Best way to brace a box?

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[SlamminBeats]

i planned on using the tic-tac-toe board window brace using .75 in MDF. Is 1in big enough or do i need to move up to 2in? It will be a monolithic piece as well.

What do you mean by 1in or 2in?

I used this bracing on my enclosure I just built, and I'd recommend it. My enclosure is wide, so there was a lot that was unbraced, and just tapping on the front panel was a very hollow sound. Made that brace and slid it in snug, tapped in the center of each respective side of the brace and no more hollow sound.

if you were to assemble it in pieces would you use 1in or 2in wide wood?

Im going to go for 2in.

[reedal]

i planned on using the tic-tac-toe board window brace using .75 in MDF. Is 1in big enough or do i need to move up to 2in? It will be a monolithic piece as well.

What do you mean by 1in or 2in?

I used this bracing on my enclosure I just built, and I'd recommend it. My enclosure is wide, so there was a lot that was unbraced, and just tapping on the front panel was a very hollow sound. Made that brace and slid it in snug, tapped in the center of each respective side of the brace and no more hollow sound.

if you were to assemble it in pieces would you use 1in or 2in wide wood?

Im going to go for 2in.

That's what I thought but wanted to be sure. I made mine ~1inch out of 3/4" birch ply

[SlamminBeats]

i planned on using the tic-tac-toe board window brace using .75 in MDF. Is 1in big enough or do i need to move up to 2in? It will be a monolithic piece as well.

What do you mean by 1in or 2in?

I used this bracing on my enclosure I just built, and I'd recommend it. My enclosure is wide, so there was a lot that was unbraced, and just tapping on the front panel was a very hollow sound. Made that brace and slid it in snug, tapped in the center of each respective side of the brace and no more hollow sound.

if you were to assemble it in pieces would you use 1in or 2in wide wood?

Im going to go for 2in.

That's what I thought but wanted to be sure. I made mine ~1inch out of 3/4" birch ply

i assume monolithic pieces are better than assembling them with strips of pine

How do you guys cut perfect squares that small in a piece of .75 mdf?

Router? Or jigsaw?

[hdorre]

Heres what I did

[reedal]

i planned on using the tic-tac-toe board window brace using .75 in MDF. Is 1in big enough or do i need to move up to 2in? It will be a monolithic piece as well.

What do you mean by 1in or 2in?

I used this bracing on my enclosure I just built, and I'd recommend it. My enclosure is wide, so there was a lot that was unbraced, and just tapping on the front panel was a very hollow sound. Made that brace and slid it in snug, tapped in the center of each respective side of the brace and no more hollow sound.

if you were to assemble it in pieces would you use 1in or 2in wide wood?

Im going to go for 2in.

That's what I thought but wanted to be sure. I made mine ~1inch out of 3/4" birch ply

i assume monolithic pieces are better than assembling them with strips of pine

How do you guys cut perfect squares that small in a piece of .75 mdf?

Router? Or jigsaw?

I used a jigsaw. Drilled a hole in each corner of each square I wanted to cut, then inserted the jigsaw blade and cut away. Then do round overs on the edges if you want.

[SlamminBeats]

i planned on using the tic-tac-toe board window brace using .75 in MDF. Is 1in big enough or do i need to move up to 2in? It will be a monolithic piece as well.

What do you mean by 1in or 2in?

I used this bracing on my enclosure I just built, and I'd recommend it. My enclosure is wide, so there was a lot that was unbraced, and just tapping on the front panel was a very hollow sound. Made that brace and slid it in snug, tapped in the center of each respective side of the brace and no more hollow sound.

if you were to assemble it in pieces would you use 1in or 2in wide wood?

Im going to go for 2in.

That's what I thought but wanted to be sure. I made mine ~1inch out of 3/4" birch ply

i assume monolithic pieces are better than assembling them with strips of pine

How do you guys cut perfect squares that small in a piece of .75 mdf?

Router? Or jigsaw?

I used a jigsaw. Drilled a hole in each corner of each square I wanted to cut, then inserted the jigsaw blade and cut away. Then do round overs on the edges if you want.

exactly what i visioned. Wasnt sure if there was a better way. probably is but a jigsaw works.

[Triticum Agricolam]

i assume monolithic pieces are better than assembling them with strips of pine

How do you guys cut perfect squares that small in a piece of .75 mdf?

Router? Or jigsaw?

Jigsaw is the fastest, they don't have to be perfect, just reasonably close.

[Jman9112]

I've always just used 1" dowel rod. Usually a soft wood.