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Element 5 - A small bartop (FINISHED)
justinjstark:
The name Lemma is not official yet. I named my first cab axiom and, being a student of mathematics, the name fits. I don't have the artwork figured out yet although I do have some ideas for color schemes.
For those of you who did not see my other posts, I have been working on a cost list for this project:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AiGFdPchNRnGdG8xWUVuTzRiVVFTckNKeEVrdDdfSXc&hl=en
I'm going to take my time on this project and do things right. I want to make the cabinet reproducable so I will be making a lot of templates and jigs. I made a 4' saw board out of 1/2" mdf (I forgot to take a pic of it) that I used to cut the straight parts and I have to say, the saw board makes the cuts so perfect and easy.
I used the flush trim bit for the first time on my router today. *Cough *Cough So much dust. Next time I will do it outside. I'm going to cut out a third side piece to use as a template if I build another one later.
So far, all I have done is cut out the sides. I have a unique method in mind for mounting the marquee (using t-molding) and have studied up on Knievel's building techniques. I am also now the proud owner of a biscuit joiner so I will biscuit the pieces to the sides.
I'm still not sure if I want to make it 1 player or 2 player. The cab is very small. It is less than 2 feet tall, 17.5" wide, and about 15" deep at the control panel. I have experimented and I can fit 2 sets of controls with 4 buttons each just fine. I would, however, love to have a machine around with a 4-way stick for pacman...so maybe I will make this 1 player with an 8-way and a 4-way. I dunno.
Termin8tor:
Good Luck, I will be watching with interest.
justinjstark:
I have only spent a few more hours on this project but it is coming along. First, I cut the sheets of 1/2 and 3/4 mdf into 15 3/4" wide boards. I used the flush trim bit to make them all exactly the same width. Then I just cut the lengths of each piece and voila.
I stacked the pieces together to give you an idea of how it will look. As you can see, all of the boards (especially the bottom piece) are not perfectly square on the edges (I think my saws 0 degree mark is not perfect...I will have to fix that). A little sanding will straighten them out.
You can see how limited the space is inside the arcade. It is going to be fun cramming everything in there. >:D
I didn't take any pictures of the maintenance door. It will be hinged and latched but instead of making the entire back piece come off, I split it into three section, the middle of which will swing open.
Next steps: Cut out the monitor hole, rabbit a few pieces that need it, slot cut the sides, cut the control panel including the plexi. Not until all of that is done can I glue it all up.
justinjstark:
Here is what I'm thinking for a color scheme. A nice deeeep red, black trim, and yellow accents. What do you guys think?
BobA:
Wow that really looks tight. Good start :applaud: