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CoryBee:
I know it isn't much, but my first bartops were made with only two tools.

A jigsaw

and

A power drill

You can do straight cuts if you make a little fence\saw board. But with that small you can just cut as straight as you can and sand any imperfections away by hand.

Cheers
ark_ader:

--- Quote from: BazookaJo on July 18, 2013, 03:47:34 am ---Cheers for the comments :)

TBH I quite like the design (though I would tweak it here and there, especially increasing the height of the marquee), it fits the iCade Core like a glove, and doesn't dwarf the iPad too much, BUT I won't argue that MDF would have made a huge difference.

My only issue is that I can't cut a straight line with a jigsaw for sh*t, plus I'm guessing the art of cutting the angles of the edges (routing/chamfering?!) needs some serious kit.....

That said I think my next step is to head to the woodworking section.

Could be a really useful project to tease me into the world of real woodworking  :cheers:




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Buy yourself a kit for about £50.  It will look sweet and when you want something bigger, you can sell it for some decent money.

I know a guy who sells flat packs that are good quality in the UK.

Not Turnarcades but a guy that is easy to deal with.

Besides it will be a nice project to do the missus.  ;D
Malenko:

--- Quote from: ark_ader on July 18, 2013, 05:51:33 am ---Buy yourself a kit for about £50.

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Hard to save £50 by spending £50.
BazookaJo:
Cheers CoryBee

I think I will do some soul searching and consider if it might worth investing in a circular saw - there's many a time a little bit of DIY has been tainted for the lack of a straight cut.....

Now should I delve further in the black arts of woodworking and I need a 45 degree chamfer edge (or any other degree for that matter)  can this be done without decent kit, or is it a case of a plane and a prayer?

Many thanks again

Paul


--- Quote from: CoryBee on July 18, 2013, 03:57:06 am ---I know it isn't much, but my first bartops were made with only two tools.

A jigsaw

and

A power drill

You can do straight cuts if you make a little fence\saw board. But with that small you can just cut as straight as you can and sand any imperfections away by hand.

Cheers

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BazookaJo:
You tell him bro  :cheers:

Plus the B in BYOAC stands for build not buy right ? ;)

Just yanking your chain, but as for a kit, a standard bartop is not what I had in mind - I had an iPad, I had an arcade stick which works with said iPad, and wanted to see if I could contain them both in a case that looked reasonably okay...(I don't find the iCade cabinet particularly inspiring).

The main issue is that the iCade stick base dwarfs the iPad a little, so I wanted to reduce the case in the middle to minimise the dead space, and in this respect the case works, it's just the finish that's says "must try harder" IMO.

So what can I say - my next attempt will be better  :)

Oh and on the subject of saving money - remember that the creed of BYOAC is to spend £50 on parts and tools to find the £20 worth of materials that work, so then you can brag about how you built yours for a measly £10. 

All I can say is - I'm in!  :cheers:

Hell - if there was a saluting smiley I'd be using it right now :D





--- Quote from: Malenko on July 18, 2013, 08:24:44 am ---
--- Quote from: ark_ader on July 18, 2013, 05:51:33 am ---Buy yourself a kit for about £50.

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Hard to save £50 by spending £50.

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