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Anyone MAMEd a Taito cab?
SirPeale:
What do you want to do with your old CP?
rampy:
--- Quote from: wakerlet on March 11, 2004, 08:32:23 am ---Thank you all for the info. One more question. Would anyone be willing to build a bigger cp for me or sell their existing one? I have no skill with wood, a lot with computers and wiring but none with wood.
Short of that, maybe someone has an old Taito cp lying around they want to sell (mine's hacked up)? Or even someone willing to post detailed diagrams of their cp for a taito cab?
Thanks,
Todd
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Hey Todd,
I wouldn't be afraid of the wood working part. It's just like anythign else, at first it's intimidating, but once you get going you build confidence and then you wonder why you were so concerned in the first place.
CP's are very rudimentary on the carpenter skill level index. As long as you plan and can borrow/own the right tools and take your time it's easy.
If you (for the time being/hyopthetically speaking) dropped the idea of "T"ing out or extending the CP... a replacment CP can just be a sheet of metal or a sheet of wood in a rectangle shape with 1 and 1/8th holes drilled in. That's as straightforward as it comes!
I guess what I'm saying is that I failed woodworking in 8th grade and with a patience and preserverences (and help/support of the byoac community) I did fine.
good luck!
rampy
SkateDetroit:
I second Rampys notion. It's all intimidating at first, but once you get your hands dirty you never go back. Find a design you like and are comfortable with. Try it out with some cardboard or even some cheap wood. Home Depot has a (if memory serves) 8 foot long by 11 inch wide piece of MDF for somewhere around 7 bucks. That is PLENTY of wood to screw up for your first try. They'll even do some cuts for you.
Likewise you can pick up a 1 and 1/8 inch hole drilling bit for 4 bucks.
If that fails you, i'm just around the corner and can help you fashion your panel.
wakerlet:
Okay, okay, okay...this is BYOAC not BYOCP ;)
Before I get started though, does someone have some detailed pics of their cp (underneath, where it attaches to the cab, etc.)?
Thanks again.
Todd
Stingray:
Not sure if this is what you're looking for or not. My CP is metal, but you can see the tabs in this picture where the panel clamps hold it to the cab: http://www.stingrays.dk/arcade/CP02.jpg
-S