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yet another bartop
Eric(Goddahavit):
Plans, well, I loosly designed it like the mameroom designs one, but after I had it on my counter, I relized i didnt need the depth,with the lcd, so i actually took it apart and cut it.
I can take any measurments you need, but it mostly just went togeather a few times and I made a few modifications where I needed to.
although not too many were necessary, thats the beauty, I can just say I ment to make it like that.
I am really disapointed with myself for not takeing too may pics as I was building, I will definatly do that next time.
Timoe, yes it is a Sanwa, I had 2 laying around for a few years, and I actually tried to use a t stick, but my daghter much prefered the jstick, I do as well.
i will get some pics of the cp and guts, its kinda a mess in there, but it all works.
I do have to add that I thought the tmolding was harder to install then I thought, and that inside corner was a pain.
Eric(Goddahavit):
Here are a few pics I just snapped.
shot of the cp.
messy side
another
Back
guts
sound on the right, not as nice as an external control, but I didnt want to get cute with this my first scratch cabinet.
notice the L brackets holding in the monitor it is routed out so it sits in the hole it wasnt easy bit I think it looks nice on the finished side, and the monitor does not move.
Thanks everyone for your thoughts and questions.
Goddahavit
leapinlew:
Ahh...
My bartop I'm currently building in PA looks similar to this. Eerily similar! I went with a few more curves, and I don't plan on trackball. I'm building mine to play like a Multi-williams. Looks good! Good work.
AKA Kaytrim:
Is that Velcro you are using to attach the CP? :laugh2: :applaud: Neet idea I just might use that for the modular panels on my FrankenMAME cabinet. It would sure fix the problems I am having with panels being loose and poorly drilled holes for the dowels to fit into. ;D
TTFN :cheers:
Kaytrim
Eric(Goddahavit):
Where in PA, I am also in pa... Fleetwood.
This is my first cp with a trackball, I really should have flush mounted it and put artwork on it, (might still) with the samll ball I dont think plexi would work too well. But a mouse in windows is great.
I was going to make this a dos box, but the minipac and ultimarc trackball all just plugged in it was just too easy. I did have to work at getting it to work well in the games, and it is now a little slow in windows, but better than going the wrong way(backspin ) I had at first.
Yes, industrial strength velcro, seems to hold fine.
Problem I now have is I had everything fitting so good, after I put on the tmolding, it kinda makes it harder to take off the cp,
but not too bad. :banghead: