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stevejt:
I understand that! That is so "me".  Thanks, I would have "tested" it as soon as possible.     I will do my best to resist all urges for pre-completion tests.

Steve

And as for the fitting through the door-  I learned all about that buying 2 cabinets that didn't fit through the door to my basement.  So my game room, has a "wing" in the garage...  (I may joke about it, but in all honesty, it really pissed me the &$%# off!)

Steve
spystyle:
I wish I would've used modular control panel, and rotating monitor on my fist cab.

But above all, after I built my 1st cab I wished I would have made it a 2 player.

Use a big screen. No smaller than 21" viewable.

Wear ear plugs and safety glasses whenever you are cutting.

My 2 cents,
Craig

Jabba:
I based my design off the Lusid plans because I was excited to get started and they were very clearly laid out. I feel the cabinet is too tall for my personal taste. For my next cabinet, I will reproduce a classic machine that I used to play in the 80's. Something like Marble Madness, Tempest, Centipede, Joust, Defender, etc.

Jakobud has great plans.
Chris:
Look carefully at the footprint of that huge 3" trackball.  I ended up having to build a whole new panel to accomodate it.

21" monitors are deep.  Make sure you have enough space behind it.

Hoagie_one:
never loan out items for documentation or for machining unless you are confortable with the fact that you may never see them again. 
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