Folding Bartop with manual rotating display design

[Draco_Elessar]

I have a design for my first bartop/major woodworking project and would like some advice/input on the design. The dimensions are about 27" x 21" x 14". The monitor will be rotated manually from the right side, when it gets into position it will be held in place by neodymium magnet bars. The rotating wheel and notebook with be mounted on a rotating monitor mount. I'm think of paint the plexiglass black for a bezel. At the moment it does not have a theme.


   

   

Here it is with a modular control panel (held in place by six neodymium magnets.) So I can use the control panel with my NESputer.

   

Draco

[Ginsu Victim]

None of your pictures are loading.
Corrected.

[ark_ader]

Magnets, motors and laptop.

Looking forward to this. 

[Ginsu Victim]

Magnets, motors and laptop.

Looking forward to this. 

I think the magnets erased all the photos.
Resurrected...

[Draco_Elessar]

Magnets, motors and laptop.

Looking forward to this. 

I think the magnets erased all the photos.

Magnets taken out of shopping cart, pictures should be fixed.

[DaveMMR]

Interesting, different and definitely ambitious. Some things to consider though.

1. If it's a manual rotating monitor on a bartop, can you not do something where you can just quickly pull it out, re-orient and put it back in*? A few projects back in the stone age had the "rotating mechanism sticking out the side" setup and it always looked really, really awkward. It was something new back then but now it seems like there are better solutions.

2. Why does it even need to fold, if I may ask? It seems like the idea of folding it is neat but it makes the depth and lines a little kooky (ex. the excess space in front on the controller.)  I constructively criticism without a better solution I admit but if storing a bartop is a concern, then maybe just make a control panel separate from the body that can store neatly inside of it or something similar.

Good luck!

*"That's what she said."

[yotsuya]

Is there enough clearence there for the joystick?

[ark_ader]

Is there enough clearence there for the joystick?

Any chance to ditch the CP and add a second LCD for pinball?  CP on the nub of the cabinet?

[Draco_Elessar]

Interesting, different and definitely ambitious. Some things to consider though.

1. If it's a manual rotating monitor on a bartop, can you not do something where you can just quickly pull it out, re-orient and put it back in*? A few projects back in the stone age had the "rotating mechanism sticking out the side" setup and it always looked really, really awkward. It was something new back then but now it seems like there are better solutions.

2. Why does it even need to fold, if I may ask? It seems like the idea of folding it is neat but it makes the depth and lines a little kooky (ex. the excess space in front on the controller.)  I constructively criticism without a better solution I admit but if storing a bartop is a concern, then maybe just make a control panel separate from the body that can store neatly inside of it or something similar.

Good luck!

*"That's what she said."

I thought of using a hinge on the side, where one could open, rotate and close, but I didn't really like that idea. I thought of putting in a small motor but I don't think that would work with a notebook power supply. Are there any other solutions that might work?


Folding just for space (it fits on my breakfast bar I don't use) and for easy transport. I could put a trackball or spinner to take up space so that the control panel doesn't look so large. I would like to play DOT...

Is there enough clearence there for the joystick?

There should be. When I build it might have to make a modification.

Any chance to ditch the CP and add a second LCD for pinball?  CP on the nub of the cabinet?

Interesting idea, the control panel is large enough to fit a monitor, I'm more for shooters, and fighting games than pinball.

[monkeychunkuk]

I had a similar idea for a "bespoke" square case that would fold down when not in use and be the sort of thing you found say maybe in executive office with brass etc

Can't wait to see the final thing all the best

[Draco_Elessar]

This project got scraped. I have something a bit different in mind, that's not a bartop.

Attached are the CNC plans for the bartop if anyone wants them.

[monkeychunkuk]

Cheers I may modifi them to suit my plans

[opt2not]

Oh man, Bender's Benderama was one of my favourite bartops.  Have a read of his project thread, perhaps that'll help you with some of your questions:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,84113.0.html



LOL, i completely forgot about Bender's Sightings in the wild thread:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,95950.0.html


edit:

This project got scraped. I have something a bit different in mind, that's not a bartop.

Attached are the CNC plans for the bartop if anyone wants them.

Durp, nevermind then.

[Draco_Elessar]

Cheers I may modifi them to suit my plans

Good luck with the build!