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Tahnok:

I was sitting around earlier today when the old joke of using a CD-Rom tray as a cup holder popped into my head. "Hmm..." I thought, "I wonder if there is a way that I could actually do that in my room". Then I remembered the plans for my new arcade cab.

I quickly started going through a box of old computer parts and dug up a bunch of old CD-Rom drives. Sure enough, when plugged into only power and not the computer, almost all of them will open and close with a push of the button ;D ! I went through my pile and found one that was built like a tank (no way THAT tray is going to break).

I am planning on mounting the drive into the side of my cab and wire a button onto a hidden panel to open and close it. The drive will be slightly recessed so I can glue a small piece of MDF board to the edge so it looks flush and does not draw attention until it opens.

If all goes well, my cab will have a retractable cup holder on the side ;) . What do you think?

Apollo:

Sounds awesome, cool idea.

krick:

I think you pulled a geek muscle on that one.  :)

Tahnok:


--- Quote from: krick on June 03, 2004, 10:13:53 pm ---I think you pulled a geek muscle on that one.  :)

--- End quote ---

Oh please, that muscle tore a long time ago.

J_K_M_A_N:

Do some CD-ROMs close automatically after some time? Or if the shut down process is started? Just a thought. It would be cool though. I wonder if you could wire a motor to do something like that with a really strong holder. Nice idea.

J_K_M_A_N


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