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RTSDaddy2:
From one newbie to another, take my advice - do your routing of the speaker shelf, top, and monitor shelf BEFORE you attach them.  The sides are easy, those pieces are not.  The router near got away from me a couple of times.

RTSDaddy2

BMM:

When I built my project arcade cabinet, I found that I didn't need to route anthing other than the side pieces (I did route them ahead of time and agree that doing so is much easier than waiting until they are attached). 

The speaker shelf and top pieces are covered by my marquee retainer and the monitor shelf is behind the control panel (I ended up buying a SlikStik classic instead of building a control panel)...

Brian

RTSDaddy2:
Brian -

I got as much from your response as anybody has probably gotten from mine.  I didn't think about the marquee supports covering that up - just figured the t-molding would hold the marquee in place in place.

Does anyone know if it will? Reason I ask is that we were giong to use a brass look t-molding around ours - am wondering how that black marquee molding Happ sells will look with that if I decided to go with it instead.

RTSDaddy2

BMM:
RTSDaddy2,

The main issue with using the T-Molding to hold the marquee would be if you wanted to sandwich your artwork between two pieces of plexiglass to form the marquee (I did).  That configuration may be too thick (depending on your plexi-glass thickness) to fit under the T-Molding and still have the T secured in the slot.  (But that's just my best guess. Your mileage may vary).

The Marquee retainer is pretty cheap ($12) from HappControls and works well.


Brian

RTSDaddy2:
Brian,

Once again, thanks - I had checked out the marquee molding from Happ, so yes, it will work...and we've decided to use it.

My only concern with it was "will my wife like it? Will it take away too much from the polished brass t-molding around the sides?"  She seemed to think not when we talked last night, so I suppose that problem is solved!

RTSDaddy2

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