Main > Project Announcements
The Arcade Even A Wife Can Love (Back From The Dead!)
SNAAKE:
your wife is hot :cheers:
SimonBirchNYC:
Man, she looks thrilled! (see her reflection) :) My first post here btw...and yes, she looks hot. I like that tat...congrats, u have a hot wife! EDITED once I saw your avatar! :)
javeryh:
It's been a long time coming... Nothing too exciting to report as I continue my complete rip-off of Knievel's Woody. I finally found some free time this past week to cut out the CP top. I'm not finished but at least it's something!
This last shot shows roughly where the trackball will go:
I still have to:
1. Cut the 3" trackball hole
2. Remove material to recess the joysticks and trackball (no mounting plate) from underneath
3. Cut the plexiglass to size using my pattern bit (then polish the edges)
4. Cut the slot for the t-molding
This weekend I am going to try and finally stain and poly the entire cabinet. I gave the wife advance notice and she seemed OK with it. Taking care of 2 small kids is a lot of work and doesn't leave a lot of free time to work on these projects. I feel like once the staining and poly/finish is out of the way I'll be able to work on the thing in 1/2 hour to hour long bursts (after work and when the kids are sleeping) and crawl to the finish line. Wish me luck! :cheers:
bratwurst:
Any updates on this project? I have started my own woody clone some time back and haven't made much progress besides cutting out the sides. I have come back to this and the original woody thread by Knievel many times looking for info. I'm going to try and pick back up the job again this weekend. I finally finished my jukebox and redid my basement after a flood so I'm back to the woody project.
What speakers are you using btw?
javeryh:
heh, I sure have been neglecting this one... :-[
I have made a little more progress but it is not my focus right now until I can get an entire weekend to sand and apply several coats of poly. I need a large chunk of time and unfortunately with two small kids running around unless my wife takes them to her parents or something I just can't seem to get the full day that I need.
The cabinet has been stained and there are two coats of poly on right now - it looks pretty good and I am eager to get it finished but the jukebox is my priority right now. :cheers: