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The V1820 [WIP] - 4P Konami Cabinet Replica (Warning: Picture Heavy!)
Vulgar Soul:
Day 5:
After draftin the insets for the interior panels, started lining up and screwin in the support strips onto the side panels. Lil cuz helpin me out again!
Here's a tip: I used a combination square to measure and mark my insets, and to align and check the distance of my interior panels. Using a combination square I could verify the distance of all my insets and supports strips were a perfect match on both side panels. It's important they're the same on both sides or else your cabinet will come out a hot mess when it's time to assemble.
Also cut out and dry fitted some of the interior panels. Later I cut out the hole for the coin door.
Forgot to take pictures of this step, but I also cutout the tmolding slot on the side panels, control panel box, and control panel surface on this day. Most of y'all know how this do. For thos learnin, a 1/16" slot cutting router bit goes on your router and is adjusted so it cuts a slot into the MIDDLE of the panel edge. TEST YOUR ALIGNMENT ON A SCRAP PIECE OF WOOD FIRST! A good method I learned here, particularly from a member named Javeryh (shout out to his helpful build threads) is to cut a slot on a scrap piece, then turn over the piece and insert the blade again. if the blade fits in the slot with the piece turned over it's centered!
wp34:
Looking good so far. :cheers: You've made a lot of progress in a short amount of time.
I was looking at the Jakobud plans for The Simpsons cabinet this afternoon so I recognized the profile of your cabinet straightaway.
Have you settled on a theme?
Vulgar Soul:
Day 6:
Cut out the holes for the speaker grills today. This was a tough decision. I ain't know whether to replicate the original speaker panel style which had long, parallel holes lined up on top of each other, or jus buy a set of speaker grills and fit it into two holes, steerin away from the original Konami design. I didn't feel like I had the tools, skill, or the patient to cut out the grills myself. In the end I stayed true to the original design and cut my own grills jus like the original using only some marking tools, a spade bit, and a jig saw.
Outlined the speaker hole placement drawing a series of parallel lines and markin the center of where every hole will be drilled out. Sketchup came in handy for getting these measurements.
Used a 1/2" spade bit and drilled out the holes where I marked them.
Usin only my jig saw, a good eye, and a slow hand, I VERY SLOWLY AND VERY CAREFULLY connected the two holes to cut out the grills. I was very careful to watch my cut, and stay within the outline. Using the variable speed of the saw, I would slowly trim to the outline of the grill. You can rough cut and use a round file to trim but I found careful use of the jig saw to be faster and better for me.
Final result, I got both grills cut out using just a jig saw and a careful eye. No expensive band saw or routing tools at all!
Vulgar Soul:
--- Quote from: wp34 on October 09, 2011, 11:21:30 pm ---Looking good so far. :cheers: You've made a lot of progress in a short amount of time.
I was looking at the Jakobud plans for The Simpsons cabinet this afternoon so I recognized the profile of your cabinet straightaway.
Have you settled on a theme?
--- End quote ---
Jakobud's plans are cool, but I would recommend Gozer's model of the Simpsons cabinet for Google Sketchup. The basic version is free, it's far more intuitive, and Gozer's models are very accurate!
I will post about my artwork plans in the future, but it won't be nothin serious. I do want the cab to look fairly generic. Nothin fancy at all. I have a basic black, white, and violet color scheme in mind for the CPO and marquee. That's really it. Keepin it simple for this build.
I do have the name of my cabinet settled already. "V1820"
wp34:
Yeah I agree with you on Gozer's Sketchup plans. I've downloaded a ton of them. Even ended up buying his book as a way of paying back.
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2010021
Keep posting pics. I'm anxious to follow your progress.
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