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Operation 'Lowboy' 95% Done! Updated 5th October '07
RXII:
I didn't really have much choice on the angle of the monitor as the case is hard up against the back of the cab. The angle is very close to what my original lowboy was anyway and when you are standing in front of it you are looking square onto the screen so it worked out pretty spot on. As for the way its mounted, I made the frame a very snug fit as you can see from the photos and its into 18mm MDF so its definately not going anywhere. ;)
Cheers,
Simon.
RXII:
Hi Guys,
Bit of an update, today I have pretty much finished sanding and shaping the control panel, I have glued the top of the CP to the front panel and will the secure the whole CP from inside the cabinet for a nice clean look once its all wired up. I screwed the joysticks in but I am not sure about the joystick height, they look a bit too short but they still feel fine to use. I am still waiting for the vinyl to turn up, I am on holidays in a couple of weeks and I just know that this is going to hold me up! :banghead:
I am going to try and fit the speakers between this bottom shelf and the monitor glass. Not sure if there is enough room yet, I will have dummy up some carboard to get an idea of glass placement and size. More pics coming soon..........
Simon.
Kaytrim:
If you are worried about the stick height you could cut a recess into the CP for the top of the joystick. You would also need to cut a square hole for the body of the stick to go through the wood. Another option is to recess the stick from below, but you would only gain about 1/4 inch or 1 cm in height.
TTFN
Kaytirm
RXII:
--- Quote from: Kaytrim on July 19, 2007, 04:09:59 pm ---If you are worried about the stick height you could cut a recess into the CP for the top of the joystick. You would also need to cut a square hole for the body of the stick to go through the wood. Another option is to recess the stick from below, but you would only gain about 1/4 inch or 1 cm in height.
TTFN
Kaytirm
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Yes, I explored those avenues and decided to leave it as is, the throw is still the same so it feels fine, I am most likely going to be making another CP because I am adding a couple of credit buttons to the front of this one until and I can find a nice coin door setup, I will rethink it all then.
A couple of updates, Today I measured up and installed the player 1 & 2 buttons and also installed the bottom shelf of the marque. This allowed me to see how much room I had for where I wanted the speakers and it worked out fantastic! The fit in there really well (excuse the roughly cut speaker panel.....all will be covered with speaker cloth!). This also showed me that the monitor is on a bit of an angle, it needs to drop down a bit on the left hand side, This is ok as I can now adjust it to suit the thickness of glass I am getting........
I also went down to the local Jaycar store and found these cool handles for the back, I know they are plastic but as the back panel is 16mm thick the weight will be on the wood...not the so much the handle...if that makes sense? :dunno
I have finally ordered my Ipac, t-moulding (blue) and located some black vinyl, so it should all be happening soon!
Simon.
Anubis_au:
--- Quote from: hbm*rais on July 18, 2007, 12:25:48 pm ---I doubt a 20" CRT could be rotated on 58cm wide cabinet. Even my 19" LCD could not be rotated on my lowboy (54cm internal width). Maybe one of the new LCDs, with thinner molding around the screen...
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A 51cm screen should be able to be mounted on a (reinforced) 53/54cm circular plate and made to rotate within a 54cm internal space. I think. I haven't looked too much at the dimensions of the monitor area in the cab. If it is square shaped then a circle plate should *just* squeeze in.
Besides, I'd be willing to make my cab a centimeter or two wider if I could pull off a rotating monitor...
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