Author Topic: "Woody" Office Desk Top From Plug N Play (Read 16174 times)

Generic Eric · « **Reply #40 on:** January 20, 2015, 08:44:52 pm »

Quote from: jaharr01 on January 20, 2015, 08:22:30 pm

Here is some help from my Homey LT

He Can't Quite figure out what to do with the sides or even if it needs anything at all

The shazzling, in wood grain!

JDFan · « **Reply #41 on:** January 20, 2015, 09:11:55 pm »

Here's a small adjustment to change the outer black portion to wood grain and have the wood grain match the sides if you want :

Louis Tully · « **Reply #42 on:** January 20, 2015, 09:14:50 pm »

Louis Tully · « **Reply #43 on:** January 21, 2015, 04:03:09 am »

Vigo · « **Reply #44 on:** January 22, 2015, 04:50:41 pm »

You are having fun.

And I agree about the black being a good contrast.

Seeing that pic shrunk down made me think there was one of those weird topless Zaccaria joysticks on that panel.

jaharr01 · « **Reply #45 on:** January 22, 2015, 07:45:51 pm »

Quote from: Vigo on January 22, 2015, 04:50:41 pm

You are having fun. And I agree about the black being a good contrast.

Seeing that pic shrunk down made me think there was one of those weird topless Zaccaria joysticks on that panel.

I don't like the black ball. I got a red one I'll try

jaharr01 · « **Reply #46 on:** January 22, 2015, 08:46:41 pm »

Well I spray cleared the sides and put the T molding on

You can't see the wood grain on the marquee in the picture

I need to put on the marquee and put the plexi-bezel over the screen and it's finished.

DaOld Man · « **Reply #47 on:** January 22, 2015, 08:59:16 pm »

Looking good! I like the wood grain finish.

jaharr01 · « **Reply #48 on:** January 22, 2015, 11:23:06 pm »

Thanks Da old man.Hey I'm from Kentucky too. Where do you live in KY? UK fan?

BorgDog · « **Reply #49 on:** January 22, 2015, 11:34:01 pm »

Quote from: jaharr01 on January 22, 2015, 08:46:41 pm

You can't see the wood grain on the marquee in the picture

HEY! That doesn't say "Lil Woody"!?!

Generic Eric · « **Reply #50 on:** January 23, 2015, 11:18:10 am »

Quote from: jaharr01 on January 22, 2015, 08:46:41 pm

You can't see the wood grain on the marquee in the picture

I can see the wood grain in the lower left of this pic. Maybe it needs to be over-exaggerated then? Or maybe some amber, or something marginally brighter.

BorgDog · « **Reply #51 on:** January 23, 2015, 12:21:06 pm »

Despite my protests about the name, this is looking pretty awesome, especially like the black buttons.

this pic made me make a mental note to do foil tape first, lights second.

Louis Tully · « **Reply #52 on:** January 23, 2015, 03:52:14 pm »

DaOld Man · « **Reply #53 on:** January 23, 2015, 09:53:35 pm »

Quote from: jaharr01 on January 22, 2015, 11:23:06 pm

Thanks Da old man.Hey I'm from Kentucky too. Where do you live in KY? UK fan?

Of course! Go Big Blue!
Im from Logan County, located about 55 miles directly north of Nashville, Tn.
South Central Ky.

jaharr01 · « **Reply #54 on:** January 23, 2015, 10:12:50 pm »

I'm In Greenup County, it's upper north east on the river in the heart of BIG BLUE NATION!!!!

jaharr01 · « **Reply #55 on:** January 24, 2015, 10:58:26 pm »

finished this project. In regards to these plug and plays, they are really crappy compared to mame. Am I gonna pull it out and put a PI in there probably not.
Here is the final pics

TheDude · « **Reply #56 on:** January 25, 2015, 02:31:55 am »

Very nice little machine indeed

Louis Tully · « **Reply #57 on:** January 25, 2015, 03:22:58 am »

jaharr01 · « **Reply #58 on:** January 25, 2015, 07:56:00 am »

I was going to paint the screws.also, It has plexi,covering the screen. Instead of paint I tried some matte vinyl, the verdict is out, leaning towards painting.

Jay

jaharr01 · « **Reply #59 on:** January 25, 2015, 08:01:13 am »

BTW if you didn't notice, I switched out the black ball for the red one. I think it looks much better.

jaharr01 · « **Reply #60 on:** January 25, 2015, 09:18:55 am »

Ok now it'sdone

MY WIFE DOESN'T LIKE ARCADE MACHINES, SHE THINKS I HAVE TOO MANY ALREADY! SHE ESPECIALLY HATES MY PINBALL MACHINE!! SHE THINKS I SHOULD SPEND MORE TIME SHOPPING AND CLEANING THE HOUSE!!! SHE ONLY LIKES IT WHEN I BUILD STUFF FOR THE HOUSE!!!! SHE SAYS ONE MACHINE IS PLENTY, MORE THAN ONE IS STUPID!!!!! SHE SAYS MY MAN ROOM LOOKS EXTREMELY "JANKY"!!!!!! AS YOU CAN TELL I DON"T LISTEN TO HER!!!!!!! SHE SAYS I AM A MORON!!!!!!!!

BorgDog · « **Reply #61 on:** January 25, 2015, 10:28:58 am »

Nice!

yotsuya · « **Reply #62 on:** January 25, 2015, 12:33:21 pm »

Quote from: jaharr01 on January 25, 2015, 09:18:55 am

MY WIFE DOESN'T LIKE ARCADE MACHINES, SHE THINKS I HAVE TOO MANY ALREADY! SHE ESPECIALLY HATES MY PINBALL MACHINE!! SHE THINKS I SHOULD SPEND MORE TIME SHOPPING AND CLEANING THE HOUSE!!! SHE ONLY LIKES IT WHEN I BUILD STUFF FOR THE HOUSE!!!! SHE SAYS ONE MACHINE IS PLENTY, MORE THAN ONE IS STUPID!!!!! SHE SAYS MY MAN ROOM LOOKS EXTREMELY "JANKY"!!!!!! AS YOU CAN TELL I DON"T LISTEN TO HER!!!!!!! SHE SAYS I AM A MORON!!!!!!!!

You know the old saying from the Farmer's Almanac-

"Wife thinks the room looks janky, you'll spend much time doing self spanky"

DaOld Man · « **Reply #63 on:** January 25, 2015, 02:17:14 pm »

Quote from: yotsuya on January 25, 2015, 12:33:21 pm

Quote from: jaharr01 on January 25, 2015, 09:18:55 am
MY WIFE DOESN'T LIKE ARCADE MACHINES, SHE THINKS I HAVE TOO MANY ALREADY! SHE ESPECIALLY HATES MY PINBALL MACHINE!! SHE THINKS I SHOULD SPEND MORE TIME SHOPPING AND CLEANING THE HOUSE!!! SHE ONLY LIKES IT WHEN I BUILD STUFF FOR THE HOUSE!!!! SHE SAYS ONE MACHINE IS PLENTY, MORE THAN ONE IS STUPID!!!!! SHE SAYS MY MAN ROOM LOOKS EXTREMELY "JANKY"!!!!!! AS YOU CAN TELL I DON"T LISTEN TO HER!!!!!!! SHE SAYS I AM A MORON!!!!!!!!

You know the old saying from the Farmer's Almanac-

"Wife thinks the room looks janky, you'll spend much time doing self spanky"

I thought Confucius said that?

yotsuya · « **Reply #64 on:** January 25, 2015, 02:31:00 pm »

Quote from: DaOld Man on January 25, 2015, 02:17:14 pm

Quote from: yotsuya on January 25, 2015, 12:33:21 pm
Quote from: jaharr01 on January 25, 2015, 09:18:55 am
MY WIFE DOESN'T LIKE ARCADE MACHINES, SHE THINKS I HAVE TOO MANY ALREADY! SHE ESPECIALLY HATES MY PINBALL MACHINE!! SHE THINKS I SHOULD SPEND MORE TIME SHOPPING AND CLEANING THE HOUSE!!! SHE ONLY LIKES IT WHEN I BUILD STUFF FOR THE HOUSE!!!! SHE SAYS ONE MACHINE IS PLENTY, MORE THAN ONE IS STUPID!!!!! SHE SAYS MY MAN ROOM LOOKS EXTREMELY "JANKY"!!!!!! AS YOU CAN TELL I DON"T LISTEN TO HER!!!!!!! SHE SAYS I AM A MORON!!!!!!!!

You know the old saying from the Farmer's Almanac-

"Wife thinks the room looks janky, you'll spend much time doing self spanky"

I thought Confucius said that?

No, Confucius said "Love of video games also lead to lots of self love."

Vigo · « **Reply #65 on:** January 26, 2015, 11:16:23 am »

Quote from: jaharr01 on January 25, 2015, 09:18:55 am

SHE ONLY LIKES IT WHEN I BUILD STUFF FOR THE HOUSE!!!!

Wait a minute.....wait a minute....wait a minute. Isn't building an arcade cabinet technically "building stuff for the house?" I think you have a loophole to exploit.

Locke141 · « **Reply #66 on:** January 26, 2015, 01:59:03 pm »

This came out really nice.

jaharr01 · « **Reply #67 on:** January 26, 2015, 06:45:02 pm »

Quote from: Vigo on January 26, 2015, 11:16:23 am

Quote from: jaharr01 on January 25, 2015, 09:18:55 am
SHE ONLY LIKES IT WHEN I BUILD STUFF FOR THE HOUSE!!!!

Wait a minute.....wait a minute....wait a minute. Isn't building an arcade cabinet technically "building stuff for the house?" I think you have a loophole to exploit.

Well Vigo I think that loophole has closed. BUT, she said no to building a NEW arcade. Nothing about REBUILDING an older one. Honestly I pretty much do what I want to do anyway,whether she likes it or not. She just knows there is not room for many more, until I get a wild hair and add on again. I have a bunch of stuff I promised her I would do.
Although she did buy me this to do some fluting for the beam that I'm rebuilding

I'm sure it will get plenty of use otherwise

jaharr01 · « **Reply #68 on:** January 26, 2015, 06:46:35 pm »

Quote from: Locke141 on January 26, 2015, 01:59:03 pm

This came out really nice.

Thanks I think so too for a relatively low $ project

DaOld Man · « **Reply #69 on:** January 26, 2015, 11:58:09 pm »

I agree with Locke141, very nice job indeed!

I may have to steal your idea. I have a Ms Pacman Jakks game that I bought off ebay. Just got it today. Tested it before work and it seems to work good. 5 games in all. Didnt have time to check all the games.
Its got some wear and tear, and missing the battery cover but I got it for less than 5 bucks including the shipping. So I see no reason not to make one of these.
It has a rotating joystick to use with pole position, so that may be a challenge.
Will start a new proj. announcement when I get all the parts rounded up.
If it turns out half as nice as yours, I will be happy.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #70 on:** January 27, 2015, 01:17:04 am »

I've been a bit muddled as to how I should finish my Yellow Feaver build. I really dig the basics here. The simple power switch on the cord was a nice touch. I wouldnt mind a small arcade on my desk at the office.

I might ditch the $400 custom neon sign, staggered wood panels, and tinted glass, in favor of simple stone grey stained wood and a 7" screen. Hmmmm,

yotsuya · « **Reply #71 on:** January 27, 2015, 01:22:49 am »

Jay-

Too bad you could find a bigger screen. I like the way the wood looks, but all that bezel real estate kills it for me, in my opinion.

jaharr01 · « **Reply #72 on:** January 29, 2015, 07:47:42 pm »

Yeah Yotsuya I didn't like that either. I think if it had a Galaga Bezel it may look better. I made it as small as I could. The problem is the cords plug in the side and I had to center the screen. Yes if I wouldn't have used that particular screen, it may have been smaller. That plexi comes off in about 2 seconds, I could put a Galaga bezel on there. I'm sure it would look somewhat better. Might take up some of that real estate. Or I could take a small piece of wood, with the same angle as the control panel (about an 1 1/4 tall x width, stained and poly'ed of course) and glue right to the plexiglass. Either would work

Jay

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #73 on:** January 29, 2015, 09:10:17 pm »

Jay, not sure if you saw my updates to my Yellow Feaver build, but inside of those DVDS players is quite basic. If you have even a simple comfort level with a soldering iron it wouldn't take much for you to strip down that player and solder things directly to eachother. I'd still go for a bezel sticker to give you that filled in effect.

Might help modify the screen placement as well. I love this build, but personaly the screen sits a little high up on the bezel.

BorgDog · « **Reply #74 on:** January 29, 2015, 09:44:17 pm »

Quote from: ChanceKJ on January 29, 2015, 09:10:17 pm

I love this build, but personaly the screen sits a little high up on the bezel.

I agree with both those sentiments. I think the awkwardness has less to do with size of display than it's location. This build has me contemplating staining Little Bastard, if I ever get past playing with the rotating monitor setup and actually make something.

What is your final dimensions on this out of curiosity?

jaharr01 · « **Reply #75 on:** January 30, 2015, 06:50:36 am »

Quote from: ChanceKJ on January 29, 2015, 09:10:17 pm

Jay, not sure if you saw my updates to my Yellow Feaver build, but inside of those DVDS players is quite basic. If you have even a simple comfort level with a soldering iron it wouldn't take much for you to strip down that player and solder things directly to eachother. I'd still go for a bezel sticker to give you that filled in effect.

Might help modify the screen placement as well. I love this build, but personally the screen sits a little high up on the bezel.

Yes it does Chance, and it really wasn't obvious until I put the plexi on there. Regarding the hacking of the DVD screen, I'm sure that's true , I'm fine with soldering though. This truly is a perfect example of why me, and anyone else who does this sort of thing, needs to learn to PROPERLY use Sketch up. It's not truly poor planning, it's the fact that you cannot see the finished product to make needed adjustments. I'm working on a bezel ( also trying to improve my Gimp skills) and I'm gonna bring " my Woody" home and see if I can fix it.You know though that little thing is a conversation starter. I had a hot --I'm attempting to get by the auto-censor and should be beaten after I re-read the rules-- drug rep in high heels leaning over my desk playing pacman for 10 minutes.So my "woody" led to me having one. It's the little things in life that make it enjoyable.

Jay

Generic Eric · « **Reply #76 on:** January 30, 2015, 01:07:27 pm »

Quote from: jaharr01 on January 25, 2015, 09:18:55 am

MY WIFE DOESN'T LIKE ARCADE MACHINES, SHE THINKS I HAVE TOO MANY ALREADY! SHE ESPECIALLY HATES MY PINBALL MACHINE!! SHE THINKS I SHOULD SPEND MORE TIME SHOPPING AND CLEANING THE HOUSE!!! SHE ONLY LIKES IT WHEN I BUILD STUFF FOR THE HOUSE!!!! SHE SAYS ONE MACHINE IS PLENTY, MORE THAN ONE IS STUPID!!!!! SHE SAYS MY MAN ROOM LOOKS EXTREMELY "JANKY"!!!!!! AS YOU CAN TELL I DON"T LISTEN TO HER!!!!!!! SHE SAYS I AM A MORON!!!!!!!!

Quote from: jaharr01 on January 30, 2015, 06:50:36 am

I'm gonna bring " my Woody" home and see if I can fix it.You know though that little thing is a conversation starter. I had a hot --I'm attempting to get by the auto-censor and should be beaten after I re-read the rules-- drug rep in high heels leaning over my desk playing pacman for 10 minutes.So my "woody" led to me having one. It's the little things in life that make it enjoyable.

Jay

I predict the aforementioned wife is not going to want you to have that at work anymore.

jaharr01 · « **Reply #77 on:** January 30, 2015, 01:42:08 pm »

Ah hell she doesn't care as long as I just window shop.

jaharr01 · « **Reply #78 on:** January 30, 2015, 10:26:02 pm »

Ok I brought it home and took the bezel off, I don't want to disappoint Yotsuya. Seriously, he is right though. LT is going to see if he can design me a bezel. He is the bomb!!!. Also I put a plastic mesh cover on the back too.

Louis Tully · « **Reply #79 on:** January 31, 2015, 04:04:52 am »


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