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PowerBall: 24"/17"/5" TZ-themed mini-pinball
MikeDeuce:
Post #3: Where Mike takes way too long to build a simple backbox
More of the boring bits of work complete.
Backbox mounting system for the two LCDs... MDF VESA mounts ;D with lots of adjustability built in. Entire backbox is screwed with no glue so the whole thing is easily serviceable:
Shot from the front, with some scrap acrylic sitting in a groove. I'll likely mask and paint the other side of the acrylic for the bezel effect. Speakers aren't yet mounted, so they're just sitting on the bottom of the box:
Jasonmm:
You give us , no skill , no talent people a complex. I want 1. Amazing , amazing effort. Jason
MikeDeuce:
--- Quote from: Jasonmm on June 28, 2010, 07:15:15 am ---You give us , no skill , no talent people a complex. I want 1. Amazing , amazing effort. Jason
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You must be in the wrong thread ;) -- thanks for the kind words!
MikeDeuce:
Post #4: Where Mike is way too happy about a door, a drawer, and a router base
Figured I'd save myself a lot of trouble if I abandoned the idea of having the glass and playfield monitor flip up like a real machine and just went with a slide out drawer for the PC and other internal components.
The door was cut to match a 12" piano hinge, and I added some 1/4" MDF to hold the door in place (and to give the lock something to clamp on to):
Drawer extended:
Purchased this Rigid R2401 trim router for this project (that was my excuse, anyway)... I would've left the store with the Bosch Colt had they not sold out earlier that day, but overall I'm really pleased with this little thing... Especially with my DIY (Pat Warner-inspired) offset acrylic router base that I whipped up with some thick acrylic scrap I had laying around:
MikeDeuce:
Post #5: Where Mike waves to himself while taking photos... Mike must be lonely.
My next move was to cram the playfield monitor in there... I started with an hour of measuring and tweaking before finalizing the position and fastening in some plywood mounts:
Not planning on de-casing the LCD, figuring I can find a way to mask the bezel later on. I had also decided I prefer the recessed look, as I believe it will help the illusion a bit.
Authentic lockdown bars, new and used, seem a bit pricey to me... but I do have a bit of basic metal working equipment in the garage, and some thick (and rusty :'( ) sheet metal already, so I figured why not give it a try:
Here it is tack welded from behind... I sure hope my welding abilities (or lack thereof) are up to the challenge. I'll need to fill that hole in the middle, too (it was in the metal already):
The stuff is pretty thick, so unless I discover some hidden talent with the anvil and hammer, I think I'll need about 4-6 more pieces (and a lot more grinding) to fill out the curves.