I had my friend hold the board down while I drilled, I drilled through the finished/glossy side first. You can run tape across the cutting edge to avoid this (harder to do where you will drill) Have a friend hold up the backerboard where you will be installing it and mark with a pencil, where you will drill holes to run the LED wire through.ĭrilling and cutting backerboard (masonite) is difficult as the finish will almost certainly chip away. The backerboard, amazingly, was the exact length of my final measurements for this console shelf. I can't remember the purchase measurements of the backerboard but if you cut it in 3 equal lengths, you will get that inch gap you see in the pictures to run wires and provide more than adequate ventilation for your consoles. The pine lattice I used for trimming off the front of my unit with mitred cuts (will require a mitre saw to cut 45 degree angles for the corners) Feel free to buy a few feet of painted 3/4" trim from home depotĢ cuts at 38.5" by 14" deep (Top piece and Bottom piece)Ĥ cuts at 28.5" by 14" deep (4 vertical pieces you see in the picture)Ħ cuts at 12" by 14" deep (these will be the shelves) I didn't include my valence cuts as I found them around the house. 1 brain with patience and a few days to make cuts, piece together, paint and finishġ3. 1 tube of woodfiller - Again, construction grade with 3x the bonding and quick dry time will always helpġ2. 1 paint brush with some nice edging brushes to get into tight corners (foam brushes are also good)ġ1. 1 can of Kilz primer, 1 can of high gloss white paint and 1 can of high gloss black paintġ0. 1 paint roller with rolling brushes (buy a few as you will be priming then painting, more if you use multiple colours on your project)ĩ. 1 box of finishing nails - just like you wood get from Ikea to nail the backerboard onĨ. 1 box of black drywall screws - Great for MDF and only if you choose not to use biscuit joints, biscuits are understandably cumbersome and time consuming to install but will ensure a nice clean job without having to countersink the drywall screws and use wood fillerħ. 1 pack of sandpaper - I bought 200 grit but an additional 80 grit for your sander might help if you cut your wood a 16th too longĦ. 1 bottle of carpenters glue - Construction grade is always a good option!ĥ. 3 - 8' lengths of Lattice style pine trim (11/16th's)Ĥ. 1 sheet of masonite/backerboard - I chose a white glossy finish so the LED lights really shineģ. 1 complete sheet of 5/8" MDF - You can go 3/4" for rigidity and ease of measurements but this will make the unit heavy, will definitely require 2 people to move it aroundĢ. I took a trip to Home Depot and purchased the following:ġ. I wanted my shelves 9" high by 12" wide (to make sure my Gamecube had tray opening clearance). To begin, you must draw up a plan with measurements based on the room you have and the size of your consoles, my largest console measures 11 3/4", so you might want to go 16 inches wide on every shelf (although a 12" wide shelf makes measurements a lot easier) My goal was to create a console gaming shelf that displays my favourite and most used consoles, with LED lights! Achieving the ultimate display/collection is an ongoing battle. For all of us gamers we understand that organization and display can be a bit of a handful at times.
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