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

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mccoy178:
Today I accomplished a few tedious things that I have been wanting to finish.  I figured out what to do with the volume controls, made a cabinet friendly harddrive holder, and I transfered all my software files to the new computer.  Here is a pictorial of how I mounted the volume controls.

I decided to put them on the bottom of the cp box.  I also didn't like the looks of the factory box it came in.  I decided that plexiglass would be an easy option.  Here are the supplies used:



I decased the controls and drew the hole template onto the plexiglass:



I then uses standard drill bits to drill the holes:



Here is a picture of the controller sitting loose in the plexi.  I was happy with the looks:





Once I decided that it looked okay and would function, I had to figure out where to locate it on the cp.  I choose the 1P side and just far enough in that you would have to look for it to find it:



I routed out the area and superglued the plexi into the spot:



Here is to give some perspective of its location.  I also drilled out a spot for the Shazaam button on the front left side of the cp box:



I also painted the controls black to match the cabinet.  All in all, I'm very happy with the results.  Once I get the box painted, I'll show some completed pics:

mccoy178:
If I had one major ---smurf--- from my first cabinet, it was how ridiculously hard it was to mess with the computer and especially the harddrives when it was decased.  I've been thinking about a solution and I used $2 in plexi to find it.  Here is a tutorial on how I made it.  There are no holes drilled yet, but it should be obvious how the shelving works.  I tried to leave as much space as possible for cooling.  Let me know what you guys think on this one as I don't want to burn up the goods.  I'm contemplating throwing a little fan on it, but I don't think it's necessary.

Okay, I just measured a Harddrive and that is how I made my cuts.  I wanted it big enough for four drives and I just cut it as I went.  Here are the supplies used:



I only exposed the parts I was glueing and used that as a rough guide:



I glued and clamped down the shelves for both sides:



Here is one half complete:





I just glued on a top and bottom and a couple support pieces.  All in all, it took a little over an hour.  I also added a long piece on one side for mounting purposes.  I plan to paint this black tomorrow.  More pics to come:

markrvp:
Don't paint it black - it looks badass clear like that.

arcadegamenut:
Last cabinet you'll ever build eh? What if I offered a collection of dead presidents?

mccoy178:
You'd have one dead builder from insanity! :dizzy:

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