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My "unconventional" arcade cabinet project
Meltman1:
Ok, here's some more:
The evil bezel. Man this thing was a HUGE pain to try to mock up and build and have all the angles be right plus fit on the monitor blah bla blah bla...
The bottom side. Dont mind the wacky paint on the wood. It was re-used.
A little primer later...
This is how it sits right now.
So maybe this weekend if I have time, it will be painted black. We'll see. Its getting towards the end of the semester and I've got tons of projects to do.
shardian:
...I smell a Mamey... :cheers:
TOK:
Really cool design. I saw a computer desk with the monitor set in exactly like that one time. It had dark tinted glass over it, so the monitor didn't really show when switched off. If you don't have plans to use it as a hardcore table, you can get a full sheet of tinted 1/4 polycarbonate that will easily cover that in one piece. I bought a 4x6 foot sheet for $80 from a local plastics distributor. Its not scratch resistant enough for table use though.
Here is the effect on my vert cab. Monitor pretty much disappears when off...
shardian:
Of course, you could always recess a piece of smaller tempered glass to cover the monitor, and then cover the whole top with plexi.
Meltman1:
I have considered tinted, but I want some sweet button graphics and am afraid the tinted plastic will make them really hard to see.
That will have to wait until I have money though. What I'm really struggling with now is speaker placement. I dont have a good idea where the best place for them would be.