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Element 5 - A small bartop (FINISHED)
justinjstark:
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--- Quote from: justinjstark on November 11, 2010, 01:54:55 pm ---That looks much nicer. I like the red on the right but I may go even darker.
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Interestingly enough, they claim to be the same colour. Of course, the difference of wood types, as well as lighting must have something to do with the difference. I know when I stood in front of the row upon row of spray can, it was pretty daunting, and I was actually trying to pick out the red for about 30 minutes. Good luck with finding "your colour"!
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So you rattle canned your control panel? I'm a little worried about the quality of spray paint. What kind did you use?
I have my eye on an air compressor and paint gun but it could be a while before I make that investment. Maybe I will just go for it; I can think of a thousand uses for an air compressor.
Rick:
--- Quote from: justinjstark on November 11, 2010, 02:45:27 pm ---So you rattle canned your control panel? I'm a little worried about the quality of spray paint. What kind did you use?
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I used Rust-O-Leum Gloss. I'm surprised at how nice the finish turned out, but the main reason I bought it, was that they also have the same paint in a can... ...so I should be able to use it in an air-gun, I believe.
--- Quote from: justinjstark on November 11, 2010, 02:45:27 pm ---I have my eye on an air compressor and paint gun but it could be a while before I make that investment. Maybe I will just go for it; I can think of a thousand uses for an air compressor.
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I bought a finish nail gun and compressor kit from Canadian Tire for $99 a while ago. It's indispensable, and I've got my eye on a paint gun at Princess Auto for ~$19.99... ...for when I have to paint the sides.
;D
Malenko:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on November 11, 2010, 02:48:27 pm ---Why pink? Is the cabinet for your daughter?
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--- Quote from: Rick on November 11, 2010, 01:50:54 pm ---
--- Quote from: justinjstark on November 11, 2010, 01:44:30 pm ---Maybe it's just your camera but it looks pink. :lol While I'm sure it is a cool red color, I want to use a deep maroon.
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It's totally the camera.
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justinjstark:
Well...
I made a lot of progress over the last few hours...even though it may not look like it. I slot cut the edges of everything that needed it (sides, front of cp, marquee pieces) and got my control panel cut out. I drilled the holes for the joysticks, top buttons, and admin buttons. I still need to trim down the plexi and route the holes. I decided to just cut a little strip of 1/2" material to go between the cp plexi and monitor glass as opposed to a more complicated way I had planned.
This all went great... and then... I hit a problem. Because the cabinet is so narrow, the monitor barely fits horizontally and my bezel idea has gone down the drain (partly due to oversight and partly due to mistakenly procuring a 5:4 monitor instead of 4:3 which I should have measured before buying). So I said to heck with it and tried routing out the monitor hole just to see what I could come up with. I will have to think up some ideas this weekend and find another way to mount the monitor. *sigh
I am done working on this for the weekend and will try to put a bit of time into it next week.
Next steps: Find a way to mount that pesky monitor, cut the cp plexi, cut the marquee retainer system, place and drill the holes for the pinball buttons
BobA:
Your new monitor will have Vesa mounting holes in the back. Use 4 screws to mount the monitor to a board that is as wide as the inside of your cabinet. Screw that board to a couple of cleats that are secured to the inside side walls of your cab and you have your monitor mounted. Put painted plexi in front of the monitor and you do not need anything else for a bezel.