"Cabinet works great, once you fix a few things:
I put the legs of the cabinet together and attached the cabinet to them. No problems. The cabinet felt sturdy and I was ready to move on to the next step, installing the Plexiglas. I attached the hinge to the top window and then proceeded to put the window on the cabinet. That's where I ran in to the first problem: None of the holes lined up, I looked a little closer and realized that the entire top part of the cabinet was bowed down in the middle by about an inch. I probably could have called Northern and they may have sent me a new cabinet, but I didn't feel like waiting for another 2-3 weeks for a freight pickup and drop off. I ended up taking some heavy duty angle iron and a flat bar back plate, cutting them to the length of the cabinet, then drilling and pulling the plastic cabinet back into place. The top door hinge now fit into the pre-drilled holes, but the door wouldn't close all the way. The nuts holding the glass to the hinge were catching on the cabinet. After slotting the pre-drilled holes on the cabinet I was able to get the door to close without hanging up on it's hinge.
Now onto the side door. The angle iron and flat bar fixed the alignment of the top door, but the side door was still an issue. The pre-cut door opening was pretty wavy and surely would let glass bead out if not remedied. About 15 minutes with a heat gun and a pair of gloves gave the side door a flat surface to close against and all was well. Or so I thought.
After the doors were mounted the next step is to install the foam padding on the doors and install the clamps that hold the doors down when blasting. The top door clamp installation went fine, no problems... On the side door, however, I had to re-drill all the factory holes to make the clamps fit. They must have used a misaligned jig at the factory.
Other than the few problems I've had setting the cabinet up, I'm happy with it's performance. Some suggestions I've used from previoud posters I'm glad I did were: Ordering the second light kit (This does make a worthwhile difference). And also, using the compact fluorescent instead of incandescent bulbs if you're interested in getting the most light with the least amount of heat output."
What is your level of technical expertise? Home Handyman
