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Rob's new MAME cabinet : UPDATED : Completed pics.

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Knievel:

Looks great Rob! :)

Portnoy:
Great cab! I had a quick question about the pocket screws.  Did the screws in any way hinder cutting the slot for the T-molding? I am planning on using the same method and just realized this could be a potential issue. 

Thanks

P

javeryh:
Wow great job - especially on the CP.  It looks very clean and well made.  Get that P2 joy in there so you can really enjoy some KI!!!   :cheers:

robC:

--- Quote from: Portnoy on February 26, 2008, 06:32:27 pm ---Great cab! I had a quick question about the pocket screws.  Did the screws in any way hinder cutting the slot for the T-molding? I am planning on using the same method and just realized this could be a potential issue. 

Thanks

P

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Thanks! I haven't posted any updates in a while because it got to the playable state and I am too busy playing all the time! I just dropped in the trackball and once I get the final marquee I will post some final pics.

In answer to the Q about pocket screws and t-mold slots:
No, the pocket screws do not interfere with the t-molding at all.

However, I had a problem though, because I could not find the 1/16" cutter locally, so I had to wait for it to arrive. In the meantime I put the cabinet together with the pocket screws. Then when the cutter got here, I went to rout the slots in the assembled cab and had a nice sparky-sparky wake up call when the cutter hit the first pocket screw! Ouch. There goes a little carbide off my bit. The slot cutter goes quite a bit deeper than the molding actually sits in. So if you cut your slots before assembling with the screws, you don't have to worry about this.

Also, pocket screws make for a super simple LCD monitor mount. I just attached a piece of MDF to the back of the monitor, cut some pocket holes in the piece, then screwed it into the side of the cabinet.

Also interesting to note about the convenience of using the pockets : Since initial assembly, I have been able to take parts of the cabinet off to get better access to the inside. You can just back out the screws and pull the piece out. In the initial assembly I would just use the four corner screws and then when I was mostly done I drove the rest of the screws in to tighen everything up.

Chapel:
Nice Cab, like the CP art and T-Molding. The LCD looks good in there. once my wells gardner dies, im switching over to LCD.

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