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O'Boyle's Arcade - by the "book"
Spyridon:
Can't beat the price. Good luck with it and don't hurt your back lifting it in.
Spyridon:
Worked on the joysticks today. I started out by using the router to recess the Happ Super's flush with the control panel.
First the left side. I started marking the area the I will need to cut out in order to make it fit.
Then the right.
I tested the fit with the joystick turned upside down.
Once the fit was correct I used the router on the interior part. This wasn't as easy to do free hand as all the other parts because of the dept of the router. With it plunged down so low, it was difficult to see where I was going. Need to learn how to make a template for next time. Again, starting with the left...
If fits...
Wash, Rinse, Repeat for the right...
Not a perfect cut, but it works and you won't see any of the crooked lines on the finished product.
Spyridon:
Next it was time for the dedicated 4-way stick. I struggled with the E clip on this one, but finally got it apart
Same approach as the other two joysticks. I used the base to trace out the outline.
And cut...
Test fit...
Then mark off the area that needed to be extracted with the router...
Cut...
And if fits...
This one turned out the best of the three. Guess I'm getting the hang of it.
And the full control panel with all joysticks complete.
Spyridon:
Needed a break from the control panel, so I started working on the marquee area. First I needed to install the Nova Matrix LED lights. Since the interior area was angled, I needed a level area to mount the lights. I thought it would be pointing too far down if I used the angled area. I screwed two pieces of scrap MDF to the top of the marquee.
The lights came with two wires that were only a few inches long. I attached some wires that would be long enought to reach down to the power supply on the computer.
Then I attached the light to the MDF pieces
Trying to keep the wires under control
Spyridon:
With the light installed, I can now install the speakers. I'm using the Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speaker system. This is the same one used in the book. I first removed the cover and screws holding the face plate on.
I had already drilled the holes using the template earlier, so all I had to do was replace the stock screws with 1 3/4 length screws.
I orderd some speaker grills from Mike's Arcade and screwed them on as well.
I think I'm going to try and find some black screws as the silver ones stick out too much on the black background
I wonder if I have the light mounted too low. Hopefully the speakers won't throw a shadow on the marquee. If the do, I'll have to raise up the light.
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