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SirPoonga:
Teh dimmensions on my site are based off partly my double dragon II cabinet. At least the height and the height of the CP are based off it.
Dak-ak:
you should be thinking my drafting instructor who purchased all the neat programs for me to use in non-class work! (shhh, don't tell him who it was tho! :-))
looked to me like you were about right... if those were the dimensions you wanted, you could probably shoot for that/that withink a coupla cm's, and come out about right... you are only looking at the overall size, and not really taking in how it joins into your thinking (if the sides "sit on" the bottom, they need to be 3/4" (or whatever it is in cms) smaller)
the overall shape is a lot like my TMNT cab, but the top extends out enough to make the marquee perpendicular... and i bet its a lot wider than you're thinking :-)
OSCAR:
--- Quote from: cdbrown on April 16, 2003, 11:20:45 pm ---Thanks Dak-ak and Oscar. I think the stomach needs to be increased slightly.
Some things I think I didn't include or really take notice of
-wood thickness and recessing of the front, top and back panels, this will increase the height and width of the side panel.
-marquee looks small in height considering I need to take into account the thickness of two panels and two recesses. I will be using 16mm thick mdf and will have all front, top, back panels recessed 10mm. What is the normal height of a marquee
220?+(2*16)+(2*10) = 272 - does that sound right?
Once I work out the dimensions of the side panels then it's just a matter of some minor calcs to determine the other panels.
One more - my TV is 82cm wide (speakers are on each side of the screen) 58cm high and 53cm deep. The screen is 11cm from the bottom, 5cm from the top and 13cm from each side. The centre of the screen is 32cm from the bottom. To keep the centre of the tv screen the centre of the plexi (or whatever) I made the plexi 65cm (probably should be 64cm). Oscar will my eyes (if I was wearing a spiffy cap and coveralls) look at a perpendicular angle to the screen (or close to it)?
Sorry to be a pain.
Thanks
Craig
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That TV is pretty wide at 82cm, will your cabinet fit through a door? I've offset the side panels for the 10mm setback for the interior panels. The TV looks like it will be a tight fit, in fact my sketch shows it barely fits at all, especially if you are setting the screen back a bit to accommodate a bezel. I took the profile from my Toshiba, and just made slight adjustments for your dimensions, so your profile may be different enough that it will fit, but it is something to be aware of. I think that your line-of-sight for your hieght looks good. You want your head to droop a little, especially if you are going to be putting some serious hours in front of it. I'm not an ergonomist, but that just feels a bit more comfortable to me. Here's an updated side view with your TV. Is there any other dimensions or info you need from the sketch? I have it all in cad, so it's no big deal.
cdbrown:
Wow, thanks alot Oscar, that's great. I thought the depth of the cab needed to be extended slightly to accommodate the rear of the TV. I am thinking that the 1010 should perhaps be 1100.
The cab won't fit through the front door but will have to go through the side gate and into the back sliding door. I made sure it would fit somehow into the house.
Are all those dimensions from the outside of the back, front and top panels or the side panel measurements.
Cheers and thanks again
-cdbrown
OSCAR:
--- Quote from: cdbrown on April 21, 2003, 10:02:04 pm ---Wow, thanks alot Oscar, that's great. I thought the depth of the cab needed to be extended slightly to accommodate the rear of the TV. I am thinking that the 1010 should perhaps be 1100.
The cab won't fit through the front door but will have to go through the side gate and into the back sliding door. I made sure it would fit somehow into the house.
Are all those dimensions from the outside of the back, front and top panels or the side panel measurements.
Cheers and thanks again
-cdbrown
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I've updated the above pic to show the cab 1100 deep. I think that gives it better proportions for it's hieght and width. The dims are to the side panels, and all the interior panels are shown inset by 10mm.
If you would like me to help out and do some more sketches, just let me know. We can keep going via email if you would like.