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Thread: Movement after assembly

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    Movement after assembly

    I assembled some of the carcass boxes for my kitchen wall cabinets and let them sit for a while before attaching the backs and face frames. On two of them, they seemed to have moved slightly (about a 1/16th on a 37" diagonal). With light pressure from a clamp, it moves back to square. Do I need to worry about this spring back after attaching the face frame? The frame is only 1 3/4" maple. Or will attaching of the cabinets to the walls and other cabinets make up for this?

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    Carcasses shouldn't move back after the back is attached.
    The backs are the last thing I attach.
    Even if they are off that 1/16th after completely assembled, I wouldn't worry about it.


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    thanks Steve, just wanted to ask before I attached them

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