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ripsnort:
I actually built this over a year ago with the intention of posting the build but i lost the pics, fortunately i found most of em so thought i share this build with you all.

The idea was to build the slimmest upright cabinet possible whilst still keeping a true feel of an upright.

The reason for this was simply space in the house and an attempt to keep the wife happy.

So heres a couple of pics of the finished machine and i'll follow up with some of the build, hope you enjoy.

   


Its based loosely on a pac-man / galaga style cab i didnt want huge CP's ant tried to keep it as clean as possible with the exception of little neon bling

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2 sides cut out  


Bottom base glued and screwed for fitting


                                                                          

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base attached to one side of cabinet


base attached to second side a nd first back piece glued and screwed, i left a gap between each peice as i was conscious of cooling witihn such a tight space that the PC an monitor will fit.



Back panels all fitted, kinda looks like a bed

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Front panel fitted, because of the angle the join needed bondo (car filler) to fill the gap from the angled panel to the horizontal support, sealing the MDF with watered down PVA then began.



Keyboard drawer mocked up before any gaps filled, grooves for t-moulding were actually cut at this point due to a late delivery of parts

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CP mocked up onto cabinet with joysticks in place, i also decided at this point to add some holes for fans on either side of the cabinet, i used a rounded bit in the router to create the profile of the holes.



Support for the monitor and CP was added before the whole cabinet was undercoated using a grey high build primer, this is a car spray primer but is a little thicker so it fills to a degree as well which helps getting a better finish, this also aids in sealing the MDF. It took a approx 2 cans to complete the cabinet.



Starting to paint the cab, the primer was sanded but not to a smooth i wanted a little texture on the paint so wasnt too carefull with this, i then sprayed 3 coats of satin black onto the cab, to ensure a good finish with no runs i made sure the painting side was laid horizontally flat which made for some interesting positions at times, i'm no expert spray painter so this at least avoided any paint running and the results were worth it. It took to 2 large cans to complete this courtesy of Halfords

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