I plan to build a wall cabinet to serve as a batteries charging station where I could centralize six battery chargers now in use all over the house. I plan to integrate a passive venting system in the cabinet to vent the hot air that all these chargers will generate. Still, I suspect and fear, that the cabinet will remain continuously hot. So,what type of wood (preferably fancy) and glue could be used — or should be avoided — for such a project?
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A welded aluminum cabinet. Oh, not woody enough well then . . .
Glue : JB Weld = service temp 500 º F
http://jbweld.net/faq.php
Actually T-88 epoxy would probably be good enough = service temp 160 º F
http://www.systemthree.com/reslibrary/tds/T-88_TDS.pdf
Wood : Plywood (baltic ?) you can get it with veneers of nice wood.
An enclosed cabinet will present more of a fire risk than an open one, as the former might allow a fire to progress more before discovery. You might check with an electrician to see if an arc fault breaker on that circuit would be recommended to reduce fire risk. At minimum you might mock up with cardboard and passive ventilation to see how much heat might occur.
So ummmm JMParis
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