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The Arcade Even A Wife Can Love (Back From The Dead!)
javeryh:
Wow - it sure has been a long time since I worked on this thing... almost 2 years! I kind of got sidetracked with my DK+ and the jukebox (that still isn't 100% finished). I was moving things around in the garage the other day and I saw this thing just sitting in the corner under a tarp looking all pathetic so I decided it was time to get this project moving again.
Since I last posted I managed to stain and add several (like 5 or 6!) coats of poly to the entire cabinet. I also got the t-molding in place. It's a good start. I need to take some pics though. There is still a ton left to do with the hardest being figuring out how to rotate the monitor (hardware and software).
I recut the CP box and I'm planning to glue it up this weekend if the weather is nice. If it doesn't come out the way I hope I'm just going to wrap the old CP box (that I ruined) in black laminate. I think it will look OK since the cabinet has black t-molding and the buttons/trackball/joysticks are black too. I'm looking forward to completing this project! :cheers:
bratwurst:
Glad to see you're back at it! I'm working on my clone as well. I have 3 coats of poly on mine, and am going to try to get the cabinet door cut, stained, and poly'd as well soon. I might put another couple coats of poly on the whole thing, not sure. I cut the poly with mineral spirits for the first three coats to thin it a bit. So I think it needs more coats.
I've made contact with a friend of mine to use his table saw to cut out my control panel box. I don't have the tools to do nice exact miters.
thatitalian:
I am not sure if you are able to jav, but could you do a video of how you are cutting? I have a table saw and would love to see you're approach to cutting it
I know there are some videos on the net floating around, but form an arcade perspective this would be good as I plan on taking the angles fitting together approach.
javeryh:
Which cuts? I do 95% of my straight cuts with my router, a flush cutting bit and a straight edge. I use the table saw for the longer or odd angled cuts. I don't have anything other than a camera phone so I'm not sure how helpful it would be (or how I'd pull it off). I go through a LOT of test pieces to get the angles just right before actually making the cut on the work piece. It is a pain. :cheers:
thatitalian:
That is what I am am having problems with, the odd angles. I have router bits that are 45deg, 30deg and 15deg which are handy but it is the 20 deg cuts that I find hard. I was hoping to see how you align and cut but if you are testing a lot then it is more trail and error. Is that right?