Carpeting Tutorial

[leon 10+ year member]

how hard would it be if i used contact cement instead?

 

[Kusan_31 10+ year member]

how hard would it be if i used contact cement instead?

hard? nope, its very easy. its what i use all the time and this is the only way i carpet my boxes.

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Trying to figure this out plus it needs to stay at the top.

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

Well, what do you need help figuring out?

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

too lazy to read the thread again... bjfish, can you list the tools we will need to do this?

i wanna look in my cabinet if i have all the tools.

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

Basically, just your standard tools that you would use to make a box, plus some additional router bits.

Rabbeting bit, straight cutting bit, and some razor blades.

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

what size for the rabbeting and straight cut bit?

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Well, what do you need help figuring out?

Basically like the assembly. how does it all fit togheter to get those little groves. I mustg have read this thread 800 times.

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

what size for the rabbeting and straight cut bit?

I use a 3/8" straight bit, and a rabbit bit that cuts the rabbit 3/8" into the panel (half of 3/4"). Make sense?

Basically like the assembly. how does it all fit togheter to get those little groves. I mustg have read this thread 800 times.

You route the groove into the front, back, bottom and top and rabbit the edges of the sides. Then the side's rabbited edge will fit into the grooves.

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

I finally got iT!!!!! WOOT WOOT

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

I finally got iT!!!!! WOOT WOOT

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[pitbull12888]

Is there any other way you can make the carpet seemless without having a router to where you can tuck the carpet in?

 

[LeofromtheH 10+ year member]

you can do this

http://www.splbassx.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2657&hl=carpet

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Is there any other way you can make the carpet seemless without having a router to where you can tuck the carpet in?

I do it like BJ does, except I use my table saw to router 1/4" off each edge of the side panels (put the fence as close to the blade as possible, and about 3/16" deep), and that way you don't have to use your router at all.

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

I do it like BJ does, except I use my table saw to router 1/4" off each edge of the side panels (put the fence as close to the blade as possible, and about 3/16" deep), and that way you don't have to use your router at all.

Yea, Ive seen people do it this way as well. Works great if you dont have a router.