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| TapeWormInYourGut:
**EDIT** Attached Sketch-up cabinet plans. Please note that the attached plans reflect the final design, except without a backing (which I used 1/4" hardboard). The plywood is 11/16" thick. Long story short, I built a pedestal cab 8 years ago primarily for lightgun games. Well, I modded some Namco arcade knockoffs with aimtraks at the time, but I was so disappointed with their accuracy that I didn't even bother adding them to my build. As far as I am concerned, games are unplayable with aimtraks. I found out about Gun4IR about a year ago and replaced the aimtraks with those. To my surprise they were incredible. What a difference... I finally have some time, so I've decided to build a dedicated lightgun cab. My initial plan was to build a 32" cab, but that ended up exploding into a 43" slim cab. I think I browsed too much youtube and got all excited over the "commercial" lightgun builds, because I ended up changing my direction and modeled this after them. I wanted the artwork based on House of the Dead 1 or 2, but I couldn't find content that was nice enough for printing. So it's going to be a Scarlet Dawn cab. It's too cold outside so I made the cuts and brought the wood into my shortbus home for assembly. After I have everything fitted, I'll take it apart and drill the holes. I know there are some odd design choices like the speakers in the front, but I already have a set of Sony bookshelves that I never used, so I figure I'll recycle them here. The assembly uses 11/16th" and 1/2" plywood because that's what my local big box shop sells. I drilled pocket holes for everything and am staying away from any glue. I'm definitely going to need to be able to take this thing apart when I move. |
| Mike A:
Plywood was a good choice. Especially if you plan on taking it apart and reassembling it. |
| TapeWormInYourGut:
I ended up getting the pre-finished plywood with polyurethane too. It was a little cheaper than sanded, but only 30$ more per sheet than the rough cut stuff. I probably spent that much in sand paper in my last project so this was also a no brainer for me. I'm testing a small area to see if the art will stick and it's been a few days without any issues. I was dreading this project a bit, but modern stuff really makes things easy. I'll get back to the grind this weekend and post how things are held together. Pocket hole jigs can be expensive, but I'm finding that they make things very easy to work with. Just needed some clamps to hold things in place while locked things together with the screws. Anyone use lightly tinted plexiglass? I'm looking for a supplier and this looks prospective. No idea how it looks or if it's really "gray". Looking between 1/8" and 1/4". https://www.eplastics.com/polycarbonate/sheets/bronze-gray/PC7130-125AM48X48 I might get clear and just paint the back of the bezel black around the screens. https://www.eplastics.com/ACRYCLR0-187PM48X48?quantity=1&custcol3=48%22x39%22%20-%3E%20then%20cut%20this%20into%2036%22x39%22%20and%207.75%22x39%22%20pieces.%0A%0ACut%20the%2048%22x9%20-%20slice%20down%20to%20to%2039%22x6%22%0A |
| firedance:
Good progress so far 8) |
| Fursphere:
I've been thinking about doing something very similar to this, as the lightguns I have (Sindens) just feel 'off' on my regular cabs. Not sure I have room for something this big to add to my collection though. heh. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out! |
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