Posted by Jay McDannell on February 20, 2002 at 18:22:48:
In Reply to: Re: T-Molding Question posted by Jonathan the Red on February 16, 2002 at 15:48:12:
btw- I got my 7/8" at www.arcadeshop.com, looked and worked great.
: : I am going to add t-molding and lexan to my control panel and had a question on thickness...
: : I see from t-molding.com quite a bit of 13/16 thickness t-molding. My panel is 3/4" thick, adding a 1/8" lexan top will bring it to 7/8" (14/16). Is the 13/16 meant for that (to leave a little "buffer") or should I re-do my top with 5/8 wood, 1/8 lexan and get 3/4 t-molding?
: : Also I really like the look of that gauntlet replacement molding that has the overlapped edges, but its 13/16. I wonder if that means the total height or the part inside the edges? Bah.
: What a coincidence :) I just wrestled with exactly the same problem.
: I found the 13/16" to be just a wee bit too narrow for my 3/4" panel with Lexan. (The Lexan in theory is 1/16" but really is wider, probably about 3/32".) So I painted (*) the bottom part of the panel's edge black, applied the T-molding, and it looks okay. I think the 13/16" is intended for use with *laminated* wood, laminate being substantially thinner than Lexan.
: 5/8" MDF plus Lexan would probably work just fine with 3/4" T-molding. Also, 7/8" T-molding is available and would be suitable for 3/4" MDF plus Lexan.
: Good luck. I'll probably be updating my page with pix of my newly-T-molded panel soon.
: (*) Well, not really. Actually, I ran a Sharpie marker around the edge. Looks pretty good for a quick-and-dirty solution.