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Significant Others beware ! Here comes the Time (wasting) Machine...
garwil:
Have a great time in Peru! My fiance spent about a month out there working in an orphanage and she loved it. Man, I'm so jealous, I spent February in Nepal and now I'm back in England writing my dissertation for my nursing degree and all I really want be doing is travelling! :cheers:
thijey:
@Garwil : I know what you mean. When you start, it's like your dormant nomad genes emerge again. If you start travelling, you trigger something that pushes you... I've heard Nepal was a particularly poor country. How was it over there ?
@emphatic : It's certainly not the best I could've had, but this is what I had at hand (and "freely" available in my basement), so I went with it. It does the job perfectly for all those vintage and highly pixelated games. Mario and Mister Pac would not see the difference anyway ;) Still, I know 19" is pretty small by todays arcade standards.
Back on topic. My brother-in-law and I worked a few hours on the shell this week-end and it's taking form rapidly.
I had to split the sides in 2 parts because the hardware stores near my home didn't have two-sided-finish 4x8' 1/2" plywood. So I went with 2 5x5' sheets that provided me with everything I needed. Ultimately, I really like the 2 section sides. More to come later this week. I must admit having a full time job, planning a 6-month trip, keeping social life at an acceptable minimum ad building a cab altogether is quite a challenge... :dizzy:
wilno45:
Great side cabinet shape there thijey, but if I could echo other comments... the monitor looks too far back.
It cries out to me that you should get one of those vogel monitor mounts (or similar) to not only bring it
forward a bit but also give you the option to rotate/tilt it etc. Hell, turn it 90 degrees, sit back on the couch
and watch a movie! Bet a 24" could fit. :cheers:
Cheers
Ps. This forum will not save you money btw.
JZSlenker:
Very cool shape! I like the profile view especially. Building a cab is such a fun experience . Enjoy it and take lots of pictures. ( I always forget to do that).
thatitalian:
Hahahaha, no way! I was actually designing a slim cab based on the UAII (i.e. having a separate top and bottom).
Glad to see it looks awesome! Well done!
I take it you are using a LCD? What one are you using?