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   saschafer | Nov 04, 2007 07:48pm | #1

   There won't be enough movement to worry about. The veneered MDF will move very little (a fraction of 1% change), and the same goes for the cherry strips in the lengthwise direction. There will be crosswise movement in the cherry strips, of course, but the size of the strips in that direction is small enough that it won't be an issue.

   -Steve

    

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   Dave45 | Nov 05, 2007 04:23pm | #2

   One downside to your plan is that you'll have a gap at each end of your shelves.  The gap will be the width of the stock you use for the strips.  You either live with the gaps, or notch the ends of the shelves to surround the strips.

   Could you drill the shelf pin holes in the panel frames?  When I'm making paneled sides for a cabinet, I make the stiles wide enough to allow room for the shelf pins.

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   wiskytango | Nov 05, 2007 05:45pm | #3

   Dave Yeah i will have a slight gap in at the end of the shelf. This is going to be a closed media cabinet with stereo equipment in it so I think it will not be very noticeable and also it will allow some extra air movement (thats a design feature, or at least what i will tell the client).
   I could notch the shelf but i don't think its worth it to close up a 1/4 inch gap. I thought about drilling the holes directly in the MDF panel but figured it would be a pain to get them all even. And there is not enough room on the styles to drill the wholes. The Frame is basically 1 inch with the 1/2 inch panel set back about a 1/4 inch.

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   BG | Nov 05, 2007 08:15pm | #4

   Wiskytango,
   Maybe a compromise....run a dado up the mdf sides and glue in the standard with the holes already drilled. Mayby you'd go 1/2" then for strength?

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   colebearanimals | Nov 05, 2007 09:06pm | #5

    

    Or, notch the shelf out to fit around the strips if you need it tighter.

                                                     Paul

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   user-115671 | Nov 08, 2007 04:05am | #6

   I allways make any case work from 3/4 material.

   This solves any  hardware problem from shelf pins to grass hinges

   Start over.

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   forestgirl | Nov 08, 2007 08:14am | #7

   There's another choice that may work with 1/2" thick sides.  It's a wire standard that reaches across the side of the case, and the bend eds of the wire inset in very shallow holes.  On the shelf end, you saw a kerf that stops before the front edge so it's invisible, and the shelf slides onto the wire, flush with the sides.  We have some knock-down bookcasees we've had for years, they've been moved several times, and used alot, these shelves have held up very well.  They are a somewhat odd design, but I'll see if I can find the hardware so you can see what it looks like.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   
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   forestgirl | Nov 08, 2007 08:19am | #8

   OK, I found them, that was quick!  Here's what the look like:

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   These are called "Magic wire shelf support"  The instructions at one site say 1/2" deep hole, but my wires only go in .3".  That might be a little close, eh? 

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   

   
   

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   Edited 11/8/2007 12:26 am by forestgirl