The Kline's Arcade - 4 player - first build, help needed!

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bobbyb13:
Maybe oscillating tool with the proper size blade?

This is so cool that there must be a way to do it that achieves the precision you want but isn't so masochistic.

Totally agree on laminate for completely flat surfaces.
Saves so much time, result is a cleaner look, and it's tough!

The glue IS ferocious though. Use the same stuff myself.
Brain tenderizer for sure.

Look forward to seeing you get to play this machine!

Shookie:
Dude, you're making great progress! Quick question.... through all of your wood working pics, I don't see a compound miter saw or any reference to one. I think it would of made some of the cutting easier, especially for some of the small pieces.

vertexguy:

--- Quote from: Shookie on December 21, 2021, 01:37:52 pm ---Dude, you're making great progress! Quick question.... through all of your wood working pics, I don't see a compound miter saw or any reference to one. I think it would of made some of the cutting easier, especially for some of the small pieces.

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Oh with out question, having a compound miter saw would be awesome for many of these cuts. Ultimately at the end of the day I have to work with what I have available to me though, and I can make due with a skill saw for a lot of it. Jig saw, router, and skill saw have been sufficient for most cuts. Speaking of working... it's high time I get back to this project! I got some new router parts I discovered (bushings!) and bits to help me with the LED front panel designs. Got the designs printed up and am working on creating templates and a proof of concept to make sure it all comes out as intended. Hopefully I'll be back to posting some regular updates again soon!

yomer:
Wow, this is one of the most thorough jobs I've read about. How wide is the final design for your CP? I would love to work with a 4 player layout like yours.

Do you have a basic CAD drawing just for the CP that you could share with us?

vertexguy:

--- Quote from: yomer on September 06, 2022, 08:10:09 pm ---Wow, this is one of the most thorough jobs I've read about. How wide is the final design for your CP? I would love to work with a 4 player layout like yours.

Do you have a basic CAD drawing just for the CP that you could share with us?

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Thanks Yomer. Hopefully it's all useful. As far as sharing specific CAD files for the CP, I'm not there yet. The approximate current dimensions of the CP are 47 3/16 inches wide by 18 inches deep. I intend on making a few more adjustments to it yet as well both for stability and I'm shifting the spinner over to the left a bit so there's more wrist rest room.

I'm once again behind where I wanted to be from my last post. My attempts at getting a good template for my light design isn't turning out so far, so it would just be another big post of failed efforts. :banghead: Short update is that my router is apparently poorly designed for precision inlay work. The locking mechanism on it prevents you from ever being able to keep the base plate perfectly centered to the bit because it has way too much play in it and never locks in the same place twice. That means using a centering cone / pin to precisely center the baseplate with a bushing is a futile effort. I don't currently have a great solution and am not wanting to buy a new router just for this part. If anyone has any suggestions I'm all ears as always.

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