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Yet another Donkey Kong **Finished, for now**
spacies:
About 2 weeks ago I talked to someone on the phone and he wanted a price for me to build him a cabinet.
He wanted something different. So I looked through the KLOV site for a while and then found Donkey Kong.
What an awesome cabinet! We didn't get ANY dedicated machines here like you guys, only brown ugly ones made here in NZ.
I have since found many Donkey Kong builds and restos on this site and thought I would build my own just because I love it soooo much.
I won't bother you with sheets of MDF on the ground but I will post a pic of the results at the end of day 1.
Ok, now before you say, HOLY :censored: how did he build it so fast. I have all the right tools and have built lots of cabinets. I also drew out the measurements of each panel required and about 3 days ago I cut out a complete side to be used as a template.
I cut a full sheet of MDF in half and that was used for the rest of the cabinet. All I had to do was cut off the desired length, easy huh?!
All the assembly was done with 1 x 1 inch block, TONS of glue on every joint and an air nailer/stapler. Very fast and no external nail holes to fill and sand.
Probably will get the glass cut --tomorrow is too many letters to type so instead I'll just say the day after today-- and then 200km return drive to see a friend who will print the artwork.
Don't know if I will do too much too it --tomorrow is too many letters to type so instead I'll just say the day after today-- but will keep posting as I go.
This was approx 9 hours work, with coffee breaks of course :P
Lutus:
You are correct, quite a few of us do have Donkey Kong machines that we have restored. Will this be a dedicated machine with the PCB in it or a computer?
I suck at woodwork so I am the person who would say "Holy crap that was fast!" :D
spacies:
Cheers,
Will be a dedicated machine.
I love it sooo much I am even going to paint the inside ???
I found the paint at a local house renovation yard. They sell 2nd hand peices to restore old houses, which I have, and I saw they had some paint. So I walked over and after looking through lots of paint I came across a blue which is close enough and its about 1/5 the cost of new. AND its an American paint which which I have never seen before.
I have ordered a brand new tube/chassis for it today and I already have everything else here to go. All new of course. The only thing I don't have is the white t-molding which I will order today as well.
1 question I have is the I can't find any good pics of the mounting bracket for the bottom of the marquee and top of the bezel. Has someone got one they can send me please? From what I can gather is its either a 'Z' shape or just a straight piece of angle? Either option will work fine but I just want to make sure I have the right one. :cheers:
I found some aluminium at the l;ocal hardware store that is identical to Happ marquee mount which will work too but may look strange on this machine.
spacies:
--- Quote from: spacies on October 03, 2006, 03:57:00 pm ---Cheers,
1 question I have is the I can't find any good pics of the mounting bracket for the bottom of the marquee and top of the bezel. Has someone got one they can send me please? From what I can gather is its either a 'Z' shape or just a straight piece of angle? Either option will work fine but I just want to make sure I have the right one. :cheers:
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Disregard that, I found a picture :D
Aurich:
--- Quote from: spacies on October 03, 2006, 03:57:00 pm ---The only thing I don't have is the white t-molding which I will order today as well.
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Don't forget, IIRC the white Nintendo t-molding for that cab is flat, not rounded. Someone correct me if I'm remembering wrong. Pretty sure t-molding.com has it.
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