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The Arcade Even A Wife Can Love (Back From The Dead!)
javeryh:
--- Quote from: thatitalian on April 16, 2010, 12:09:13 pm ---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?
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The blade on my tablesaw can be angled 45 degrees in either direction. I use my protractor to measure the angle and then I set the blade accordingly and cut both pieces. It never works on the first try so I tweak the angle setting on the blade and try again until I get it right. I use tiny pieces of scrap for this. I can try and snap some pics of the process but it likely won't be for a couple of weeks - my tablesaw is buried in the garage until I do my spring cleaning in there...
MadmanDK:
First off, i know exactly what how hard it is, to find spare time to work on a project, when you get kids..
After failing to get my TV to show a proper image with the VGA -> SCART cable, i have been falling more and more in love with the idea of a LCD in my cab..
Have you thought more about the rotating monitor idea?? and how you would pull it off??
And b.t.w. good work on the CP joints, that looks sweet
javeryh:
I officially hate this cabinet. :banghead:
I am giving up on the mitred CP box and I'm just going to wrap it in black laminate. The CP top will still be stained to match the cabinet sides but I don't have the time, money or patience to try this thing a third time - especially for a cab that I'm not even keeping. The first box didn't stain right (all splotchy) and the second box didn't glue up right for some reason so I'm done. I'm going to wrap the first CP box I made (the one pictured above in this thread) in some black laminate. I think it will look good because all of my buttons and joysticks are black as well as the trackball, spinner and t-molding. The bezel will also be made out of black laminate so the black CP box will fit right in. It just won't be as badass. Oh well.
I'm making good progress otherwise - the CP should be completely finished by the weekend. I haven't been taking pictures because of my general hatred for this thing. Maybe I'll snap a few tonight when I calm down.
Epyx:
Ack :(
I know its easy to say step back when that is exactly what you did for two years but I really hope this doesn't prevent you from a future 4 to 6 button project. I am in the same boat as you when it comes to staining, biscuits etc and unless I was to devote a lot of time (which I just don't have) im pretty much staying below average on those fronts lol. Unless you really are doing it to challenge yourself I would concentrate on your strengths for a future project. Your paint jobs are amazing albeit tiresome in execution as you have pointed out.
I could see you building an amazing laminate/paint combination cab (4/6 button of course!)! :cheers:
javeryh:
yeah, I'm just discouraged right now. I'm still mad at myself for ruining that first CP box. It came together perfectly. I think this cab will look good when it is finished - the actual cabinet is stained and it looks fantastic with 6(!) thin coats of poly and the t-molding in place. I just got hung up on the CP box. If I really get motivated (doubtful) I could make another CP box down the road. Now that I'm moving beyond it I hope to finish this cabinet fairly quickly.
Tonight I'm not going to sleep until I've:
- Laminated all 5 surfaces of the CP box
- Applied a second (light) coat of stain on the CP top
Tomorrow I'll add the first coat of poly in the morning and the second coat at night - same thing for Thursday. Friday night I'll prime and paint the interior of the CP box and the underside of the CP top. At some point I'll sand the edges of the plexiglas top I cut out (around the trackball bevel and exterior edge). Saturday morning I'll assemble and wire everything.
I haven't figured out how I'm going to connect the CP top and CP box but I'm leaning towards a piano hinge. Knievel uses velcro all the way around - I'm not sure I want to go that route.
:cheers: