Author Topic: 2nd build scaled down cab (Read 9597 times)

monkeychunkuk · « **on:** January 14, 2013, 10:59:42 am »

Soo like many others ive got the cab building bug.

After building my first bartop i want to go a bit bigger but not massive

My 1st build Retrocade

As the new years start I'm going to start my second project,this time I'm going to build a scaled down full size cab like this

Im hoping to go with custom Star Wars theme

And i hope to avoid the mistake's from my first build,like fitting better buttons and thicker Mdf so i can fit T-molding and instead of painting the wood I'm going to laminate it and apply vinyls to showing parts.

Im also going to do a full shell with no trace of windows,oh and im fitting the reset buttons on the back i keep turning my machine off by mistake

As always i need advice,

Im always on the look out for cheap motherboard bundles and Hard drives
So please post your links

Where can i get hold of cheap non wide screen monitors in the uk?

Can anyone recommend a cheap amp? to use with a set of speakers i have.

Has anyone fitted one of these instead of ipac? Any problems?

Link here
http://www.ultracabs.co.uk/usb-2-joystick--22-button-arcade-control-kit-71-p.asp

Anyone got any cool star wars themes
Going spare ; )

Here is my progress so far

My plans

Wood bought and cut at B & Q

Doing a dry fit

Jumpman64 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 14, 2013, 12:06:14 pm »

Cool! Small cabs like that are kind of neat. Look forward to seeing what direction you go with the Star Wars theme.

rablack97 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 14, 2013, 12:25:44 pm »

I've used these little guys in my bartops, and they work good. They can tie into your 12v from the power supply.

2 channel 100watts, plenty loud for your project...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-12V-2-Channel-HiFi-Stereo-MP3-Car-Power-Amplifier-AMP-/281008951888?pt=Car_Amplifiers&hash=item416d705250

If you have some 3" or 4" speakers....these grills work great and are cheap.

http://www.8linesupply.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=8line&Product_Code=iron-speaker-cover

PL1 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 14, 2013, 02:38:36 pm »

Quote from: monkeychunkuk on January 14, 2013, 10:59:42 am

Has anyone fitted one of these instead of ipac? Any problems?

Many users have reported lag issues with those Xin-Mo controllers.

You're better off going with the KADE, I-Pac, KeyWiz/GPWiz, or ZD Encoder IMHO.

Scott

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #4 on:** January 14, 2013, 04:45:01 pm »

Thank you both, yup guess you get what you pay for with the controller interface,thanks for the amp recommendation do you get any buzz from the power supply?

rablack97 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 14, 2013, 08:16:20 pm »

no, but if you do get you a ground loop isolator, that will clear it up.

johnm · « **Reply #6 on:** January 15, 2013, 08:25:47 am »

Quote from: monkeychunkuk on January 14, 2013, 04:45:01 pm

Thank you both, yup guess you get what you pay for with the controller interface,thanks for the amp recommendation do you get any buzz from the power supply?

The Kade is pretty cheap and you could have pre ordered one on kickstarter for that price. With fully customised buttons and the ability to program different firmwares for consoles(i have mine in my xbox1), you get much more than what you pay for.

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #7 on:** January 15, 2013, 02:25:17 pm »

Boring stuff today just markking out my side panel shapes while i wait for my new Jigsaw to turn up

sunnyp · « **Reply #8 on:** January 15, 2013, 04:11:21 pm »

Nice project - good to see a UK build!

I would look for non wide screen monitors on eBid or Gumtree. What size are you looking for?

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #9 on:** January 15, 2013, 06:10:56 pm »

Cheers sunny nothing huge 19 inch would be fine

sunnyp · « **Reply #10 on:** January 16, 2013, 10:47:56 am »

Quote from: monkeychunkuk on January 15, 2013, 06:10:56 pm

Cheers sunny nothing huge 19 inch would be fine

£15 delivered and already de-cased:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TORISAN-TM190SX-70N01-19-LCD-MONITOR-SCREEN-PANEL-/251209507343

johnm · « **Reply #11 on:** January 16, 2013, 01:44:57 pm »

Isn't that just a panel, not a complete monitor.

CoryBee · « **Reply #12 on:** January 16, 2013, 01:52:03 pm »

Yea I don't think that is a screen, just the bezel....

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #13 on:** January 16, 2013, 07:25:06 pm »

Quote from: sunnyp on January 15, 2013, 04:11:21 pm

monitors on eBid or Gumtree. What size are you looking for?

Thank you for gum tree heads up i got some bargains today ill post some pics later today

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #14 on:** January 17, 2013, 11:36:08 am »

Lots of progress today

First of thanks for the gum tree heads up, i found a ad with a guy wanting to sell bits after he upgraded

I got a box of bits that had this lot in it

4 x hard drives( 200 gig to 40)
3 x fans
1 x power supply
4 x gig of ram
1 x motherboard
1x dvd writer
1 x dell 19inch monitor

For £20 !

I decased the monitor

Broke out my new jig saw and cuts the side panels

Bit of sand paper it will fit

And with all parts ready i did a dry fit
(Some panels need trimming)

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #15 on:** January 17, 2013, 04:15:27 pm »

So i might be addicted to gum tree

Just picked up this shuttle k45 (power supply blown)

And this tower (hard drive missing)

And spare bits

For £15

Shuttle and power supply look cool in this stars wars cab

HollowPointAMG · « **Reply #16 on:** January 17, 2013, 06:51:35 pm »

Wow you scored big time on all those PC parts... So cheap!

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #17 on:** January 18, 2013, 10:14:31 am »

So with the snow i had time to work on my cab.

I had a play around with this setup i made with gum tree parts

I cut the front panel to size and fitted the motherboard self

Fitted these wheels

I fitted the monitor only to find its 1 inch of centre DOH

And i fitted the light behind the marquee

sunnyp · « **Reply #18 on:** January 18, 2013, 10:41:59 am »

Well done - your making amazing progress with this.

CoryBee · « **Reply #19 on:** January 18, 2013, 12:46:24 pm »

Is it just me or is the LCD Screen not centered?

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #20 on:** January 18, 2013, 12:47:45 pm »

Quote from: CoryBee on January 18, 2013, 12:46:24 pm

Is it just me or is the LCD Screen not centered?

Yup i mentioned in my post its a inch out ; ) will have a play after the weekend

CoryBee · « **Reply #21 on:** January 18, 2013, 01:25:54 pm »

Quote from: monkeychunkuk on January 18, 2013, 12:47:45 pm

Quote from: CoryBee on January 18, 2013, 12:46:24 pm
Is it just me or is the LCD Screen not centered?

Yup i mentioned in my post its a inch out ; ) will have a play after the weekend

My sorrys, I have a tendency to skip over texts from time to time.

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #22 on:** January 19, 2013, 03:59:38 pm »

Wow! How many xabs could i build with this lot on gum tree ad below

job lot of pcs all are speres an repairs i dont no there specs hints y speres an repairs there r no hard drives in the pcs due to data protection

£30 ovno

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #23 on:** January 21, 2013, 07:35:54 am »

Todays Gum tree gold

3 x monitors 19/17/19 inch

The lot £20

sunnyp · « **Reply #24 on:** January 23, 2013, 06:16:06 am »

Good finds on Gumtree - how many cabs you making?

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #25 on:** January 23, 2013, 09:41:13 am »

I have enough parts to make 3

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #26 on:** January 28, 2013, 11:10:14 am »

Another cab built,ive changed the design to work better increased the marquee length etc

Just trying out different style for speaker holes does this work??

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #27 on:** February 01, 2013, 12:20:04 pm »

So i broke out the vinyl today

Prepared back panel sanded with fine wet and dry

Vinyl applied

Side panel (the bump is a fixing hole)

Side panel back in place

All parts back in place

I also fitted hinges on the door not my best work

So the final thoughts on vinyl its much cleaner than spray/paint and i think it maybe a lot cheaper £19 will cover both machines,but the surface has to be perfect i had to refit a whole piece because a bit of wood dust got in the way and it really stood out if it had been paint i could have rubbed it down and did a touch up,

Ill be a lot happier when i have the groove cut and the t molding fitted i plan to do this before the side art goes on

twh019 · « **Reply #28 on:** February 03, 2013, 09:11:05 pm »

I'm brainstorming a very similar cab. Did you go .5inch or 3/4 MDF?

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #29 on:** February 06, 2013, 11:42:33 am »

Its 18mm mdf heres my plans

twh019 · « **Reply #30 on:** February 08, 2013, 01:21:15 pm »

Awesome! Thanks.
As a man with a bachelor's in chemistry, my head warps around the metric system and the American units. Wish we could just go metric sometimes.

Can't wait to see the finished result.

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #31 on:** February 09, 2013, 08:56:00 am »

Quote from: twh019 on February 08, 2013, 01:21:15 pm

Awesome! Thanks.
As a man with a bachelor's in chemistry, my head warps around the metric system and the American units. Wish we could just go metric sometimes.

Can't wait to see the finished result.

Lol its not that great i love me some old skool inches!

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #32 on:** February 11, 2013, 11:43:15 am »

Todays gum tree gold

So i needed power supplies for 2 cabs i
Hit amazon and found the one i bought for the retrocade £12 each before i hit the buy button i checked gum tree and found this advert

Basically if they had working psu i would be paying £10 for some extra bits

I threw him a email and asked if he still had them and would he take £20 and emailed back said yup he would as he wanted it cleared

This is what i got

He kept the software cds and manuals for everything

After i stripped it down, the 15 inch monitor will make a great 1 player mini bartop

Left over bits

Great little amp for one of the cabs

I plugged in both machines they booted but did not output a picture i have both manuals so i can have a read

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #33 on:** February 16, 2013, 06:46:24 pm »

So busy building again today

Bought me wood

This nice man cut it

My cut stuff

Then i cut the sides and sanded them smooth both side ready for vinyl

Then applied the vinyl the bottom one got Scratched ; (

Then i built them up again

4 x lights wired and fitted to backing plate

3x hinges and doors fitted,3x top panel fitted,3x mobo shelves fitted,4 speaker mounts drilled ready to fit,2x monitors mounts cut and ready to fit

shrunkenmaster · « **Reply #34 on:** February 17, 2013, 02:42:11 am »

Looking good! What's the marquee lighting you're using?

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #35 on:** February 17, 2013, 04:45:19 am »

Its a stripped down emergency light it runs on 240v I'm just going to put a plug on it i know you can get ones that run off the PSU etc but i like to keep them separate so i can isolate faults

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #36 on:** March 22, 2013, 04:33:50 pm »

Wow haven't posted here for ages

Fitted the T molding to the first cab and fitted the Cp

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #37 on:** April 16, 2013, 11:50:50 am »

So not done much lately so i thought id post a update,after the success with shelling Tron machine and setting it up correctly i thought id go back to my retrocade and replace the hard drive (1tb) with a much smaller 320 as i wasn't using most of it i also made it its own custom intro ill post it another time

Its also for sale (with out hyperspin and roms) if anyones interested

Looking and my 3 larger cabs i decided to chop one down to make another bartop as it seems to be more popular
Size

So all i need is inspiration for a theme for this little one

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #38 on:** April 16, 2013, 11:55:15 am »

Drnick · « **Reply #39 on:** April 17, 2013, 02:29:28 am »

Galaga, Pacman, or Burgertime would be my choice of theme for Arcade related. If going non Arcade then Aliens Vs Predator

dextercf · « **Reply #40 on:** April 17, 2013, 03:53:42 am »

now this was interesting..

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #41 on:** April 21, 2013, 11:28:34 pm »

Quote from: Drnick on April 17, 2013, 02:29:28 am

Galaga, Pacman, or Burgertime would be my choice of theme for Arcade related. If going non Arcade then Aliens Vs Predator

Ohh a aliens Vs predator would be cool

Drnick · « **Reply #42 on:** April 22, 2013, 02:37:17 pm »

I only thought about that as I have the following pics as canvas prints in my game room. I don't have the last one but it looks like it could make the basis of a nice control panel. (All credit must go to the original artists).

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #43 on:** April 23, 2013, 07:44:02 am »

Those are freaking awesome!

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #44 on:** May 01, 2013, 09:34:41 am »

Onwards with my next project

sabreerbasAlpha · « **Reply #45 on:** May 01, 2013, 01:49:22 pm »

That Control Panel is absolutely Mint...

monkeychunkuk · « **Reply #46 on:** May 01, 2013, 02:01:02 pm »

Quote from: sabreerbasAlpha on May 01, 2013, 01:49:22 pm

That Control Panel is absolutely Mint...

Cheers some of the buttons are off and i over sized the bottom so it looses the yellow bottom but on the bright its my best bubble free applied artwork ; )


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