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Need ideas/designs for a differnt type of cabinet
Nacimroc:
Wow! Nice ideas! Definitely what I was after.
mgb:
--- Quote from: shponglefan on May 04, 2013, 11:47:50 am ---Design I came up with last summer. Still have yet to get to building it...
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That's a slick design. very nice
Unstupid:
Don't do it! These "Way out there" designs never seem to get finished. I mean, look at the 2 examples you linked. Neither of them have made it to the "completed stage". If you want another example do a search for "retro-futuristic mame cabinet". Look how long that has been under construction. I think the problem is that when you are the first one to do something you need to have a very clear, very conscise plan of attack. You need to know exactly what you want and exactly how you are going to get it. When you start changing things up in the middle of the project because you think something may look better a certain way it starts to push the finish line further away. Plan, plan, plan... If you jump in without enough planning you'll soon realize "oh I can't do that because it'll interfere with this". If you have access to some 3d cad software use it to design "everything" down to the screw holes. It's easier to make/fix design mistakes when you can visualize it in 3d.
jimmer:
I'm not too sure about a full size cab-in-a-box, but a bar top that folds up into a box seems like a practical idea. (Probably been done already?)
jimmer:
Similar to MAME-on-a-stick, could be done with a wooden box section spine. You could maybe make it so that the screen and panel are adjustable for different height players.