Summary

The cabinet is designed to be cut from a 4mm material such as plywood. The doors can be made from 3mm thick clear or coloured acrylic. The cabinet measures H108mmW378mmD80mm - designed to fit on a 400mm square sheet. Most of the joints in this design are interlocking, so little glue is required to hold everything together.

Instructions

To assemble this cabinet you will require:
â€¢ PVA or wood glue
â€¢ Small model making clamps or bulldog (stationery) clamps for clamping small pieces
â€¢ F-clamps or masking tape for holding together final model

All parts are numbered inside the design file.

Assembly instructions:

Slot in + glue top door guides [2+3] into top [1] = [1+2+3]. The raster engraved grooves should be facing up toward the guides
Glue bottom lining [7] to bottom [6] on the grooved side = [6+7]. Side and back tab edges should be perfectly aligned.
Glue together the back [6+7] and top [1+2+3]. The back piece [6+7] should be facing in the same direction as the door guides [2+3]
Slot + glue back top support [5] into back [4].
Glue bottom lining front strip [8] to [6+7] on the grooved side. Align with front edge with side edges protruding evenly
Glue together back [9] to bottom assembly [6+7+8]. The back piece [9] should be facing in the same direction as the raster engraved grooves and the lining and guide pieces [7+8]
You now have the bottom and top parts assembled. Next is attaching these to the sides
Slot in and glue top [1+2+3+4+5] and bottom [6+7+8+9] to one of the sides [10]. Works best when the side piece [10] is lying flat, and the other components are insterted into the slots from above
Place the other side [10] flat on the working surface and insert the assembly into the slots. This is a tight fit, so you may need a rubber mallet or something heavyish on hand to help with the slotting.
Either use the f-clamps to hold everything together while the glue sets, or tightly wrap masking tape around the box
Allow at least 12 hours for the glue to dry. Sand off any messy glue globs, prime and paint the cabinet.
Once the paint is completely dry, insert the sliding doors.

Additional notes:
The only pieces that have different front and back are the top [1] and the bottom [6] pieces.
Try assembling the parts first without gluing to make sure youâ€™re comfortable with the assembly.
The tabs are designed for a tight fit, so perfect alignment is important.

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