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| Bones:
Thanks for the replies. Cost, cost, cost |
| DrewKaree:
Hey, since you've said you're in AU, drop danny_galaga a PM. He's already built one, and seems to be quite handy, although if he asks, I never said it, it's all lies ;) While I don't know the exchange rate, that dollar amount seems as if it'd be WAY more than enough, and I think you'll find it easier to build a cab in your country than to buy. Another thing for you to check is www.therealbobroberts.com. I think he sends stuff overseas, but I dunno if it'll end up being cheaper or the same, but he's dynamite, I've heard. I know you said you don't want overseas parts, but he's got awesome prices! If you're looking for a start, check out Jakobud's site for plans, and if you wanna know what they look like, match up the plans with the pics on www.klov.com to see if you'd like 'em. Good luck, and get to mendin' man! |
| Granger:
i'm way over spending, buying everthing new, building out of plywood rather then mdf, and new 3100 intel computer. only temporary concession is a tv rather than a arcade monitor. and my total(still estimated, though almost complete on expenditures) is $1200 us. you can do it much cheaper if you look around, and you can't have any less woodworkig experiance than i have. so heal up, get to it, and stat playing. |
| LordDamo:
Hi Bones! Im from Australia too, and ive almost finished my first cab - should be done by next weekend. If you are ok at wood working & and a bit of a "jack-of-all-trades", then go ahead and build. The budget you have set asside is gonna be way enough. Do a lot of searching around http://www.ebay.com.au/ for computer parts an also second hand (& new) arcade parts. Spend a day at Bunnings Warehouse, MDF is only about $40 a sheet. Ive gotten a lot of the stuff for my cab from friends(Thanks Bomber for the sticks!) & family (my dad's old tv for example), so my project is coming out on the cheaper side, but the whole thing cost me about $250, not including paint, as thats still going on. Order things from overseas, its a lot cheaper than a lot of places in Australia, as most things are imported anyway, then sellers profit is added on. So goto where they get it from. Try and support locals if there prices are reasonable though, if you want a few links or PH numbers, let me know. Good luck, you can do it! |
| tep0583:
There's really nothing that hard about it. A lot of the "trick" to this sort of project is attention to detail and an understanding that it's going to take some time to complete. Beyond that, basci electronics and woodworking skills wil get you by. (Although you might have to redo a couple of things) Buying a non-working or stripped machine is a real time-saver, but you might not be able to locate a cab that fits your "vision" of what the finishd cab will look like. I personally went this route and it saved me a lot of time. I had to compromise a bit, but both of my current projects are comming out well. I'm quite happy with both. Make no mistake, this is a big project and it will consume a decent amount of time and money, but it's all worth it, when you bring that machine in and fire it up. It was to me anyway. BTW- Your budget should be fine. I'm not exectly sure what come to, with the exchange rate, but I'm sure you can build one hell of a machine with it. I'm well under $1000 on both of mine and one's close to finished and the other's about 33% done. |
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