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Build an OND designed cab 'Metropolis'
vaderag:
So, i never got around to my bevelling, tho i think that is the last piece of woodwork (barring cutting holes for my speakers and the CP) that is left before assembly...
Question... when using the bevel bit on the monitor cut out, do I a) run the bearing along the very bottom MM or so of the cutout, or b) use a straight edge clamped underneath and run it along that?
Obviously a) gives me a mm thickness left, so probably makes the edges more robust, but b) gives me a full bevel coming down to a point?
Cheers
vaderag:
Also... in the instructions, for the bezel the instructions say.
1) Cut the hole [DONE]
2) Chamfer/bezel the edges [TO DO]
3) Route the back for the monitor to sit in...
Thinking this through, if i bevel the edges then surlely once i route the rest out then the edge of the bevel is actually going to be removed by the routing out of the back, which would actually make the cut hole bigger??
kmccb23:
Almost finished with mine.. Just need some direction on the marquee..
If I get something similar to this - http://www.gameongrafix.com/marquees/arcade-emulator - how does it get mounted etc??
Thanks
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vaderag:
There are a few suggestions around here, I think further up this thread maybe, but I'm planning to go with the plastic paper binder option when I get there :)
Ond:
I was pondering this 'project' the other day. You know, thinking about my Metropolis theme, the artwork and so forth. I thought "If I were to build this myself what would I do differently". Structurally I think I'd stick to the design, then I got an idea! what about putting just one game on the cab. A game of Metropolis that I write? It would all hang together then, the artwork, the game, the theme. It could be fun - a scrolling 2D platform Metropolis game. Is it hard to do? :dunno D'ya think I could do it? What should the game play be? Would anyone be interested?