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The Avrus Arcade Project "Conquest" [4 player, 3 TB, 2 spinner] (WiP)
superbigjay:
Congrats Avrus,
this is a LOT of progress.
I bet you can't wait to install your controls on the CP :applaud:
Jay :cheers:
Avrus:
--- Quote from: superbigjay on October 22, 2007, 08:59:25 pm ---Congrats Avrus,
this is a LOT of progress.
I bet you can't wait to install your controls on the CP :applaud:
Jay :cheers:
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Thanks very much. Well it occured to me that if I install the buttons, I'll have to pull them out when I put on the CPO. That means a heck of a lot of work.
So I'm not sure whether people put on their CPO and then do the buttons, or play test it first, disassemble and then put on the CPO?
Edit: Incidentally, it is most definitely melamine over particle board. Disappointing, but it seems solid so far.
superbigjay:
--- Quote from: Avrus on October 22, 2007, 09:15:12 pm ---So I'm not sure whether people put on their CPO and then do the buttons, or play test it first, disassemble and then put on the CPO?
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I wouldn't recommend testing it now, because this will likely delay your project for a while, because you'll be busy playing.
Resist the urge!!!
Jay
Avrus:
Pictures should be posted tomorrow. Managed to mount the monitor, marquee light and do some wiring.
Have a friend who does artwork as a profession doing the CP work for me for some beers. I didn't realize until I had the CP up that I'd need the artwork in place before mounting the majority of my controls.
Also had a slight snag while mounting the monitor, ended up perforating the side of the Melamine. Luckily it didn't buckle it just punched through so it should be covered neatly by the side art.
I'll likely be putting on T-molding this weekend.
We also had a snag with the CP box, the slope wasn't enough and the box put the CP at around 42" or so, so we had to cut that down. The problem is the CP box was already assembled, so we had a series of angles.
We put our heads together to try and figure out the best way to take a circular saw across that and I came up with the idea of string. You take the piece of string, measure out where the angle begins and then tighten it in the air so it falls down on the CP box. Turns out it made a straighter line than when we were measuring with a square, we were within 1/8". So now the CP sits nicely at 38" at the back.
Bezel is cut to fit (just used a circular blade used for cutting fabric). Fan guards are installed.
Got my new camera this morning so I'll snap up a bunch of pics.
Always putting the cart before the horse, we cut the entire CP without a digital template, so I had to painstakingly convert the CP to a digital template in Corel. Luckily I have many years of Corel experience drawing signage and advertising, and the measurements we used laying out the CP were exacting. I'm going to print it off on a wide format printer before ordering the artwork ... just to make sure.
Avrus:
Well it's been some time since my last update, and I've managed to do quite a bit of work. The first thing I did was to mount the fan grills. I ended up going with 254mm fan guards and they turned out fantastic.
After that was done I turned my attention to getting the marquee light mounted. I didn't think I'd have an opportunity to easily mount it and do the wiring if the monitor was in place.
Then my attention was turned to mounting the monitor. I used 2 1/2 inch bolts through some 2x4 spruce cut to 26 inches. The bottom part of the monitor was screwed into some blocks that were angled to get the correct position of the monitor.
The spruce was then attached to the cabinet with corner brackets.
Then on Saturday and Sunday I focused on getting the T molding installed. As we used a 3/32 inch slot cutting bit, I ended up using silicone to hold the T molding in place. J suggested this, and although it was a bit more work the results turned out well.
Then after the T molding was in place I installed the 4 corner protectors. The results are nice, and it adds a completed touch.
Now I'm waiting on the control panel artwork to be finalized, and I have a friend printing off the control panel template on a wide format printer so I can ensure all the holes line up.