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My first conversion and real build
johnm160:
--- Quote from: TeamTEOR on November 01, 2006, 10:11:32 am ---Hey John,
I was thinking about building a larger CP, but the problem is if I mod it for one I will not be able to remove the unit from the room it is going into. So the way to I was considering was to make drop in modules that will fit into that base. This is easy enough to do and just requires me to use a PS/2 and USB port and cables this is really cool because I can make a few different CPs and not have everything cluttered.
Tom
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Yeah if you go to big you have to make the entire cp and base detatachable to fit through doors. I am doing a UAII panel I will have to do that for. I am not gonna clutter it but I need room for 4 players.
I like the interchangeable panel idea to. I am planning that for another build......
Have Fun!
John
TeamTEOR:
There is just a little bit of water damage on the bottom of the cab. It is also only on the side, not on the bottom, again so it it is not bad, however you can see the wood is a different color.
I was considering the formica, not sure just yet. I have 1/4 inch of play to squeeze the cab into my office through the door, If I laminate it I might loose that clearance. I have another possible trick up my sleve, but I need to get confirmation that it might work.
Today I stripped the cab down, pulled all of the beat up t-molding, cleaned and vacummed it out. Also, scraped off the bubble gum from the bottom of the CP area. The sides are both bare now as well. On the inside of the cab I sprayed it down with 2 cans of Krylon H2O black paint. So it is looking really sharp about now. The locks on the coin doors have been replaced, and lucky for me both locks use the same key. I noticed the slides for the coin mechs were removed, so those will need to be ordered. Also, I have no idea what the size of the glass for both the marquee and the Monitor were. I will try to reach out to the guy who has them to see if he can measure them for me quick. Another thing, I want to get glass for the monitor that is lightly tinted for this cab.
TeamTEOR:
Here is the way the cab is looking after today's bit of work.
leapinlew:
What a great looking cabinet! It's going to be real snazzy. Just keep up the good work.
As for the little bit of water damage...
I painted over mine and it just didn't turn out well. The paint actually made it swell a little bit. What I did was use some diamond plate to create a kickplate all the way around the cabinet. You have that option available if the paint doesn't work out for you.
TeamTEOR:
The wife does love that idea of the kick plate. She says it would save a lot of headaches for us trying to restore it. I think I'll just sand it down, and prime it & paint it up. Maybe if I can find some chromed angle stock I can hold it up from bottom and use two screws per panel to secure it into place. Home Depot should have all of that.
On my run to the Hardware store today I'll pick up the last can of black spray paint I need to finish the inside of the cab, and also some Killz primer (tinted black) with some high grade foam rollers. What I'll do is find an old quilt that is laying around here, lay the cab down on its side on top of the quilt and prime the majority of the sides then do the rebuilding of the top of the cab with the bondo. It would make those areas one less place to worry about. This has been a fun build so far!
Anyone have a good place to order up those spade connectors in bulk? Not sure what size those Cherry switches will be using. Also, has anyone used a nice (high count) stranded wire vs a solid wire? I bet there is no real advantage here that would warrent the high strand count wire. I guess maybe some 18 to 22 guage wire will be fine.
Also, should I strip down the front panels that have the stock vinyl lamination on it, or will it still look good when the cab sides are painted? I was going to try to leave it on to see how it looks.