[ ] Lay one of the side panels on the floor. Tip the base assembly on its side and place it at the bottom of side panel on the floor. The ends of the studs should be in contact with the side making the cabinet 15” wide. Center the base front-to-back on the cabinet side. When centered, it should give you about a 9/16” space on each side of the base. This leaves room for the front and back panels to be mounted about 1/16” from flush with the edge of the side.
Place the third 14” stud you cut vertically at the top end of the frame along the angled back as per the plans. This will be the top brace.
NOTE: Although some of the illustrations show the top brace at the very top of the cabinet, I have modified the plans to locate the stud on the back angled edge. This provides a lot more room for marquee lighting and speaker mounting.
The top stud should be 9/16” from the edge to allow for PANEL G to be mounted.
Place the other side panel on top. Get it lined up the same way you did with the panel on the floor. Get the base assembly centered (about 9/16” on each side) and the bottoms of the studs flush with the bottom of the side panel.
Building Tip
You should be sure to drill a 1/8” pilot hole before driving the drywall screw. The screw will split the wood if you don’t. If that happens, you won’t be able to get the head of the screw to sink below the surface.
Mark the side panel to indicate where the studs are. Run one screw into a bottom stud and one screw into the top stud. Use your framing square to check that the cabinet is square and not twisted. (see picture)
Once you have determined everything is square, drill pilot holes and then run two 3” drywall/wood screws into the ends of the rest of the studs. Keep the screws at least 1/2” from any edge to keep it from breaking through.
You should make sure that the head of the screw goes slightly below the surface of the side panel. Use a countersink drill bit if necessary. If the screw head sticks up it will translate into the laminate finish material and you will see a bump.
[ ] Now flip the assembly over and repeat to screw down the other side panel. Make sure the frame is square and is not twisted as discussed before.
(see note on top stud location change)
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