Quote Originally Posted by Crispyfried
I tried using one of those plastic cabinets and the plastic does fracture easily, I broke it a good amount with a heavy duty stapler, but screws seem to be OK with the material. Its lightweightness makes it unstable for heavy equipment though. I've found that it's actually less expensive to use thin sheets of Handipanel, that's that really cheap brownish compressed sawdust wood. Get wood trim that can be used for where the corners meet, and hand screw everything together using glue where the panels meet the trim. No predrilling is needed, and the Handipanel comes in 2x4 and 2x2 panels.
i haven't tried using a stapler:stoned: , but small sheet metal screws work good, as for the fracturing problem, when you cut holes it's best to dill a 1/2 inch pilot hole then cut the rest out with tin snips, you have to be patient and cut slowly, also dont cut anything, unless you are 100% sure thats where you want to cut, as for the weight issue both my ballasts and the rest of my electronics weigh only 15 pounds, the top shelf where its located is rated for 40 pounds, witch is ridiculous, it can hold 25-30 pound max, if you are using one of these plastic cabinets, it's best to go with a 150w hps, cause the 150 ballast weighs less than my 70w MH and 70w HPS ballasts combined