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On the hinge and lid: I might suggest a simple hinge, and then use lid stays (this style attaches to a flat lid there are other styles that attach to a lid shaped more like a box) to hold the lid at the angle you want for the music stand. I might suggest you start with no reinforcement on the lid and add it later if you have a problem. There won't be a lot of pressure on the lid, so you'll probably be OK, but sheet goods can sag under their own weight. The metal angle is tougher than the board, and it doesn't have to be as thick as that crossbrace I was suggesting. There are kinds w/ lots of holes and kinds with none the aluminum stuff is easy to drill holes through so you can attach it.
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Then install that supported keyboard tray as a single piece.Īnother way you can keep a horizontal board from sagging is to get metal angle rod and attach it to the underside. Snug it up against the keyboard tray (glue it all the way along in addition to screwing*** or nailing it together), and make sure it's exactly the same width as that keyboard tray so that the pressure against the legs will also keep it from sagging. Since you'd attach this board with the wide side facing forward, it won't sag (lumber resists sagging when you stand it on its edge) and will support your flat horizontal board. You can just cut it from the same plywood. I would put a 2"-or 3"-wide cross brace flush under the keyboard about 2 or 3 inches in from the back. Also, metal that is flat will sat metal that has been bent will resist (because it can't bend in two directions at once). Lumber lying flat sags on its edge, it resists. You don't need a thicker board-here is how you can support it. I see you have planned a cross brace between the legs toward the bottom, so that's good.īut you are right that you need to support the flat horizontal surfaces so they don't sag. If I were to cut this w/ my circular saw, I'd cut all the SAME LENGTHS in a single cut, because that's the less forgiving dimension if the boards end up in a different width, it's not as big a deal I can make them flush in the front and they can be off a little in the back. I also draw out a cutting diagram** for the 4'x8' sheet, so that all the same-dimension pieces can be cut in a single cut. And I haven't been in a situation in which $25 was really going to make a big difference for me.) I would make this out of plywood* and use iron-on edgebanding.(Though I will be honest, I have never priced it in comparison to pine or poplar boards. Some places will sell you a half-sheet, or maybe HD will have project boards, but they aren't necessarily that economical. And once I'm cutting a big sheet up into the boards, I just do them all from the same thing.
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I tend to go for sheet goods when I think I will have lots of different widths, or if I want an exact width (since boards come in pre-set sizes). My lumberyard here in Queens, NYC, has guys who seem always eager to make all the rest of my cuts, and though the price is technically $1 a cut, they never charge me more than about $5. I have a compact circular saw, but I would actually have this cut at the lumberyard, because I would be buying sheet goods, and I don't have the capacity to get them home without having them cut down in some way. I also have only basic tools and limited woodworking experience. The research I looked up for the hinges seems to point to a "blind corner hinge" or a Soss concealed satin brass hinge? Would those leave a completely flat tabletop while closed, while allowing it to open and lean towards the wall, so I can rest music on it? I measured up my keyboard and made some very, very rudimentary plans (see imgur album!) I searched a lot to see if there were similar builds out there, and found only one that seems to match what I'm looking for. re: joining, so I was trying to make this a simple? build.
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I know how to use the basic tools but I have no experience with techniques esp. Basically I want it to look nice and have some sort of function. I would like to create a new stand that has a table portion above the keyboard, so that when not in use it can be used as a small table (not a desk!) since it'll be sitting in the living room. My cats jump all over it, their fur covers the keyboard, and it's ugly. Right now, I have a small, lightweight Yamaha keyboard that is sitting on an unstable x-frame stand that it came with. I am a complete beginner at designing anything and an almost complete beginner at woodworking.