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First Arcade Cab Project - UltraLux RGB Button Tip!
Roo:
I dunno if you are still debating the x-men theme or if you have come to your senses now that you are fume-free ;D
For what it's worth, I say go with the x-men theme. I think it's a great art choice.
Silas (son of Silas):
That laminate looks great. This is coming along nicely.
That fan is HUGE. I've got a 200mm exhaust fan and a 200mm heatsink fan, but now I am really tempted by that 250.
dawolv:
After the fumes cleared and the Blue sample came in from Wilsonart ...it just didnt seem to be the right Blue I was looking for BUT Im thinking about doing an X-Men theme Barcade ;D
Yeah I love that fan! It is very quiet and the Blue LED isnt totally annoying but I did test it out in the garage in broad daylight, but so far Im pretty happy with it.
Im hoping to just get a nice glow from behind the unit when the fan is flipped on.
I cut a 9 5/8" hole for the Fan but I had to route it a little larger then sand it again so it would fit properly.
I finished the back door and t-molded the rest of the outside today. I had a gap on one side that was a nuisance but ended up using Tight Bond and some clamps and that worked.
BUT on the other side two real Pain in the :censored: gaps! I used electrical tape on the spine of the T-mold to fit it in one gap then used Tight Bond again for the other larger gap.
The larger gap went smaller then I filled it in with Super Glue and clamped it all down again!! I posted earlier on how to rid these gaps and some one suggested Hot Glue and to use paper as shims.
I was ready to head over to Hobby Lobby for a glue gun after THREE times of using super glue it now seems to be holding its own.
I would never imagine that the T-Mold would be such a pain... :D
I put my wheel base on as well and took it for a spin.
Heres the results so far:
I have the Doors taped closed (front and back) in case they opened at a most un-opportune time:
Dirty Dirty Dirty...to the right is where the Shelving is - the left is where I may add a Slide Out drawer with either a PC or a Plexi encased box with the hardware.
Here is the back door open...You can see the hole where the 250MM fan is going..I am also undecided if I should use French Cleats for the upper back or just screw it in..
Well hopefully next week-end I will get the shelves done, then start on the upper back, top, and Speakers (still dont know what kind of speakers Im using).
dawolv:
Another update...although its been near 100 degress for like EVER..I managed to take this nice 90+ degree day and finish my keyboard drawer when I got home from work tonight.
Thats it for tonight :badmood:
Sideview:
Front:
Sliding it out:
I made the front fold down for easier access to the keyboard and mouse:
dawolv:
I got my back Vent installed:
And did some test fitting:
I think for the speakers I am going to use the Logitech S220's so hopefully I will start that project next week-end *pending temps*
Ive been tossing around ideas on the CP...still lost on the Marquee and CP artwork....