Author Topic: Floriske.nl's "evo XR cade" xbox bartop (DONE, FINISHED, FINITO!) (Read 98521 times)

floriske.nl · « **Reply #120 on:** January 26, 2013, 07:59:44 am »

Finally after some drama: some success!

After ruining my plexi twice I decided to go for polystyrene this time (they didn't have thick enough lexan at the local hardware store). This tends to melt a bit faster so I had to drill a bit slower, but doesn't crack as easy as plexi does.

Here are some photo's of drilling the first plexi panel (used somewhat the same proces for the final one)

First I spray glued my cp template onto the wood and pre drilled the holes with a 3mm drill:

Next I placed the plexi panel on top and drilled the 2 holes for the joysticks so I could mount the plexi to the wood with 2 hex bolts.

After this I drilled all holes into the plexi as well using a battery drill and drilling from the back (through the existing holes in the wood first)

Next step: drilling the buttons. the happ buttons went just fine, but with the smaller admin buttons I messed things up.

So as mentioned I bought a polystyrene panel and redrilled all the holes using the wooden cp as template:

Next step: routing the edges with a flush trim bit and rounding them after that.

rablack97 · « **Reply #121 on:** January 26, 2013, 09:18:36 am »

Ok, when you kept saying drilled, you weren't joking....

You might try this technique on your next project.

Use your CP and mark the holes on your plexi
Then use a piece of scrap and place underneath the marked holes
Use your drill press to drill holes big enough to clear one of your smaller flush cut router bits, any melting wont matter
Line the plexi up on the CP again and clamp, the drilled holes should line up over your cp holes, they don't have to be dead center

Then do this.........I have yet to crack a piece yet doing it this way. No scrapes scratches or melting issues.

floriske.nl · « **Reply #122 on:** January 26, 2013, 09:38:07 am »

Thx! But as mentioned it weren't the larger holes causing the cracks. They went just fine. It where the smaller admin button holes (12mm is simply too big to drill with a normal drill, the 8mm led holder holes went ok) which can't really be done with a flush trim bit.

I used a series of drills the first time (making the holes 1mm bigger a time) but the risk of cracks is too big with the larger diameters. So I used a 12mm 4 flute endmill bit this time and that worked just perfect.

johnm · « **Reply #123 on:** January 26, 2013, 09:51:58 am »

Has anyone tried heating the plexi slightly prior to drilling, figure that would soften it enough to help prevent cracking.

floriske.nl · « **Reply #124 on:** January 28, 2013, 01:22:07 pm »

Just routed my cp top.

First I've done some testing since the polystyrene tends to melt and for those ever needing to route this material:

Use a lower speed, work counterclockwise and move fast, that gives the best result.

the pics are directly after routing, no sanding yet and the protective plastic is still on on one side (between the wood and panel), any scratches you see are on the sheet instead of the material itself.

degenatrons · « **Reply #125 on:** January 28, 2013, 02:14:38 pm »

This is looking sweet Floris! Your build is coming along nice and the attention to detail in your updates is much appreciated. Thanks for taking extra time to go into the detail

...and the craftmanship is super professional. Man, that control panel looks damn fine now, as it is.
Can't wait to see it all come together.

floriske.nl · « **Reply #126 on:** January 30, 2013, 11:22:53 am »

Thx m8!

Always good to hear if one's work is appreciated

When I initially started this built I hoped to finish it this month but due to the bad weather, few setbacks and the fact that I'm busy with all kind of other stuff (like doing research on buying a cnc router so I won't have to do so much manual routing next time) it's taking longer than expected.

For the same reason I'm not posting much in other people's topics either. Sorry for that! (am lurking though!)

floriske.nl · « **Reply #127 on:** February 23, 2013, 10:39:55 am »

It's been a while because of the cold weather and I've been busy with all kinds of other stuff, but here's a small update of the project.

First of all I've mounted my speakers.

After that I could measure how much room there was left between the marque and the speakers and route slots for the backpanel of the marque (this wil be removable just like the marque itself)

Next to that I've routed a small slot in the top of the front panel (underneath the cp) so when I would like to use normal controllers with the xbox I can route the cable through this slot.

Hope to make some more progress the following days.

dextercf · « **Reply #128 on:** April 05, 2013, 05:39:40 pm »

One question.
Why the Tiny pics?

yotsuya · « **Reply #129 on:** April 05, 2013, 06:03:04 pm »

Quote from: dextercf on April 05, 2013, 05:39:40 pm

One question.
Why the Tiny pics?

They're pretty good sized if you click on them.

floriske.nl · « **Reply #130 on:** April 06, 2013, 06:27:37 am »

Quote from: yotsuya on April 05, 2013, 06:03:04 pm

Quote from: dextercf on April 05, 2013, 05:39:40 pm
One question.
Why the Tiny pics?

They're pretty good sized if you click on them.

yeah, you'll be amazed what a little click can lead you to

Since I'm replying anyway: this project is still on hold because I got tired of having to do the router work in the cold outside. And even though it's supposed to be spring over here the weather isn't really accordingly $:-\$ As soon as it gets nice to work outside again I'll pick up the project.

edekoning · « **Reply #131 on:** April 07, 2013, 10:11:20 am »

Yeah it has been really cold for a long time now. And just like you I also have to do all the woodworking outside

Although today in the sun, and out of wind, I did manage to get some work done. Hope you did as well!

floriske.nl · « **Reply #132 on:** April 30, 2013, 07:15:42 am »

I've put aside some of the other stuff I'm busy with atm and finally did some more work on my bartop.

First of all because my admin panel is 41mm thick (2x18mm wood + 5mm top) I had to route down the backside of it so the happ buttons can be mounted properly:

Next I routed the holes for the joysticks.

First I made a template for the routing work. Since I'm using a 12mm router bit in a 17mm guide bush I had to make the holes in the template 5mm larger than the desired final size.

For correct alignment I drew a cross onto the CP as well as on the templates at the center of each side.

First I routed the trough and through holes for the body of the joysticks.

And next the ones to flush mount them.

A little offtopic but I think worth showing is my new toy that will arrive in june:

No more manual router work for this bloke

floriske.nl · « **Reply #133 on:** May 01, 2013, 05:39:26 am »

No pictures this time, but in the meantime I've also sanded the entire base of the cabinet. So now it's ready for glueing it all together so it can get painted.

A friend of mine has his own upholstery and his brother in law a furniture facture in the same building, that's where the cabinet base will be stained and lacquered in about the same color as our furniture.

The light parts in the design will be painted by myself in the same color as the artwork background.

Another step left to do is drill the holes for the joysticks in the CP top. After this I can trace the entire CP onto paper, scan this and adjust the CP design to match it exactly (in case of shifted holes whilst drilling/routing).

sabreerbasAlpha · « **Reply #134 on:** May 01, 2013, 01:47:46 pm »

Quote from: floriske.nl on May 01, 2013, 05:39:26 am

No pictures this time, but in the meantime I've also sanded the entire base of the cabinet. So now it's ready for glueing it all together so it can get painted.

A friend of mine has his own upholstery and his brother in law a furniture facture in the same building, that's where the cabinet base will be stained and lacquered in about the same color as our furniture.

The light parts in the design will be painted by myself in the same color as the artwork background.

Another step left to do is drill the holes for the joysticks in the CP top. After this I can trace the entire CP onto paper, scan this and adjust the CP design to match it exactly (in case of shifted holes whilst drilling/routing).

Can I ask what type of wood you are using.? And the build has been superb from start to I'm sure the finish. Really enjoyed this build mate, You have some really good skills.

floriske.nl · « **Reply #135 on:** May 01, 2013, 02:33:24 pm »

Thanks for the compliments!

Think I've mentioned this before, but the wood used is 18mm oak.

sabreerbasAlpha · « **Reply #136 on:** May 01, 2013, 04:39:43 pm »

Quote from: floriske.nl on May 01, 2013, 02:33:24 pm

Thanks for the compliments!

Think I've mentioned this before, but the wood used is 18mm oak.

I looked again but couldn't see lol..Thanks.

floriske.nl · « **Reply #137 on:** May 01, 2013, 04:57:42 pm »

No problem, you're welcome, small effort to mention it again

floriske.nl · « **Reply #138 on:** May 03, 2013, 12:55:25 pm »

Glued the base together so it's now ready for staining/painting.

floriske.nl · « **Reply #139 on:** May 25, 2013, 10:28:19 am »

After a well earned holiday I picked up my cabinet base last wednesday. In the meantime I've mounted my speakers and drilled the last two holes in the CP for the joysticks. Did a quick placement of all buttons etc. just to get an idea what it will look like.

Progress is still slow, but ongoing

JDFan · « **Reply #140 on:** May 25, 2013, 10:51:01 am »

Wanted to say thanks for uploading the plans for this !!! - I used them as a base for my new build with a few adjustments (downsized to 75% since I was using a spare 15" monitor (which presented a couple small issues with fitting everything inside that had to be worked around) and removed the overhang on the CP sides leaving the front overhang.) and I really like the way the build came out (Mostly finished now except for the side art and setting up of the front end and software but it is playable . So thanks again for sharing your work.

Couple Pics of my build based on this :

floriske.nl · « **Reply #141 on:** June 16, 2013, 01:02:57 pm »

You're welcome JDFan! Good to see that my plans are being used here and there. Nice build.

Yesterday I've picked up my artwork and apllied it. The clearview stickers look great behind the plexiglas and polystyrene:

jdbailey1206 · « **Reply #142 on:** June 17, 2013, 08:00:25 am »

I'm excited to see this come together. This was one of my favorite builds to watch. Good work. Keep it up.

EMDB · « **Reply #143 on:** June 17, 2013, 09:46:26 am »

Where did you print your artwork? As I'm also located in the Netherlands I'm looking for an address to print mine (once I decided the theme and got it designed).

floriske.nl · « **Reply #144 on:** June 17, 2013, 11:56:06 am »

Thx jdbaily1206!

@EMDB: My neighbor works at a local signage studio (Studio Schoot). He printed the artwork for me.

Since I needed my artwork behind my plexiglass/ polystyrene it is mirror printed on Clearview foil and finished with white laminate.

If you need normal un mirrored artwork you could have a look at www.drukwerkdeal.nl They produce printed vinyl at very fair prices.

edekoning · « **Reply #145 on:** June 17, 2013, 01:33:48 pm »

Quote from: floriske.nl on June 17, 2013, 11:56:06 am

Thx jdbaily1206!

@EMDB: My neighbor works at a local signage studio (Studio Schoot). He printed the artwork for me.

Since I needed my artwork behind my plexiglass/ polystyrene it is mirror printed on Clearview foil and finished with white laminate.

If you need normal un mirrored artwork you could have a look at www.drukwerkdeal.nl They produce printed vinyl at very fair prices.

Thanks for the tip, I'll definitely try them for my next project.

floriske.nl · « **Reply #146 on:** June 18, 2013, 03:04:23 am »

Your're welcome. You can find the large format vinyl section here

floriske.nl · « **Reply #147 on:** June 29, 2013, 03:43:34 pm »

Spent some time on wiring the control panel today. Damn what a time consuming job

Just reminds me why I do these projects for fun, not for commercial purposes. That would never pay of

First of all the grounding harness:

And fully wired:

Didn't solder the shift and power leds yet but that's peanuts compared to the rest!

Offtopic

Also spent some time on getting to know my CNC machine which arrived on jun 10th:

But since my spare time is pretty scarce and I want to finish my bartop as well I didn't really get to doing any projects yet. Just some testing.

This is a design I made for the backpanel of my bike's sissy bar. I copied the tank emblem and redesigned it to a symmetric version.

Eventualy this will be routed/engrave in a piece of aluminum, but thought it was a nice design for some basic testing as well so I routed it at approx. 25cm wide in a leftover piece of oak.

emphatic · « **Reply #148 on:** June 29, 2013, 06:44:36 pm »

Love the wiring job!

degenatrons · « **Reply #149 on:** June 29, 2013, 07:13:57 pm »

Quote from: floriske.nl on June 29, 2013, 03:43:34 pm

Spent some time on wiring the control panel today. Damn what a time consuming job

Just reminds me why I do these projects for fun, not for commercial purposes. That would never pay of

First of all the grounding harness:

And fully wired:

Wow! That's a nice wiring job Floris

and I had forgotten that you have the prototype KADE's with green PCB. It's great to see them being put to good use

Mind if I add your pics to the KADE wiring guide for reference?

floriske.nl · « **Reply #150 on:** June 30, 2013, 04:21:45 am »

Thx guys! Glad you like it, spent quite a few hours on it

@Jon: sure, no problem!

floriske.nl · « **Reply #151 on:** June 30, 2013, 12:55:49 pm »

It's alive!

Soldered the LEDs today and mounted the cp and monitor into the cabinet.

Quickly placed my xbox in it and hooked up the amp and speaker. She works perfectly

Will take some pictures tomorrow.

Next step: mounting the door, led strips for the marquee and the amp and tidying the internals

degenatrons · « **Reply #152 on:** June 30, 2013, 03:14:36 pm »

Quote from: floriske.nl on June 30, 2013, 04:21:45 am

Thx guys! Glad you like it, spent quite a few hours on it

@Jon: sure, no problem!

That's great Floris, thanks

I look forward to seeing more pics.

Jigenjuke · « **Reply #153 on:** June 30, 2013, 07:10:22 pm »

Lookin' AWESOME!! Would love to have your toys!!

Adam

floriske.nl · « **Reply #154 on:** July 01, 2013, 05:36:30 am »

Thx guys!

Pics will follow tonight.

I'm having doubts if painting the monitor bezel light instead of dark was a good idea. Dark might have looked better. But too late to revert it now and it still looks good!

floriske.nl · « **Reply #155 on:** July 01, 2013, 01:12:56 pm »

More pics than text because I'm on a short time span here

Mounted the marquee LED strips:

The lit result needs to become a bit more yellowish, hope I can achieve this by adding some yellowish vinyl behind the artwork.

Mounted my amp on a piece of wood that is stained in the same color as the cabinet (more on this later)

And the promised quick overview of what it looks like atm:

Hornet · « **Reply #156 on:** July 01, 2013, 01:44:57 pm »

Quality, just sheer quality! Well done!

dmarcum99 · « **Reply #157 on:** July 01, 2013, 04:32:46 pm »

What did you use to connect the XBOX to the LCD? I've got a console loaded with coinops 5 and this looks like a great way to make use of it.

floriske.nl · « **Reply #158 on:** July 02, 2013, 02:43:42 am »

Thx Hornet! Still having doubts about the light bezel though. Think I might design some small artwork for it to incorporate it into the design a bit more.

@dmarcum99: It's a Samsung 214T monitor which has an S-Video input which I'm using for the xbox.

robe_uk · « **Reply #159 on:** July 02, 2013, 06:31:00 am »

This is a fantastic looking build, really enjoyed looking over it. Sweet looking cnc machine looking forward to see what you turn out with it.

Have you the xbox setup yet, hope you can post details of how you setup the kade/software etc as I am using the same hardware.


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