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Long time reader, first time builder: MAME Slim Cab
jimfath:
Looks like a really cool build. I'm actually glad I found this as I'm working on something similar myself.
1- Does the design seem stable? Any concern it would tip over?
As these slim designs go, I've heard of people either anchoring them to the wall and/or putting weight in the base. Your plans seem to be deep enough. If it's going to reside on soft carpet and it's center of gravity is higher you might run into some issues. Hard to say. You'll know once you get it put together.
3- Does the caster design seem feasible? They are positioned at a 45 degree angle on the base.
I like this idea and have seen it used in other builds. I plan on using it myself. I move a lot and my wife likes to rearrange the furniture quite a bit. The wheels do look like they might affect how flush the machine is against the wall. Topjimmy's are a little more recessed.
4- Is there some way to make the control panel removable? I'm thinking about some kind of sliding lock mechanism on the bottom of the CP.
I'm leaning towards some sort of cabinet latch. I know GGG sells them or at least they used to. Someone used a pair of monitor brackets to hold up the panel. I can't remember which build though.
Good Luck in the build brother!
ambush:
--- Quote from: jimfath on September 27, 2011, 03:45:50 am ---Looks like a really cool build. I'm actually glad I found this as I'm working on something similar myself.
1- Does the design seem stable? Any concern it would tip over?
As these slim designs go, I've heard of people either anchoring them to the wall and/or putting weight in the base. Your plans seem to be deep enough. If it's going to reside on soft carpet and it's center of gravity is higher you might run into some issues. Hard to say. You'll know once you get it put together.
3- Does the caster design seem feasible? They are positioned at a 45 degree angle on the base.
I like this idea and have seen it used in other builds. I plan on using it myself. I move a lot and my wife likes to rearrange the furniture quite a bit. The wheels do look like they might affect how flush the machine is against the wall. Topjimmy's are a little more recessed.
4- Is there some way to make the control panel removable? I'm thinking about some kind of sliding lock mechanism on the bottom of the CP.
I'm leaning towards some sort of cabinet latch. I know GGG sells them or at least they used to. Someone used a pair of monitor brackets to hold up the panel. I can't remember which build though.
Good Luck in the build brother!
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@jimfath thanks very much for the ideas! I think I will anchor it to the wall as I have a little boy in the house and don't want it to topple over.
Do you have a link to the GGG cabinet latch? Would love to check that out.
Thanks!!
ambush:
--- Quote from: Donkbaca on September 23, 2011, 12:55:58 pm ---I would suggest smoked plexi for the front too. The bezel was a pain in the ass and a half to get right, and the smoked plexi helps hide a lot of imperfections, and looks cool when the cab is off.
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@Donkbaca does the smoke plexi make it harder to see the screen? Do you have a link to the product?
Thanks.
ambush:
--- Quote from: Donkbaca on September 23, 2011, 12:55:58 pm ---Its not that 19 inches is too small, its just be mindful of the monitor size when building, because a large bezel always looks bad, if you are using a 19 incher, just make sure you make the cab narrow, I wouldn't want a bezel of more than 2 inches or so on the sides.
If you look at my build, I have a 21.3 inch 4:3. That's the biggest 4:3 lcd you can get, and they are all mostly very, very good screens. I believe Kneivel used a 20 inch in his builds.
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I added a mockup of the Bezel to see how bad it looks and I see your point. It's big.
The issue is that I'm hesitant to reduce the width of the cab in case I ever want to upgrade the monitor. But maybe that is not a smart strategy?
I'm also hesitant to reduce the width of the cab because I don't want to reduce the width of the CP.
Alternatively, I was thinking I could use the extra bezel area as a place to have game codes, like the MK bezel below. It would be cool to have different bezel overlays that could be attached based on what game is being played.
Other ideas?
TopJimmyCooks:
your pic is basically what my 19" looks like. the bezel is 4" on the sides, 6" on the top/bottom, and the reverse when rotated. It doesn't bother me but I would def. desire to go bigger for horizontal only. I would go with 24" width on the cab, looks proportional and it's easy to upsize the display at any time.
I used 1/4" gray tinted glass, 30% light transmission. You really can't tell much if any difference on the screen, even when you AB compare it. I may have bumped the brightness up a few clicks. Mine is back painted black to create the bezel area. glass shops will give you samples to take home and look at.
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