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mini/bartop GT 99 (advice needed)
pharoah007:
Got around to making a rudimentary card board model of the GT Bartop today. Due to the width of the Control Panel (650mm ish) It looks like she is going to ba a bit of a "fatty", but at least she is still smaller/lighter than a full size arcade machine.
I had to deviate a bit from the design BobA showed us here (my fave). I had to change the marquee area in order to give it a bit of a overhang. This was done so I have somewhere to put speakers ;)
here is a pic of the mock up...
and my material estimation. i got everything in a 4X8 sheet of MDF EXCEPT the bottom piece. I plan on checking the "off cut bin" to see if I can find something to be cut to the bottoms specs. If not, I guess I will have to but another 4X4 sheet of MDF.
leapinlew:
Watch that the overhang doesn't obstruct the view. I made that mistake once. I've had good luck putting the speakers facing down from the bottom of the cabinet and out of the CP.
pharoah007:
I went to buy a 4X8X1/2 sheet of MDF today and have it cut.
Did not go well....
1st, the rona I went to said theu could not use there "wall saw" as one of there employees cut there thumb off and they were not cutting wood anymore (time to shop somewhere else)
2nd, even if the saw was avaible, they did not sell 1/2 inch width mdf in 4x8 sheets... only 4x4.
I had to go home and re draw my plans for 5/8 mdf (which comes in 4x8) and also to Google different home depot/rona as I had had bad experiences at my local store before, today was the final straw, my money now goes elsewhere.
just finished drawing up the new plans.
All I need to do now (after I get the wood) is to wait for my friend to find her router so I can borrow it for a while. This will give me time to order some T-moulding.
Anyone know how to cut a t-molding slot other than with the tool provided (4 sale) @ T-molding.com?? any tricks out there??
eds1275:
Groovy game gear has the cheapest slot cutter deal out there
http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=75&products_id=330
another option would be the peel and stick style t-molding, but I say if you are going to do it, do it right - $20 for the right tool isn't a project-killer.
http://www.t-molding.com/store/product.php?productid=71&cat=5&page=1
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: pharoah007 on January 03, 2011, 07:55:48 pm ---Anyone know how to cut a t-molding slot other than with the tool provided (4 sale) @ T-molding.com?? any tricks out there??
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Get a slot cutter. It's the best way to go. The only other successful method I saw was cutting the spline out and gluing the molding in place.