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Ideas on mounting large crts?
bobbyb13:
I have added an orthogonal strongback of plywood on the backside of the brace that Zebidee shows for tubes 24" and larger and it has added the sense of security of a metal frame.
If you can weld and drill and metal though then have at it!
I wish I could pull up the post Malenko linked.
Have you considered a pedestal/showcase style machine though?
Always seemed to me that a screen that size you really need to be standing farther back from then simply the length of ones arms (as in a more typical cabinet build.)
Between that and the fact that you wind up with two more managable size units (that can be joined in some fashion for stability's sake once it is installed- or not) it appears to be easier to deal with overall.
I have a 36" Trinitron that will become a pedestal tube if I live long enough.
Edgecrusher:
--- Quote from: Malenko on December 14, 2021, 09:05:51 pm ---I mounted a 36" vertically in a KI2 cab using the factory mounting hardware for the 25" CRT, the square thingies from Midway.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,97260.msg1025567.html
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Your build is thought provoking. Makes me consider a vertical with my 32 Samsung.
Doing a separate console and screen only looks good with flat screens IMO. Not to mention takes up more space which is something I would try to avoid. I'd like to have at least one horizontal and one vertical cab when I' all done and both built with the best parts I can gather up.
I swear every week it seems I go looking for parts and they get twice as expensive and there's less available than before. I'm sick and tired of it. I'd give anything to go back in time two years.
It's looking like this next cab is gonna be a horizontal screen and I'm not sure when or if I will ever get to a vertical for my shmups with way things are so expensive and I have to do with parts that aren't exactly what I want. I mean what's the point in building something for your enjoyment if it's not what you want??! So I this is gonna be a crazy over-complicated cabinet.
I already have a couple spinners so I'll incorporate one to use when I use it vertically. I don't know about a trackball. I can't make my mind up on a good one to buy. It seems they are either cheap chinese junk or crazy expensive. I picked up two sanwa joysticks to try. I want to see just how much better they are than the kit ones I got off Amazon for the cocktail I made. The Amazon ones seem to be kinda slow but I really like their buttons and so does the wife who's the big gamer. If only they sold a big kit of buttons. lol
Edgecrusher:
sorry got a little off the woodworking topic.. :dunno
Edgecrusher:
That seed is rooting...
I'm starting to picture a 2 player - super huge vert cab...
I think in the back of my mind I see these 4 player cabs that run the big flat screens and I think "now that makes sense". They can be made so much thinner and not be this monstrous thing taking up a whole room. So that's what I think I'll do. My frame I made for this tube was a waste of time, kinda. But I think I will have much more fun with a large shmups cab especially since I pretty much have all the controls already.
thanks guys
Zebidee:
--- Quote from: Edgecrusher on December 15, 2021, 02:16:28 pm ---I swear every week it seems I go looking for parts and they get twice as expensive and there's less available than before. I'm sick and tired of it. I'd give anything to go back in time two years.
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That's because a lot of stuff actually is getting more expensive. As COVID hit and people had to stay at home, demand for DIY and hobbyist supplies went through the roof. Supply chains disrupted because workers can't get to factories. People want to spend more time at home (house prices), and play with their toys (tech prices). Add to that a drought in Taiwan and some other things and you get a global computer chip shortage.
I think most people are trying to forget the last two years, not live them again :D
About a year ago I saw people putting up Christmas/New Year cards/decorations that read "---fudgesicle--- You 2020". at the time I laughed out loud, what makes them think 2021 is going to be any better? Sure enough, now those same people are using whiteout and Sharpies to update their cards.
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