than 36 grit sand paper and full of knots) 5/8" luan, (what i did use - takes tons and tons of high build primer to make it paintable) and 2 other 5/8" sheets, that are UV coated, or Clear coated, neither of which is compatible with paint.
I had told my supplier about this dilema, and told them if only i could get 5/8" in the imported birch i use all the time for 3/4" cabinets, i'd be happy. Well, they called me the other day and tell me they CAN get 5/8" imported birch. My first thought was 'HELL YES!" now i can make some kick ass nintendo cabinets!! Then they tell me i have to purchase an entire skid (48 sheets) and i DON'T get my 10% price break for taking a full skid, since it's a special order.
So what do i do? 48 sheets is enough to do 24 nintendo cabinets. I've only done maybe 2 nintendo cabinets since i started! I want a few for myself eventually, but damn.. that's alot of money and big chunk of space for that to sit for a few years till i use it all up. what to do?


