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nickbuol:
AF Johnson Millwork in Des Moines has a full Autocad file that I paid to convert to their CNC machine format to precisely cut out a full size cabinet with both a 2 player and 4 player control panel.  Precise down to 0.0001 of an inch.

They charged a friend of mine $400 for a melamine cabinet cut out in whatever color he wanted.  This was a few years back, but it might be worth a call to them.  I would NOT recommend melamine.  It it hard to get it to glue to itself since the inside and outside are slick, and any screws/nails used will damage the finish.  But it could get the hard cuts done, then you could laminate it yourself for pretty cheap.

Anyway, I KNOW that the plans are good, and it is probably under my name, just ask for a price without the melamine, and see what options for wood they give you.

There will still be lots to do:
cover/paint it
cut t-slot for t-molding
assemble
put in the guts
mount bezel
mount marquee
put caster wheels on
etc.

Might be an option for when you do want to do it.

I live near Cedar Rapids now, so I am rarely in Des Moines anymore.
werdna:
I'm in Ames.  1 complete MAME cabinet and another one in the works.  Also have a 1966 "Hot Line" pin. 

Two friends are in the process of restoring a cab and scratch building a cab.  We'd be up for getting together somewhere in central Iowa.

-Andrew

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