LuSID cab - can I shorten?

[DemonBrew]

I'm building my first cab - based on the Project Arcade book / LuSID Arcade Flashback design. Trick is - I need to shorten it by about 1 to 2 inches in height (basement ceiling is low).

If I put in a 25" TV, is there room above the TV but below the marquee to chop out an inch or two? The pics seem to indicate that, but I would rather not cut up some plywood then find out it won't work.

I also don't want to shorten it from below the CP, right? I don't want the controls lower to the floor.

While on the subject of height - are wheels really necessary? It's going on a linoleum tiled floor, and I don't see much need to move it around constantly.

[SteveJ34]

I built my upright following this design. I used a 27" Toshiba in mine and I think you could squeeze and inch or two out of that that space easily without compromising anything.

I would recommend casters but its your machine to do however you please. Once you add that TV in there that sucker is gonna be heavy.
The bottom of mine is slightly recessed so it floats just a smidge off the floor when in motion. Mine sits in carpeted area so once in place it sank in its spot but is still easy to move when needed.

Good luck with your project.

[Shape D.]

take the 2" off the bottom of your cab. You shouldnt have any problems with it.

[cholin]

Is there any space BELOW the TV?  Either way, about the casters, you could raise the base so it's not flush to the bottom but rather 2" from the bottom, then mount casters onto it.  This way, you'll only see about .5" caster wheels and your arcade will roll (but only on flat surfaces)

[DemonBrew]

Is there any space BELOW the TV?

[paigeoliver]

Most games don't have wheels, they are not needed.

I would chop the height out of the marquee area, or just ditch the marquee area altogether and make it stop at the top of the monitor.

[lusid]

You could lose two inches of height above the monitor without an issue.  If you have the monitor already, you might measure it to be on the safe side, but I have enough space above the display on the original to lose a couple inches. 

I designed it on the large side because I didn't have the tv selected yet.  It could lose a couple inches of depth as well, depending on your display.

[markrvp]

Take off the 2" in the area between the control panel top and the monitor bottom.  I used the same plans and find that I wanted the monitor as close to the top as possible.  That leaves like 6" betwen the monitor bottom and the top of the control panel.  Don't take it off the bottom as that would make you have to bend 2" lower to reach the control panel.

[cholin]

Take off the 2" in the area between the control panel top and the monitor bottom.  I used the same plans and find that I wanted the monitor as close to the top as possible.  That leaves like 6" betwen the monitor bottom and the top of the control panel.  Don't take it off the bottom as that would make you have to bend 2" lower to reach the control panel.

Thats exactly what I was thinking.  Im glad there's space for moving between the monitor and CP, because when I build a cab, I want the exact same thing.

[JCKnife]

Most games don't have wheels, they are not needed.

Wow, my cab would be a MAJOR pain without the wheels, especially at this early stage when I'm still debugging some things. I couldn't live without them.

[DemonBrew]

You could lose two inches of height above the monitor without an issue.

[paigeoliver]

Most games don't have wheels, they are not needed.

Wow, my cab would be a MAJOR pain without the wheels, especially at this early stage when I'm still debugging some things. I couldn't live without them.

I tend to keep a dolly in my apartment to move them around. Dolly works better than the wheels on wheeled cabs anyway.

[DemonBrew]

Take off the 2" in the area between the control panel top and the monitor bottom.

[markrvp]

I've attached a diagram of what I am talking about for the 2" modification.

[DemonBrew]

Basically it doesn't matter where you take the 2" out as long as it is ABOVE THE CONTROL PANEL.