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| l8nite:
Excellent! That's funny - I was thinking about the problem of having a really square looking CP if I did this myself and came to the same conclusion that a couple of 2" wide 'wings' on the ends wouldn't look too bad at all. They could even contain cup holders or other wackiness. I'm not sure how extending the monitor bezel would work in my current design since it's actually inset to the panels, but I'm gonna toy around with some other edge-mounting ideas. Hopefully I'll have something mapped out and ready to go for me Saturday morning :) Thanks for your great input and design, it's really inspired me to go the extra mile in designing this thing :) Shaun |
| Xiaou2:
Didnt read the whole thread.. but I think I know whats going on... I had an interesting idea I thought Id share about this... Make a pull out drawer system. You then pop in the enclosed sections in the order you want... then close the drawer till its flush with the cabnet... Under the drawer... youd have the Happs spring loaded control panel clamps. These things are super strong when installed propperly. With only the 2 hidden but easily accessible clamps, the pressure should hold all the mini sections in place without any harm to them, yet will not budge even with the strongest of bashings. The drawer itself would have the nice rounded corner side edges, and or a front wrist rest, ect. To keep from having issues with some sections being a little longer than others (and not locking in some of the panels)... you could have foam or rubber inside the front of the drawer, that would compress enough to accomodate any accuracy deviances... yet still remain strong in holding power. Im not sure if people who have made modulars have enclosed each section... but I do think its a good idea... as setting the sections down without protection could lead to damages. You may also want to make a modular parts drawer that in below the control panel drawer... that stores all the modules. (but fully closes flush with the cab so as to be completely hidden) |
| l8nite:
I've already decided and designed on making the coin-door panel a pull-out drawer thanks to the excellent idea/work of someone else on this forum (I saw the cab picture and was like "sweet!"). I'm not sure I understand fully what you're talking about with regards to how the clamps would work though. |
| l8nite:
Me again, I've started building my cabinet! I haven't actually got to building the control panel yet, but I'm coming up on it quickly (and all my buttons arrived today). I've been dreaming up mounting ideas for my modular panel and whatnot, but I usually come back to pretty much what doc did for his. The only thing is, I don't have a monitor bezel to put the back lip under. I assume the only force this helps prevent is when you're pulling back on a joystick or rolling down on a trackball. Do you really put enough pressure to lift the back of the board up? I might end up moving the dowels on the back rail sideways and have the control module push into them and then rest on a rail that goes across. Also, regarding artwork... I've come up with a few basic design sketches that I like (which would work with swapping), but I'm wondering about actually applying it to the control panel modules. Should I stick with the 5/8" MDF and then put art + lexan on top? Will the edges of the lexan look completely crap? Is printed vinyl a viable solution? I tend to have sweaty palms, will the vinyl hold up to the moisture and movement of playing? Can you get laminate custom-made with artwork? etc.. Thanks in advance! Shaun (edit, do edits bump? I hope so.) (I guess not.) |
| l8nite:
Small bump - Hoping to get some clarification before the weekend is out :) If you can just point me to a FAQ or something I can look there.. I've searched the boards quite a bit, but this search interface is horrid. |
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