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"The Varsity Club" Dual Monitor Arcade *Reconstruction has begun* 12/29/09

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markrvp:
How are you going to attach the control panel to the CP wooden box?

Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: mccoy178 on April 20, 2006, 10:16:53 pm ---NOTE: 1 1/8th is not big enough for leaf switch buttons.  I used a drill bit to hollow out the holes big enough to get the buttons to fit.

--- End quote ---
Just wanted to point out that the picture on the box says the hole diameter is 1.12 or 28 mm, and 1-1/8 would be 1.125.  This could account for the holes being too small.

(Although I am not familiar with the post MarkRVP mentioned, so it is possible that a true 1-1/8 would also not work).

mccoy178:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?Q=&I=LXC025#tech

I plan on using this product to hold my metal cp to an mdf backing.  I have a bunch of "c" clamps to use.  Do you think this will stand the test of time?  I don't want any bolts showing through the top and by routing out the mdf, it can hold everything like I need it in case anything needs replaced.

mccoy178:
Here is a tutorial on how I made my cp underlay:
First, I marked the underlay to match the overlay:


Second, I cut off the excess pressboard, so that there is about an 1/8" left on all sides:


Here is the underlay before routing:


Here is the overlay sitting on the underlay as I was getting ready to secure them to each other:


Here is how I secured the overlay to the underlay.  I used some extra pieces of pine:


I used brad nails to hold the overlay in place.  It worked perfectly:


I used the flush trim bit to match up the two pieces.  Came out well:


After flushing the pieces, I marked the locations of all the holes:

mccoy178:
Next, I drilled the holes for the spinners.  Here is the cross hairs for one:


Here are the three tools I used to make the hole in the aluminum and the underlay:


Drilling the pilot hole:


Finished Spinner Hole:

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