Ultimate ARcade II Question.

[MrTroy]

Ugh, I feel uterly stupid asking this question but now I have no choice.

My friend and I are building an Ultimate Arcade II. We've gotten all of the wood cut and now, we're putting on the lamanent or putting it together. Of course we don't know which order to do things in though. I know nothing about woodwork or more or less cutting wood so the question is.

Which do we do first. Put the lamanet on then screw it together. Or screw it together then put the lamanent on? The plans only talk about the 4 big pieces. I'm confused about the rest though.

[Wyluli]

Screw it all together first.  Then add the laminate.  You want to hide the screws.  Also, countersink the screws into the wood so they don't leave a bump.  Good luck!   

[namedos]

I'm also building an Ultimate Arcade II.  I constructed the lower portion of the cabinet, countersunk all of the screws, filled them in with wood putty and I'm now ready to put on the laminate.  After it is on, I will add the upper sides and complete those construction steps and then laminate the top.

If you are going to laminate the area where the coin door goes the instructions tell you to laminate that area before you build the lower section.

Hope that helps.

[MrTroy]

Thanks. I'll have pics and a site 100% together when I'm 30% done.

But I didn't understand that last part namedos. So I laminate the area where the coin door goes if I'm NOT using a coin door correct? Laminate it before I begin building?

[walls83]

MAKE SURE IT WILL FIT TO WHATEVER ROOM YOUR TRYING TO PUT IT IN!!! 

Take alot of measurement to be sure you can move it.  You dont want to be playing games out in the garage.

[NoOne=NBA=]

But I didn't understand that last part namedos.

He meant, if you are going to laminate the pieces that go between the sides (i.e. the coin door panel) then do that before you screw the sides on.

That way you can laminate them a little oversized, and then trim the laminate for a finished look.
THEN screw the sides to those pieces, and fill the screw holes.
Then laminate the sides.

You can laminate, and trim, the sides of the cabinet with it assembled.
You can't laminate the cross pieces once it's assembled though.

[PokerMan]

I see a lot of guys building  UA II cab.

Where can I find the plans to build one of these?

tks

[DrewKaree]

buy the book

[nipsmg]

I built a UAII Also.

Word of advice: Make the CP Detachable.

Also, I made the entire top portion detachable  It's attached to the bottom by 6 bolts (3 on each side in a triangular pattern.) The bolts are sunk, and the heads painted black to hide them).  INFINITELY easier when you have to move. (I've moved 5 times this year!!!) (by myself, into another house, in with my girlfriend, into her mother's house when her mother passed)  now we finally bought a large condo (1250sqft) with a finished basement (not lincluded in the sq footage).

It makes it much easier to move it and take it with you.  I think i'm going to be buried in it when I die.

[lindart]

You actually laminate all of the pieces you have cut with the exception of the 4 large pieces. Also, the mitered pieces need to be laminated befor you cut the angle out of them.

[Taborious]

I am ramping up for my UAII build. Did the HD/Lowes run got my saw blades and router bits and everything. My question is for the T-molding, Im using 3/4 MDF and standard laminate (width ? 1/16 maybe) what size T-molding should I be looking for the takes the laminate into account. I know 1/16+1/16+3/4=7/8 but I don't think the laminate is really 1/16 just wondering if someone has already run into this and what the solution was?

[Teknique]

I am ramping up for my UAII build. Did the HD/Lowes run got my saw blades and router bits and everything. My question is for the T-molding, Im using 3/4 MDF and standard laminate (width ? 1/16 maybe) what size T-molding should I be looking for the takes the laminate into account. I know 1/16+1/16+3/4=7/8 but I don't think the laminate is really 1/16 just wondering if someone has already run into this and what the solution was?

I remember having the same issue as UA2 cab calls for a size MDF that NO ONE carries. I used the 3/4" MDF and the T-molding from happs fits just fine- with or without laminate- laminated my CP and painted the rest/ seems to fit equally well for both- though it may be because I first painted my CP, then I sanded the hell out of it to get back to bare wood.

Your best bet is to do a practice piece.  Get a scrap of wood , laminate that first then cut your center t-mold line.  Worst case scenario you will need to off set the center line ever so slightly to compensate for the laminate.  I didnt have to worry about this though.

GL

Tek

[ripzone]

Here in Portugal I can find all the odd sizes but not the standards.

This place is so ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---....