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javeryh's Small-ish Bartop ["Jack Attack!"]
GSXRMovistar:
Haven't logged in to here in ages but after going through this thread I had to post a comment, great looking machine and look forward to seeing it all complete. 8)
javeryh:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on March 11, 2019, 08:13:05 pm ---Freakin stud!
Nice work.
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Thanks Lew - been a looooong time coming. I'm relearning everything on this build but having a lot of fun with it. I wish I had more room in my house so I could just keep building.
--- Quote from: GSXRMovistar on March 12, 2019, 09:06:31 am ---Haven't logged in to here in ages but after going through this thread I had to post a comment, great looking machine and look forward to seeing it all complete. 8)
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Thanks! I'm also looking forward to it. ;D
I have a lot of stuff to figure out though. Mainly getting the ServoStik to talk to the Raspberry Pi/Retropie. I think that's my biggest remaining challenge. I also want to make a custom splash/loading screen for the front end. Not sure how to do that either.... slow and steady!
--- Quote from: Arroyo on March 11, 2019, 08:19:15 pm ---For the dust washer, what if you borrowed some of the graphics you had and got a clear dust washer with the graphics adhered to the bottom?
Like the button outlines you have on the front of the panel:
Give some contrast but keeps with the theme.
EDIT: Couldn't help myself:
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Sick! yeah - let's do that! How do I do this? Clear dustwasher and then the decal? Any chance you can create the decal for me at the correct size so I can get it printed? I can get you measurements of the dustwasher tonight. What a great solution! :cheers:
Arroyo:
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--- Quote from: Arroyo on March 11, 2019, 08:19:15 pm ---EDIT: Couldn't help myself:
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Sick! yeah - let's do that! How do I do this? Clear dustwasher and then the decal? Any chance you can create the decal for me at the correct size so I can get it printed? I can get you measurements of the dustwasher tonight. What a great solution! :cheers:
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I can edit the file to any size washer you want, just scale it up or down, it’s high resolution so no sweat. I just did this for my panel, came out great although I’m not sure if the graphics work on mine.
You can either get a place to reverse print it with the adhesive on the front of the graphics (I only tried one place and didn’t like the results, saw some of the adhesive.). What I did was get the print and use Optically Clear Adhesive (OCA if searching) and then attached the graphic on the underside of the acrylic dust washer with some white vinyl under the graphic to protect it.
I bought a stupid amount of OCA and have some clear dust washers. If you pick your printer I can either send you the material or put it together for you and send if you’d like...
Could simplify this if you put the graphics on top of the washer as a lot of places have adhesive backed prints. Either way happy to help.
WaRpEd:
Very nice work Javeryl! I need to get off my butt and finish my cabinet
javeryh:
--- Quote from: Arroyo on March 12, 2019, 01:31:59 pm ---I can edit the file to any size washer you want, just scale it up or down, it’s high resolution so no sweat. I just did this for my panel, came out great although I’m not sure if the graphics work on mine.
You can either get a place to reverse print it with the adhesive on the front of the graphics (I only tried one place and didn’t like the results, saw some of the adhesive.). What I did was get the print and use Optically Clear Adhesive (OCA if searching) and then attached the graphic on the underside of the acrylic dust washer with some white vinyl under the graphic to protect it.
I bought a stupid amount of OCA and have some clear dust washers. If you pick your printer I can either send you the material or put it together for you and send if you’d like...
Could simplify this if you put the graphics on top of the washer as a lot of places have adhesive backed prints. Either way happy to help.
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Awesome - thanks for the offer as usual. I think I might have a clear dust washer lying around. I'll have to check. It probably would look cool if the graphic was adhered underneath but probably harder to get just right. I'll try it both ways and see how it goes. I'm guessing spray adhesive will leave some visible residue between the print and the plastic? I'm definitely going to play around with it because I love the idea.
I think all I'll need is the art file once I get you the measurement of the dust washer. :cheers:
--- Quote from: WaRpEd on March 13, 2019, 05:32:04 pm ---Very nice work Javeryl! I need to get off my butt and finish my cabinet
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Thanks! I know what you mean - it's hard to find the time to work on these projects.
My plan this weekend is to drill out the admin button holes (the 24mm bit arrived yesterday), mount the joystick and figure out a way to attach the CP to the cabinet. If I can get that finished on Saturday between all the kid activities I'll go ahead and add the t-molding and try and secure the monitor in place. That's really all I have left on the construction side of things. The rest will be figuring out Retropie... ugh.
Mounting the joystick might end up being a pain due to the mounting plate being a little larger than I wish it was. What do you guys think about routing out 1/4" of material to drop the mounting plate into? Right now the CP is 1/2" thick - I don't really mind the height of the joystick as-is but that extra 1/4" depth may save me from having to somehow make the mounting plate shorter. Here is what I'm talking about:
Of course, this doesn't take into account mounting bolts, which I hope would not get in the way. I cannot really move the joystick location because it would throw off the symmetry of the CP. I would also have to drill completely through the top of the CP in order to secure the joystick in place (so bolt heads will show). Not a huge deal but curious to hear how you guys would deal with this issue. :cheers: