I started working on the cabinet, I figured the only way to do it was to start at the bottom (literally) and work my way up.
To that end I dismantled the cabinet, first by removing the base from the upper part, later I will rebuild the sides and then move on to the top. Taking it apart was fairly simple since all the glue joints are pretty well shot.
First task was to rebuild the feet, they were solid but had some cracks from having been wet. The front feet are made in two pieces and one of them had come apart so I had to re-glue it.
I took the base completely apart, removed all the dowel pins, sanded everything clean, filled in any damaged spots, filled in the cracks and chips on the feet and sanded them smooth.
I also took the lower shelf apart because the plywood is coming apart at the edges.
I glued it together and it has a 200 lb tool box sitting on it right now to press it flat while it sets up, if i can't make it look satisfactory (or get rid of the Mouse smell) then I'll have a new piece of Plywood cut for it and glue the original edge parts on it.
I plan on toning the base with a dark toner to hide the crack repairs in the feet.
The sides of the cabinet will likely need replaced, or at least stripped bare, glued and re-veneered. Luckily the pop up lid where the screen is is in good shape, just a strip and stain should fix it right up. I'll also be replacing every wood screw in the cabinet with new ones, they are all pretty rusty.
The Capacitors should be here tomorrow so I can start on the chassis soon.
