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Seattle Seahawks themed cabinet - DONE! 6-13-07
btp2k2:
Just got the marquee today.....looks great.
bfauska:
The marquee looks good. I guess that's a perk of your job schedule, when goodies are in the mail you're there to get them. ;D
btp2k2:
Here are some progress pics from today......
side view....
The wood for the joints would normally be 1X1s, but I had to use wood left over after I took apart the first cab I did. So I am stuck with those 1.5x2s. I am using urethane glue and drywall screws to secure everything together. Unfortunately, I am working solo and tend to get in a groove, so I forgot to stop and take pics as I am working.
Paladin:
My first (and only) scratch built was also a solo job because I was too impatient to wait for my wife to get home and help. I had the base finished, and connected the sides and coin door panel to the base. At that point it looked very much like yours does now.
I then stepped onto the base and balanced the topmost crosspiece on my head while screwing it to the sides.
I guess that makes me "level headed". :dizzy:
btp2k2:
Not alot to add today....put on the bottom and casters today (I have thick shag carpet in my game room, so casters are a must if I want to move it at all.). I also added the bottom part of the marquee box and bored out the holes for the speakers to go.
I cut a bunch of pieces, but need to get some hardware to mount them first. I like to use L brackets on the top and around the control panel areas. One of the first cabs I made used a 1x1 slat in the joints around the control panel and it was actually restricting the joystick movement, so I have just always gone to the brackets.
I am seriously considering getting a gallon of Glidden's "Team Color" paints, so the cab would be in Seahawks blue. But I am not sure how tough that paint is....