Wooden Bartop, Project Complete

[mackmack1]

I wanted the form factor of a bartop but stability and height of a standard upright cab.  I like the way bartops look but just didn't want to have to stick it on a random table. 

I had a bunch of maple ply around to use and an old gtx560 card so I went to work.   I referenced bartop pics in general but the design is my own.  The front opens up with the large thumbscrews and I have two OMNI2 4 way/8way sticks that are easily accesible.  I liked these sticks because they are straightforward and built well. I didn't want to get into servo's or anything that could break.  Everything I am using was purchased from groovygamegear.   

Using the lowest refresh rate LCD screen I could find.  22"(which in my opinion is the absolute minimum for a two player cab)  I am using a 3/16 piece of tempered glass for the screen protection.

The marquee is backlit with adafruit neopixels and fully changes color every 50 seconds.  I went with that because I wanted the entire unit to have a glow to it.  It is hooked up to an arduino and I can program it to do some pretty cool lighting affects as each individual pixel is controllable(as opposed to just a generic line of RGB leds). 

Using a smartstrip to control on/off all wired to a single backlit blue button on the side.   The other backlit button(orange) on the side controls the marquee lighting as well as a few blue LEDs I have that are on the bottom of the cab. 

Speakers are on the top(forgot to take pic) and intake and exhaust fans on back.  I'm using hyperspin with this setup.  I am happy with how it turned out.

[Slippyblade]

Very minimalist approach.  Looks good though.  Are those 45 degree supports just bolted in or did you mortise and tenon them?

[RetroGreg]

Looks good. I like the shape and the stain look.  I really like those balltops. Did you get them at GGG?

[mackmack1]

Very minimalist approach.  Looks good though.  Are those 45 degree supports just bolted in or did you mortise and tenon them?

They are glued, screwed, and nailed.  I lack the expertise to mortise them in.  They do the job though and add the stability to the legs I needed.

[mackmack1]

Looks good. I like the shape and the stain look.  I really like those balltops. Did you get them at GGG?

Yes.  They are just the hard candy balltops which are offered as an upgrade to the Omni Sticks. I also have the high gloss dustwasher and smoothjoy switches with it. 

They are not illuminated, but it looks that way from my flash in some of the pics.

[RetroGreg]

Thanks. Yeah, the color on them looks great.