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My very first pocket hole!!
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: Mike A on August 12, 2019, 01:44:09 pm ---Vigo blew a seal.
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No, said he motorboats them.
Vigo:
--- Quote from: yotsuya on August 12, 2019, 03:22:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: Mike A on August 12, 2019, 01:44:09 pm ---Vigo blew a seal.
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No, said he motorboats them.
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That sort of thing usually precedes making the pocket hole.
SSSTAINLESSS:
Love me a good ol pocket hole, but a couple if issues i have ran into using them for my first cab construction.
1. The mdf can split if you just drive the screw home, almost need to hand screw it.
2. The screws can foul and collapse your T-Track slot.
jdevane:
Qbert - 60" tall, all pocket screws... need good weather to finish painting and then someone to do my graphics...
jdevane:
stepped outside and took a few pics of 3/4 scale Galaga... I did not build these with exact 3/4 scale dimensions, I shrunk the original Galaga shape down to 48 inches, like the Arcade1Up cabinets, then I stretched them back up to 60", trying to make sure I had 18" for the bezel/monitor area and then I added whatever was left to make the machine hit somewhere around 60". I basically start with a template for the side panels and I build the rest as needed... I use 1/4" mdf for the back boards.
I have a vinyl cutter than I can load paper into and draw my designs so that's what I do, then I cut out my pattern, trim it, and tape it on 1/2 mdf and rough cut the first piece with a jigsaw then sand down smooth with a palm sander. I then use that original trace out two more side panels, the I rough cut those then clamp all three together and use a router to finish cut the two extra sides which are the two I will use in my build. I keep the original side as a template in case I want to build another. (So maybe a Mad Planets or a Ms Pacman are in my future... after a Pole Position and a Operation Wolf (with original gun)).
I rent a 1300 sq ft home with two kids and a wife and the garage also houses my race car so building these things does two things for me... it has helped me learn how to do some wood working I was afraid to try and allows me to build something kid friend (perfect height for my 8 year old to stand and play and I'm 5' 7" so not much bending for me, a stool will be perfect)
Here's some WIP of my Galaga.... I took a picture of the bottom of the cabinet and the speaker panel that has my pocket holes with screws... I use a mileswood brand pocket hole jig and screws, 1" coarse screws.
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