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Acrylic Build Bar Top: Troy's Arcade
ARTbyTROY:
--- Quote from: Roo ---Great build! I think it turned out really nice!
How long did it take start to finish?
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Thanks, I worked on it (on and off) for about a year.
--- Quote from: MikeyMerse ---Wow, nice work! I like that you went with an acrylic build rather than using wood, I bet it's real light.
Great job!
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I like working with acrylic, this is the third computer case I've built using it (here is the first and second). I didn't want to use any wood at all in my arcade project, but I couldn't find a better material for the base. I haven't weighed it but I'd bet it's somewhere around 20-25 pounds.
upprc04:
How stable is the monitor inside if you have to pick it up and move it around? Would it be possible to mount the monitor or is the stand probably needed?
Also, is it comfortable for two players to play at once or does it feel to close together?
Thanks!
ARTbyTROY:
--- Quote from: upprc04 ---How stable is the monitor inside if you have to pick it up and move it around? Would it be possible to mount the monitor or is the stand probably needed?
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The monitor is completely stable and doesn't move around at all inside the cabinet, it can't. The base of the monitor is locked in place by three pieces of Alum-Angle...
And it's also locked in by the acrylic brace for the CP...
The back of the monitor is held firmly against another piece of Alum-Angle that is also a support brace...
The front of the monitor sits against the acrylic overlay panel...
And lastly, the top of the monitor is locked in by the speaker panel...
--- Quote ---Also, is it comfortable for two players to play at once or does it feel to close together?
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Two players isn't a problem, there is enough room for both to play comfortably without getting in each others way...
JohnEDollar:
Great bartop build, and excellent use of materials (acrylic).
Sweet!! :cheers:
Shortbus:
Nice work Troy, great description, pictures and content. Perfect, thanks for sharing! :cheers: