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Saucer Invasion - Upright following Saint's Book

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TOK:
When he first gets mobile, things are going to slow to a crawl again, both for building and for playing. You have about 1 year. Hurry!  ;D

superbigjay:

--- Quote from: TOK on September 23, 2007, 07:16:17 am ---You have about 1 year. Hurry!  ;D

--- End quote ---
tic tac tic tac  ;)

GAtekwriter:
I've added the upper and lower back panels and the angled back panel.  Up next is the speaker panel and monitor shelf.  I've also put together the control panel box but need to purchase a grommet for the back of the control panel.  I'm trying to follow the book with moderate to few modifications.

I've placed the cabinet front door in place just to see what it'll look like and if it fits.  Like a glove (maybe a little too snug - some sanding in my future.)

I'm pre-drilling the braces before I glue them to the inside of the cabinet.  My drill is too bulky to let me drill them once they're glued on.  Live and learn.  The braces really make the job easier, though - since I'm doing this mostly solo, they help hold provide a guide for me when I'm screwing everything down.

GAtekwriter:
It's great how much work can be accomplished when the in-laws show up to see the new baby... [sneaking down to the basement...]

Today I got the speaker holes cut out of the speaker panel.  Both the speaker shelf and monitor shelf have their support pieces glued in, but I haven't permanently set them yet.  I tried to get to the front door, but time ran out.

I'm taking most people's advice and steering clear of doing too much work on the control panel - I want to get the cabinet done - primed, painted, lit, and sound-ready.  Then I'll attack the control panel.

GAtekwriter:
I've been having trouble deciding between an LCD or a monitor.  Add to that the fact that the width of the inside of my cab is 26" and all of the 27" TVs I've found are slightly too wide.  So, I decided to go a little smaller.  Turns out that 25" LCDs are difficult to find in 4:3 Ratio... they all seem to be widescreen format these days.

Some more digging on craigslist.com found me a 25" Sony monitor - 25$!!!- the kind used in *C*ertain *N*eighborhood *N*etworks around Atlanta.  This thing is a monster... very heavy.  The dimensions work (I'll have to cut some of the back off my speaker shelf, but no biggie) and the picture quality is outstanding.  I connected my laptop and ran a few games on it to see and I'm definitely happy with this choice.

Now, I've got to reinforce the monitor shelf some more... did I mention this thing is HEAVY?!

It remembers its settings when power is lost and has just about every type of video input on the back (see image).  No speakers built-in, but that's what the Klipsch 2.1 system is for...

Jim

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