OK, after the painfully long winter it finally looks as though warmer weather is headed my way. I'm going to have a long weekend coming up in April where I will hopefully be able to make some progress. I've been a bit discouraged lately since the colossal failure of a CP box mocks me every time I'm in my workshop.
Next up:
Next up:
- Re-cut all 5 pieces for the CP box and do a dry fit
- Stain all of the pieces for the CP box FIRST
- Glue it up
- Seal/finish with poly
- Cut out panels for front door and kickplate
- Make keyboard drawer
I also want to stain the actual cabinet (I better not screw it up) but I'm not sure how to go about it. I'm thinking about laying the cabinet flat and doing one side at a time. I would have the most control over the staining process if I did that and I wouldn't have to worry about runs. I should be able to apply a nice even stain. The only problem is that eventually I'll have to stain the interior and the cabinet will have to be upright for that. This way will also take a few days per side instead of doing it all in one day. Oh well - no need to rush...
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I've been wanting to make a mame cabinet for quite a while, but was never happy with the big bulky plans out there, it's good to see a slim one being made.
Since I'm not much of a woodworker, could you give tips as to the amount internal structure you have to support it? What I'd like to do is have a simple pc in there and an LCD for the display, and a button config similar to yours (mainly street fighter, KI, and MK games).
Is it safe to just have a single plywood plank to hold up the LCD, or does it need something beefier? Would you be able to put you final plans together to share any time soon?
Thanks!
Hi. I'll be supporting the monitor with a single piece of MDF and using the 4 mounting screws on the back to hold it in place. I'm going to be rotating this monitor so that piece of MDF will be attached to a pin or bearing of some sort to allow it to spin. I'll go into more detail once I get that far. Everything is quite solid though. I can post some hand drawn plans with dimensions and stuff when I find some time.
Thanks!
The weather is starting to not be rainy here all the time, so I wanted to kick start this project again. I had trouble reading your measurements, but I whipped up a png of the drawings in inkscape (poorly).
Could you please take a look and see if any are off? I had trouble with the height of the marqee, and the total height of the cab (the 70" measurement).
http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/7696/woodyfb4.th.png
OK, I see a few things that are off...
1. The 16-1/4" measurement at the top is along the edge not from the back edge to the top right point.
2. The marquee height is 7-5/8"
3. The height of the back is 70-1/4"
Other than that it looks good to me. Good luck!
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