Inexpensive start to a 606 style cab?

**Old Guy** · April 5th, 2011, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by westend9

Judging from the weight, I would bet 1/4".

Aw c'mon, 1/4 isn't gonna weigh 40 pounds empty. It'll be more like 90 with a 418 811, and xover. Then a front baffle....

States 3/4 in the spec section. Have a look. It's not real wood, it's plastic laminate. Not much is painted at all.

I am sure it won't be sturdy.Scrap wood for bracing is cheap.

I'm not talking about premium furniture. Just a cheapo DIY.

GM · April 5th, 2011, 07:15 PM

Per this (skip to page 77): http://onlinecatalog.ikea-usa.com/2011/range_brochure_kitchen/US/

I'm reading it as the rear side walls being 25" long and the depth from the door face to the corner joint being 25" also. This would make it around 36" across the extreme side corner joints making it ~ the same as my DIY kitchen corner cab. If I'm right, then the usable i.d. 'baffle' width = ~18", plenty wide enough for up to 16" frames. With the ~39" o.d. height it's a decent size cab.

Getting to the local Ikea store to confirm all this is a real pain though, so have no plans to do it anytime soon.

GM

**Old Guy** · April 5th, 2011, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by GM

Getting to the local Ikea store to confirm all this is a real pain though, so have no plans to do it anytime soon.

90 miles away for me. I would probably have to have delivered.

GM · April 5th, 2011, 10:31 PM

I'm pretty confident I'm right, but at least mine's a local call, so will see if anyone can confirm the ~18" opening width.

GM

**mah** · April 5th, 2011, 10:40 PM

Ikea usually cross-reference in their catalogue to suitable doors in their product line-up. If you can find the doors that fit you will have the approx. opening size.

Marshall.

GM · April 5th, 2011, 11:14 PM

I assumed as much, but couldn't find it for the corner cab...............

GM

GM · April 5th, 2011, 11:26 PM

Found it at the very end listed as 82-83/84, but no page number, it lists a 17" wide door, so my ~18" actual opening is accurate enough.

GM

**Old Guy** · April 6th, 2011, 02:21 AM

Yay!

GM · April 7th, 2011, 10:18 AM

Looking forward to a review/feedback on how well it worked out or if it took too much effort to make it a 'quiet'/leak free cab.

GM

**Cal Weldon** · April 7th, 2011, 03:43 PM

Same thing up here $60

http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/30049364

OG, westend9 was talking only about the backs being 1/4"

The frame part is 3/4" but I bet he's right about the backs being thin. They always are.