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Wife- / Living-Room-Friendly Cocktail Cab
mjthompson:
Awesome, thanks! I just sent Scott a note, we'll see what kind of turn-around I get...
piecesof8:
--- Quote from: mjthompson on July 29, 2010, 09:57:05 pm ---Awesome, thanks! I just sent Scott a note, we'll see what kind of turn-around I get...
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Get started now, and you might have it in time for New Year's. :laugh:
Just kidding... I don't mean to keep knocking Scott - seems like a great guy and they make a great product, but they definitely have some ongoing issues they need to iron out. At the rate I'm going, you might get yours finished before I do.
mjthompson:
Well, I placed an order today. Scott seems like a very nice guy. We'll see how long it takes to get the kit.
piecesof8:
--- Quote from: mjthompson on August 10, 2010, 09:11:13 pm ---Well, I placed an order today. Scott seems like a very nice guy. We'll see how long it takes to get the kit.
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Things went very quickly for me once I got the order in - it was getting to that point that was the problem. So it sounds like you should be in good shape.
I got my U360's from divemaster, but one of them suffered some shipping damage, so I'm waiting on some replacement parts at this point. Once I get those I should be ready to start wiring this thing up!
piecesof8:
Okay, I'm scratching my head a bit here, so I've come to beg for ideas.
I added some heavy duty magnetic catches to hold the top panel in the closed position:
Now I'd like to do something similar for the third control panel... A non-permanent solution to hold it in the closed position, just enough to keep it from opening during play or when a cat jumps on it. :angry: The problem is that space on that panel is very limited, and my controls take up almost the entire panel. I've basically got this one small area where I could squeeze something in:
But problem 2 is that that spot lands in the area where the front panel is cut out to allow cables to feed through:
So I'd probably have to add some wood back in there in order to use any type of latch or catch. I considered using velcro, but when the panel is folded up the back edge of it rests flush against the front of the cab, and adding velcro there would cause a gap. Not sure if it would be enough of one to worry about, though.
So... Ideas, suggestions? Please? ;D