Acrylic Cabinet

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I am bored of my current cabinet and was thinking of making a acrylic cabinet.
Hence I require some ideas. Please give suggestions with respect to mumbai.
1) Need cost of acrylic sheet, and how much will be required.
2) How do I make holes and circles on the sheets for fans and screws.
3) How and where will I get paint (black) to paint the cabinet.
4) Any suggestions for the side panels and how to attach them.
5) Does any member staying in mumbai have tools needed to cut holes in the sheets :)
6) Will the cabinet be strong enough..
I will be doing this the first time so need suggestions.
Also any member who has already made acrylic cabinets could give me a price estimate of the cost to built it.
 
I have been using an Acrylic Caby(clear type) since last 3 years. It is Amigo Brand. But I used to open it very frequently so may be I can give you some Ideas like how to make the caby stronger and how to make holes etc. But about the price and availability I'm sorry. You can get the Rotary tool kit from KMD for drilling etc. Sheets are available in clear type to translucent blended with different colors. But you need to get(cut out) some 1/2 inch X 3/4 inch acrylic or plastic blocks for the joining the panels by screws. Some holding posts are required for the MoBo. You can apply your own imagination to fix the other components. About painting you can use self adhesive tapes to cover up some areas and use spray paint either from can container or from a local painter. I would suggest you to paint inside only so that the paint from outside will have a glossy finish. Go ahead..
 
primeabgb in lamington had an acrylic case on display for 5-6thousand.

you could use a dremel to cut your side panel and stick/rivet an acrylic sheet on it to get a see through cabinet.works out cheap.

i did it for a friend.
 
Not planning on buying one but making one. The only issue here is making a hole and drilling skrews.

I thought of adding strength by adding aluminium joints to the sheets, and hinges to the side panel.

But for inside frames and motherboard hold etc I may need to rip out some old cabinet right?
 
I had taken an acrylic sheet 2ft by 2ft for 300 Rupees. You can make them cut and using a drill you can make holes. You can use Araldyte to seal it or use Silicon too. Good luck
 
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