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Build an OND designed cab 'Metropolis'
brihyn:
JTrin-
Good luck on the builds. Hit me up if you have any specific questions...I feel like I've made almost every possible mistake on these at this point, so happy to prevent others from doing the same.
jtrinity:
Thanks guys.
brihyn can you tell some of your mistakes? I'm still trying to understand how to build it... what kind of monitor to use (dimensions and lcd vs crt,...) and the dimensions of the cabinet. I'm 6 feet tall so maybe the cabinet will have 75 inches in height.
so confused...but i will get there! :banghead:
brihyn:
I'm 6'6, and think the cabinet is about the perfect height, so personally, I wouldn't stray from OND's dimensions there.
A few mistakes....biggest was just calculating angles correctly. IE, measuring one of the angles to be say 70 degress, knowing that each board needed to be cut at 35 degrees, but instead, cutting to 25. Huge gotcha that's obvious but very easy to make.
Some other mistakes...I like to leave just enough gap between the marquee and the upper panel to slide plexi between to help hold it. The first several cabinets didn't leave enough gap when you slop a bit of paint in there, so I ended up having to razor blade enough room....just time consuming and frustrating
Here's one that's not necessarily a mistake, but took me 5 finished cabinets, and halfway thorugh #6/7/8 to realize...when I glue the batons (sp?) inside, I was gluing/screwing. Someone mentioned using a nailgun here, and that started saving me a ton of extra time...if you have a finish nailer, use it!
jtrinity:
Yeah man. Those mistakes are easy to make when we are building something for the first time. Nothing to be ashamed. I don't have any knowledge about woodworking but i will try it anyway.
For me a big problem is the monitor. I have a 19" lcd 4:3, a 22 lcd 16:9 and a flat tv crt 21" 4:3. Wich one to use lol?
I like sf games but i want those vertical games too. :D
mcanning14:
That is what I am stuck on. I've been wanting to start a build for what seams like forever, but I can't decide what size lcd to use. Ideally I would have two cabinets: one with a 4:3 lcd turned vertical for the old school vertical games and one with a larger lcd for horizontal games. But that may be overkill? Is playing vertical games on a 4:3 orientated horizontally plausible or does the smaller size make it not quite the same? Thanks.
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