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Twin Cabinet Build
Fursphere:
Rain here in California has been holding me up on this. I had to roll my table saw out in the driveway to rip down 4x8 sheets, so rain puts a hold on that. :)
I've been looking at these seats: https://www.modifystreet.com/product/pair-of-reclinable-racing-seats-w-silders/
Still not decided though. Last cab had felt based material on the seat. Never again! Everything stuck to that thing.
I'll start a proper project thread once I start cutting. I was able to pickup the plywood on Saturday during a break in the rain. Stupid expensive right now.
bobbyb13:
For a home use machine those look like really nice seats!
Bare minimum quality ply to use for a cabinet here is $75/sheet at the moment.
Curious to know what it is there.
Fursphere:
It was about $90/sheet for 3/4". 1/2" was $65/sheet.
When I built my very first cab about 13 years ago, it was $33/sheet for really high quality stuff. Stupid inflation.
buttersoft:
--- Quote from: Fursphere on March 21, 2023, 09:44:29 am ---It was about $90/sheet for 3/4". 1/2" was $65/sheet.
When I built my very first cab about 13 years ago, it was $33/sheet for really high quality stuff. Stupid inflation.
--- End quote ---
Man i know that feeling. I went to build a bed base the other week, to replace the ---smurfy--- spring-slats our new bed came with, and my god the prices. Cost more to get the hardwood for new slats than the bed itself had.
Fursphere:
Quick update on progress:
-Basic bases built
-Stands built
-Heads built
-Seats are here, working on mounting them
-Monitors are here, working on mounting them
-casters and levels are installed on each base (4 each), debating on adding center casters and levels
Its all just pocket hole screwed together right now. Its stable, but needs more bracing. The horizontal monitor mount will add a lot, but I need more vertical stability. The twin topper is heavy, and I want it to be stable. So that's on the to do list. I'll probably pull them apart (unscrew) when I'm ready to cut the t-molding channels, then glue them up on re-assembly. May even biscuit join them like I did on my first cabinet.
I also picked up a set of Daytona 2 almost complete control panels for $20 each - so I've got all the VR buttons and plastic dash. One is cracked pretty bad, but I can bondo/fiberglass it. I'm not sure I'm even going to use them - but they were so cheap grabbed them just in case. Also grabbed an over-under coin door to build the coin box that goes in between the two cabinets and joins them.
As far as I can tell, they're pretty close to dimension-ally accurate of 'real' Daytona wood cabinets, accept I made the inner width of each 'head' 30" wide instead of 29" wide to give just a little more wiggle room for the 32" LCDs.
And lastly, within seconds of pulling the plastic off one of the seats and putting it on the seat base, one of my cats decided it was now her happy place.
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