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mark shaker:

--- Quote from: Rabidfool on May 04, 2010, 08:09:59 am ---I did, and its 770 for the 4 player panal and an additional 1,019 for illumination.

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Yikes!

I don't think people should put too much time or $ into their first cab. Compromise: Find an old cab, slap some formica on the sides, replace the t-molding, mount the monitor and build the Control Panel.

If your still playing it after a year, then go for either building or buying the "perfect" cab.

   - Mark
markronz:

--- Quote from: mark shaker on May 04, 2010, 08:46:05 am ---I don't think people should put too much time or $ into their first cab. Compromise: Find an old cab, slap some formica on the sides, replace the t-molding, mount the monitor and build the Control Panel.

If your still playing it after a year, then go for either building or buying the "perfect" cab.

   - Mark

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+1 

I don't know if I agree on the formica, but I do think you should consider finding an old cabinet and converting it.   This usually takes less skills that building one from scratch.


And as far as the lighting, it's cool, and I have it on my cabinet, but it is definitely pricey.   Like others have said, might want to build a more vanilla type cab and upgrade later.   But I do disagree with someone on the fact that it adds "no functionality" to the cabinet.   I have illuminated buttons and through the miracle that is LED Blinky, when I start a game, it only lights up the appropriate number of buttons.  This is useful...  But yes, it is mostly just cool looking.   ;D
syph007:
I think most of use agree that the building of the cabinet is alot of it not most of the fun of having one.. so it seems strange to think about buying one premade.  But anyway, assuming thats not an issue with you, then you have to pay in one way or another pay with your time, or with your money.. you choose.  If you ahve more money than time, then that's one thing, but most of us have more time than money :D
Hawkweber:

--- Quote ---If you ahve more money than time, then that's one thing, but most of us have more time than money
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Then there are those of us who have neither the time nor money but still manage to get things done, albeit slowly!
severdhed:
i have to agree with these guys...the building is the most rewarding part of this hobby.   I find that my cabinets very rarely ever get played by me.  Visitors love to play them, and i play them now and then, but i have way more fun working on them than i do playing them.  I have very little woodworking skills, and very few tools when i started on my frist cabinet project, but i got some cheap tools as i needed them, and learned alot along the way.  there is just something so rewarding about taking raw materials and turning them into something awesome. 

you can get cheap tools at harbor freight, they are not designed for heavy everyday use, but i'm not a carpenter, their tools are more than sufficient for what i needed. if you have a drill, jigsaw and a router, you can build some pretty cool stuff.  i'd suggest looking around locally for an empty cabinet for cheap, and then build your own panel for it.
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