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Bones:


--- Quote from: Gunstar Hero on November 21, 2004, 08:25:29 pm ---If you can use a saw, you're good to go.  ;D

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Man, if I could fire up a saw or router with my lips & toes, I would already be building!  ;D

danny_galaga:


--- Quote from: BrokenBones1 on November 20, 2004, 10:56:10 pm ---Thanks for the replies.

Cost, cost, cost
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versapak:

I started my cab in Sept, and it is still sitting unfinished.


Alot of the problem, is that the cost in getting it done just kept becoming more and more. The little things, odds & ends here and there, and more tools to get the job done right, just ended up ballooning far beyond what I had initially (not) anticipated.

Also... It is "mostly" done, and playable. My control panel is completely built and painted, and the cabinet is completed except for cosmetic issues, so it is alot tougher motivating myself to get any further. I need to paint it, but I am not real keen about the idea of painting it inside, and I missed opportunity for reliably good summer weather. :(

I really enjoyed the learning experience that it has been, and I am actually in the process of finishing it slowly but surely. However... It did take considerably more time than I ever expected or wanted to, and I am quite sure any next cabinet that I embark on will be built from an old throw away, rather than from scratch.






neuromancer:


--- Quote from: BrokenBones1 on November 20, 2004, 10:56:10 pm ---Seems to be the reoccurring comment also by arcade dealers….
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big daddy:

just finishing my first scratch built cab.  I had ZERO woodworking skills before I started..the last woodworking project I had was in 7th grade and my clock was concave due to bad sanding  :)

Anyway, decided to try it and it's come out great so far. (all that's lacking is the CPO/marquee/artwork).  Everyone tells me it looks great and they're all impressed.  Not bad for someone who hadn't picked up a saw in 15 years!  The "Project Arcade" book is what I used as a basis and it walks you through everything. 

It was very expensive for me though as I didn't have any of the tools.  Even though I borrowed the saws/router/etc..there was still a lot of cost on things like rubber mallots, screws, level, sawhorses, and all these other $5-10 things that added up to quite a bit of money.



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