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Chicken Sh!t cabinets. * 1 construction pic added*
ArtMAME:
--- Quote from: BobA on March 09, 2007, 09:36:53 am --- I would never have thought it possible with the caked on feecies.
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I once got a cabinet that had been used as a cat litterbox... Litterally...: :-X
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=55113.0
Chris G:
Wow, that looks great! Guess I need to shaddup about the condition of the cab I'm restoring... :notworthy:
(+_+):
I would have considered that impossible and a complete waste of time. I've spent time on the farm as a kid and have seen the expansion (due to dampness) and rot that wood goes through. Especially stored under such an extended period. I'm very impressed. That's a great looking job.
ChadTower:
Well, judging from what is directly behind and to the left of the cabinets, he could have just driven that building away. :)
spacies:
--- Quote from: javeryh on March 09, 2007, 05:59:38 am ---Wow!!! You did an amazing job on the restoration. I normally don't like those style cabs but I'd take that one any day. :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
:cheers:
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Thanks, I don't normally like them either. But I had a brainwave of contersinking the glass 4mm into the top and laminating the remaining corners like a Defender cocktail to give it a whole new look. Now the t-molding is flush with the top of the glass and the laminate. I worked out well.
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on March 09, 2007, 06:59:37 am ---Very nice! Is that a 19" or 13" monitor in there? Arcade monitor or PC monitor? MAME or actual Galaga PCB (with the extra button i'm guessing MAME?)...
I'd be impressed had you worked on it a couple weeks let alone a couple days.
Amazing bro!
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Thanks Frizzle. Its a 17" PC screen. It was designed for a 13" but I didn't have any so thats why I replaced the whole top section. The 17" is a great size in a vertical cocktail this shape.
I am a person who one day is lazy and plays games, mucks around with art work, planning, gathering materials etc and the next day I don't stop 'til its done. Its a good balance, lol.
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on March 09, 2007, 07:01:06 am ---Beautiful work as always ...
:applaud:
:cheers:
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Thanks Cheffo, maybe that Joust cocktail soon huh?!
--- Quote from: Kaytrim on March 09, 2007, 09:13:30 am ---Sweet job on the restore. Looks like a brand new unit. :applaud: I hope you take precautions on the other 5 cabs. That :censored: can be really hazardous to your health. :scared Worse even than MDF dust.
TTFN :cheers:
Kaytrim
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Yeah mate, I always 'cover up'. LOL. I was a painter by trade so keeping the dust and fumes out was always a priority. No different when working on these machines. Thanks for your concerns.
--- Quote from: KenToad on March 09, 2007, 09:27:17 am ---Wow, incredible work! I have a broken 720 cabinet in my basement right now with a bunch of mouse poop under the coin box, so you're really inspiring me to get started cleaning it up and fixing it. I would love to see some in progress pics.
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Don't be scared of keeping up to your elbows in ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---. :laugh2: Just vacuum the black rice out of there and get to it man!
I did take progress pics on my cell phone ( 2.0 megapixel) but for some reason they come up as a blank box :dunno
When I do one of the others I was use a real camera. Thank you also for your kind words.
--- Quote from: BobA on March 09, 2007, 09:36:53 am ---Beautiful work. You really make great looking cabs. I would never have thought it possible with the caked on feecies. Hope you are kidding about the virus. That type of thing can kill you.
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I really should have taken a pic of the inside of this cabinet. But when I thought about it I already had my respirator on and had built up the courage to clean it. Waterblasting probably would have been an option. :censored:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on March 09, 2007, 09:52:23 am ---I figured out the perfect game for you to run on these cabinets:
Looks great Spacies. Good work. Your an inspiration to farmer arcades everywhere.
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LOL. Dude, thats a hard game. Kinda need crazy eyes to keep your eyes on the eggs. And 4 hands too.
--- Quote from: KenToad on March 09, 2007, 10:34:58 am ---Great game and would work well with the two button layout. :cheers:
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:cheers: Ken.
--- Quote from: ArtMAME on March 09, 2007, 10:39:48 am ---
--- Quote from: BobA on March 09, 2007, 09:36:53 am --- I would never have thought it possible with the caked on feecies.
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I once got a cabinet that had been used as a cat litterbox... Litterally...: :-X
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=55113.0
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Oh ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---. I just read your thread. I know how you feel mate.
*grumble grumble - varmits - grumble grumble - shotgun*
--- Quote from: Chris G on March 09, 2007, 12:08:42 pm ---Wow, that looks great! Guess I need to shaddup about the condition of the cab I'm restoring... :notworthy:
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I doubt there is worse than what this one was. Get too it! Look at what can become of these cabs.
--- Quote from: (+_+) on March 09, 2007, 01:47:16 pm ---I would have considered that impossible and a complete waste of time. I've spent time on the farm as a kid and have seen the expansion (due to dampness) and rot that wood goes through. Especially stored under such an extended period. I'm very impressed. That's a great looking job.
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I know. When I pulled off the t-molding and one end crumbled, I was about to smash it and start another.
It is made from particle board which crumbles like Weet-Bix. I am glad now I didn't scrap it.
A little bit of love and she is a real looker now.
I thinks its a case of Mutton dressed up as Lamb. :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 09, 2007, 02:10:51 pm ---
Well, judging from what is directly behind and to the left of the cabinets, he could have just driven that building away. :)
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Maybe he should have been driven them straight to the local landfill?
Nah, just kidding.
Any old cab is worth saving. Its the history that makes them special.
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You guys are too kind.
And I am glad to be sharing this hobby with you lot.
Righto, family time.
Have a great weekend :cheers:
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