Where can I get the top board of Control Panel CNC'd?

[usaf-lt-g]

Hi guys,

So I'm working on finishing a restore of an old Midway cabinet, with the exception that I'm adding a Custom Control Panel. The reason for this, is quite frankly, that all the original controls in the control panel are junk and don't function properly, and I want some updated controls that work and function across all games. I have designed, using QCAD, the layout and dimensions of the board I want (with the exception of  adding rounded corners (I'm no expert at CAD, took like one class back in the 90s on it), but I did the best I could. This is my first cab build / control panel ever.... It's important that the outside / inside dimensions are kept in tact, as I am not replacing the shelf that the top control panel board sits in.

In any case, I'm looking for someone who can CNC this and don't have a clue who I can send the attached drawings to to have this constructed and cut-out. I'm looking for the board to be some form of hardwood (not MDF...) and 5/8" vs 3/4" as I also need a plexi top CNC'd to go on top. I'm in the Chicago suburbs and really clueless as to who I can have cut this out for me.

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[HaRuMaN]

I could do something like this and ship it to you if you can't find anyone local to do it for you.

[usaf-lt-g]

Might have to go that route I've done google searching for "CNC arcade board" "CNC Wood" etc..... and am not coming up with anything, other than places that either want to send you a whole CNC machine, or sell you their own designs.... It's probably my own stupidity in not searching this correctly.

I tried to put some decent dimension markings over the CAD drawing, and I guessed on the angles, curve of the board. The inside dimensions are accurate however. Basically, it's a 4 player panel that will have 4 ultrastik 360s, a U-Trak, a SpinTrak, and a Heavy Duty Happ 8-way. All buttons with be ultralux. Bottom Mounts (so I didn't include screw holes and things of the nature). Spent a little over a day on the drawing alone to fact check spacing of controls, dimensions.

Can you do both the plexi topper and the wood?

[HaRuMaN]

Plexi and wood, correct. 

[usaf-lt-g]

Ok great! Yep I'm game. Can you look over the 2
CAD files, see if there's anything you can see that looks wrong there, and shoot me a quote? Thanks!

[paigeoliver]

The curved layout looks awkward on the side players, and they really don't need 6 buttons, 4 player games don't use more than 4. While larger than I prefer you really only went 3" wider than the standard Konami cabinets, so that is fine.

[usaf-lt-g]

I decided to modify the drawing a bit, adding screw holes with 5/16" countersunk surrounds for the plexiglass, and took the advice of reducing player 3 an 4 to 4 buttons versus 6. I also needed to account for the thickness of the cabinet board the control panel lays into, which is 3/4".

Please use attached (Modified with corrections)

[HaRuMaN]

Will check that out today and get back to you...

[usaf-lt-g]

Just out of curiosity.... anyone know what type of CNC machine would do this and the cost of such a machine?

[HaRuMaN]

Just out of curiosity.... anyone know what type of CNC machine would do this and the cost of such a machine?

Well, the shop I'm using has an $80K C.R. Onsrud.   

[usaf-lt-g]

Just out of curiosity.... anyone know what type of CNC machine would do this and the cost of such a machine?

Well, the shop I'm using has an $80K C.R. Onsrud.   

Lol, yea that's what I figured. Seems like to do it all right, it's either, CNC the thing using a professional shop like yourself, or attempt to route it with various jigs, tables, and bits. Although I'm all about the DIY, and I do have a nice router.... I do not feel like getting into a line of research for figuring out all the jigging rigs and bits. CNC'ing it makes it much better. Not to mention plexi is almost impossible to cut precisely and smoothly as a DIY.