EXPANSE - A wall mount space themed cabinet (5-12, Cabinet Complete)

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Mr. Peabody:
@Jimbo: I didn't pick out the marquee height.....I agree to some degree. I would have made the sides half that height/thickness beyond the screen. The sub element I find ridiculous. A decent, and in cab instances modest, PC 2.1 system does all I have needed for twenty years.

--- Quote from: meltman on May 14, 2019, 10:17:55 am ---One of the objectives were to allow the bar stools to be able to be scooted all the way in - which they do. This absolutely saves space. That would not be possible with a "bottom" of the cabinet existing.

Another thing I've noticed since having the cabinet functional is that it is EXTREMELY comfortable to extended play on while sitting on a bar stool. The legroom is huge due to the design. It's a benefit I hadn't thought of initially but is really nice to have. My older cabinet you'd be bumping your legs up against the bottom trying to get ideal position on the controls. Not with this one.

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Emphasis mine. The design opens the space.

Richie_jones:

--- Quote from: opt2not on May 14, 2019, 02:11:47 pm ---
--- Quote from: meltman on May 14, 2019, 10:17:55 am ---One of the objectives were to allow the bar stools to be able to be scooted all the way in - which they do. This absolutely saves space. That would not be possible with a "bottom" of the cabinet existing.

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Understandable. Though, personally I don't think this is a justifiable reason to go through the trouble of a wall mounted cab. But to each their own. Like I said, this project has some good craftsmanship, and looks well built. I'd be really interested in how you do at building a full-size cabinet. Bartops are bartops, not as impressive IMO since people can just follow the same weecade plans that have been done to death. But fullsized original designs is what this forum is seriously lacking as of late. I hope we eventually get back to those projects as the norm.

Good luck on your next projects, even though I might not contribute to the bartop discussions, I'll be sure to follow along with whatever you come up with next.

:cheers:

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I disagree. There are no rules as to what the preferred design of cab people should be building. Building the usual upright cabinet is the easiest option as there just mostly empty space. Fitting everything into a bartop is a challenge in itself. People jest about the endless clones of the weecade, but all uprights are nearly identical with small variations on a basic shape.
The forum is for building your own arcade controls, which the op has achieved and beyond.

opt2not:
That’s cool, you’re entitled to your own opinion as well. I stated mine. I didn’t state any “rules”, as you obtusely pointed out, that was a personal POV. Hence what I wrote: “Personally I don’t think this is...”, emphasis on the personally part. Reading comprehension in indeed a lost art.

Richie_jones:
Wasnt being funny dude. You actually said "I hope we eventually get back to those projects as the norm." That's the bit that got my back up. But only a little bit...peace..

Mike A:
"I hope we eventually get back to those projects as the norm."

Yeah. That seems like a pretty incendiary statement. ::)

No wonder people get so mad at me.

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