RE: Tempest Cabinet wall thickness??

Outwater plastics (http://www.outwater.com) sells many different widths of
t-moldings, including 1". Look 'em up and get them to send you a couple of
samples in varying widths. Note that they have a $25 minimum and some of
their stuff has minimum lengths.

Bret

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> From: owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com
> [mailto:owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com]On Behalf Of John Mehrtens
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 10:44 PM
> To: vectorlist@synthcom.com
> Subject: RE: VECTOR: Tempest Cabinet wall thickness??
>
>
> ]From: Christopher Moore
> ]
> ]I picked up the Tempest cabinet that John Mehrtens
> ]posted on this list last week. The side pieces are
> ]wider than the T-moulding. I thought that since it
> ]was out in the weather that the particle board had
> ]just expanded.
>
> It looked to me like the T-Moulding backed out after sitting in the
> boathouse (where I got it) for Zaphod-knows-how-long. One side had
> completely popped off, and the rest of it was easily movable.
>
> ]However, it is still uniform thickness. I didn't
> ]measure it but I'd say 1". My Irish made Tempest
> ]has a the same wall thickness as the particle board.
> ]I belive 3/4".
>
> I was caught off-guard by that, too. I don't know if the T-moulding was
> replaced in the past or not, since I don't know the history of
> the machine.
> It WAS converted to a Bomb Jack (Noooo!!) and when it was taken
> outside, the
> guys who were cleaning out the boathouse kicked in the back. The
> monitor's
> mainboard was pretty well damaged by the time I got to it. I started the
> restoration by taking out what was left of the innards. Then it
> sat in the
> garage since April.
>
> ]After looking over the cabinet, I'm wondering if
> ]this Tempest used 1" particle board instead of 3/4"
> ]because it doesn't look all that water damaged except
> ]for on the bottom left side for an 1 inch or to.
>
> I'm sure it's 3/4", but I think it DID uniformly expand some. The sides
> have that particle board 'feel' to them, more than any other Tempest I've
> known. Being in the boathouse all these years in an environmentally
> uncontrolled atmosphere could do that, I'd suspect.
>
> (Sidenote: This boathouse is on the Pascoag Reservoir, famous in Rhode
> Island because the reservoir is owned by a friend of my family (Vinnie
> Mesolella Jr.) who is trying to get the state to buy the land
> from him. His
> argument is that if someone drowns on the lake, then he could be
> liable. It
> is a lawsuit-happy world we live in! Last year he opened up a dam at the
> mouth of the reservoir to make a statement, and my father (Emergency
> Management Director) had to call him to get the keys so he could shut the
> bypass. It's an uphill battle, and one we'll hear about in the Providence
> Journal again and again.)
>
> ] Is T-moulding available in the 1" thickness?
>
> Could you try some 'fresh' 3/4" T-Moulding just for the heck of
> it, glue it
> in an inconspicuous place, and tacking an end down with a brad or two? It
> seems to me that the moulding wasn't flexible at all and may have shrunk
> over time. Then again, I don't have a ruler to check the width... It's
> speculation on my part as you've got the cab now! :)
>
> I hope this bit of history has helped you in some way. I'd like
> to check it
> out after it's restored!
>
> Cheers,
>
> John
>
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