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I guess ill call it the black and red plague....??
PL1:
--- Quote from: willybeamish on September 26, 2012, 12:20:21 pm ---So we are brainstorming and considering this is going into the mancave. We were thinking we like beer and games. I wonder how can we combine the two lol. I have a mini fridge laying around that should fit into the lower half of the cabinet.
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Sounds like Tony Silveira's bArcade.
Scott
willybeamish:
--- Quote from: PL1 on September 26, 2012, 02:13:18 pm ---
--- Quote from: willybeamish on September 26, 2012, 12:20:21 pm ---So we are brainstorming and considering this is going into the mancave. We were thinking we like beer and games. I wonder how can we combine the two lol. I have a mini fridge laying around that should fit into the lower half of the cabinet.
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Sounds like Tony Silveira's bArcade.
Scott
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Ive found some inspiration
DeLuSioNal29:
I'm really, really glad that you were the one to buy this cabinet from me. I just didn't have the time to make it into a project myself (plus I already have a horizontal cab). It looks like you are fixing the foundation the right way. Very good. I'm keeping my eye on this one. :applaud:
As for the powering of the monitor. It's a 21" monitor so it will act... Just like a PC monitor. It has power saving built in. (No need for a Smart Strip). So just get a normal power strip (with a long cable if possible since this will be what you plug into the wall outlet outside of the machine) and mount it inside the cabinet. Plug the PC, Monitor and speakers into it. The PC can be turned on by wiring a momentary pushbutton to the header pins on the motherboard (the pins that the existing power button is connected to on the MB). Once you locate it, snip it and extend those wires to the top of the cabinet. Drill a 1 1/8" hole on the top where you want your button to be. Mount a standard Happ pushbutton and connect the 2 wires to the microswitch. Then you simply press the button to turn on the PC, which will automatically turn on the monitor (bringing it out of sleep mode). The speakers will always be on, but in my current build, my 2.1 speakers came with an external volume control. I mounted it on the underside of my control panel which I use to turn it on/off and I can even plug a headphone jack into for some quiet gaming.
Good luck!
DeLuSioNaL29
willybeamish:
--- Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on September 26, 2012, 02:39:54 pm ---I'm really, really glad that you were the one to buy this cabinet from me. I just didn't have the time to make it into a project myself (plus I already have a horizontal cab). It looks like you are fixing the foundation the right way. Very good. I'm keeping my eye on this one. :applaud:
As for the powering of the monitor. It's a 21" monitor so it will act... Just like a PC monitor. It has power saving built in. (No need for a Smart Strip). So just get a normal power strip (with a long cable if possible since this will be what you plug into the wall outlet outside of the machine) and mount it inside the cabinet. Plug the PC, Monitor and speakers into it. The PC can be turned on by wiring a momentary pushbutton to the header pins on the motherboard (the pins that the existing power button is connected to on the MB). Once you locate it, snip it and extend those wires to the top of the cabinet. Drill a 1 1/8" hole on the top where you want your button to be. Mount a standard Happ pushbutton and connect the 2 wires to the microswitch. Then you simply press the button to turn on the PC, which will automatically turn on the monitor (bringing it out of sleep mode). The speakers will always be on, but in my current build, my 2.1 speakers came with an external volume control. I mounted it on the underside of my control panel which I use to turn it on/off and I can even plug a headphone jack into for some quiet gaming.
Good luck!
DeLuSioNaL29
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thanks for the tips and yes its in good hands right now. I can say that my pops is doing 99% of the wood work right now and im just standing around handing him tools. Now that he sees one in person im sure I can talk him into building a crazy one from scratch if we do this again lol. Yeah we saw there was a bit of rot on the bottom only so we cut out the cancer and hopefully with building a burly frame inside there wont be any wobble or flex when the two pieces go back together. Im getting way ahead of myself with ideas and with my shoe string budget im restricted to keep it kinda non flashy :( . Im still debating on controls right now but thats not for a bit.
willybeamish:
Made the bottom piece tonight letting the glue dry tonight and taking a few days off.
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