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Game Grid -- *ALMOST FINISHED* Rotating panel and rotating monitor.
FlatEarth:
Deleted (reconsidered post, it would hijack your thread) Sorry, but I cannot make the post completely go away. :dizzy:
phildo77:
Got my aluminum tread plate and aluminum 1" strips.
Need to grind off the burs from cutting the aluminum sheets with a table saw. Still need to route the side and front panels so the plates are flush with the surface. Need to take the plates and bent bars in for powder coat.
I'm concerned about the aluminum strips being bendable. I need them at a 60 degree bend and they are only 1" wide and 1/8" thick. Making some calls around to some local machine shops to see if they are able to bend them.
DaOld Man:
Sweet! Something about aluminum! (working in an aluminum rolling mill for 23 years, maybe some of it has absorbed into me.)
phildo77:
Update time. We've got a lot done but there's still a ways to go. I got my Ultimarc aimtraks in (two of em) and two act labs guns (shell only). Here's the gun shells:
Was pretty easy to install the aim-trak module. Just clean out a bit of thin plastic separator from the barrel to the main body of the gun. Use the switches provided with the act labs gun and cut the leads in the PCB. A little glue from a glue gun and you're in business. You can see the aim-trak provided hardware here (minus the led strip):
I did a quick video of the gun after we were done explaining a little bit:
We've spent a lot of time just getting the deck and CPs done and waiting on parts. All main panels are built (with a slight exception on the third one which will have Yoke/Wheel). Need to complete wing panels for players 3 and 4.
Still in the mail: Aluminum separators for the CP. EI2 Buttons with RGB drive. Led strip tape for CP backlighting
Still needs to be ordered: Lexan/Plexi for CP and Deck. Powder coating for all aluminum parts. Misc. small piece crap. 8" monitor. A couple of powered USB hubs.
Here's what she looks like so far:
Showing the deck with black light installed.
Front and angled look at current progress.
phildo77:
UPDATE: No pictures this time but will have some on the next post. The last couple of weeks has been woodworking, and painting a la this. I didn't like the how the foam roller did though so I switched to a smooth 1/4" roller. This is by far the WORST part of putting a cab together.
paint
wait
paint
wait
sand
paint
wait
paint
wait
sand
etc.
etc.
spray lacquer
spray lacquer
spray lacquer
spray lacquer
spray lacquer
spray lacquer
spray lacquer
etc...
Will post pics soon. I think I'm high on lacquer.
In the meantime I got the aluminum powder coated and all the artwork has arrived. My whole garage floor is covered in paint tarp and arcade pieces.