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Moe's Arcade - My First MAME Cabinet FINISHED!
leapinlew:
Looking good - keep up the good work. I'm watching this one.
theCoder:
Good choice, going with a conversion on your first project. It looks like you are well on your way.
Just a couple of comments, most of which have already been said.
--- Quote from: Stobe on June 26, 2007, 10:36:54 am ---Next time you go to drill a CP, look into a Forstner bit...
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I borrowed Forstner bits from my friend on my first two projects. I have since purchased a complete set. They are great for getting clean, controlled holes in thick wood. The 1 1/8" is the primary one you will need for buttons.
Clamping a piece of wood underneath when drilling significantly reduces the tear out on the back side.
--- Quote from: Kaytrim on June 26, 2007, 10:36:10 am ---You could have used wood screws from below and they would have held nicely.
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I used large diameter 3/4 inch wood screws from the bottom to mount the joysticks on my first project. Still holding strong.
Great progress. Good luck with the build.
BradC:
I ordered my CPO and Marquee today. Here are the designs:
The gap on the left is intentional. I will be mounting a Duff beer can to that part of the Marquee, so it will stick out in 3D.
NightGod:
A simple way to avoid the shredding of the bottom of the wood with a spade bit is to drill until the point of the bit comes through the back, then flip the board over and finish the drilling from the back. Worked great when I was building my CP.
BradC:
I now have the marquee and control panel art installed. I decided to hold off on the side art for now, perhaps later I can spend the money on it but it was just too much for now. I still need to get the monitor. For now there is a temporary 17" CRT but I will be going with a 20" LCD (non-widescreen). I also need to install the bezel and there is a gap on the control panel that I will close off somehow. So here are some more shots.
The cabinet as it stands now:
Control Panel with art installed. I realize now that I used bolts with too big of heads on them, as I couldn't make a countersink hole big enough to hide them. I don't think they look too terribly out of place, and anyhow I've already cut holes in the CPO, so it will stay this way:
Here are my cabinet latches to hold the CP closed. There is one on each side:
and the catch:
Here is the wiring job I did. Not too bad if I do say so myself:
I installed a USB port in the front of the cabinet below the CP, so that I don't have to open up the cabinet when I want to copy files from a flash drive, portable hard drive, wireless USB device, etc.
Here is the Marquee. I either need a longer flourescent light, or I will put some reflective metal in there so that the edges light up properly. As of right now, there is a bit of a dark spot on each edge.
And finally, the way I mounted the Duff beer can. Just used some thin bolts through both layers of plexi and the artowk, with some plastic spacers in front.
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