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My Project: "Black Mame"
phishpac:
led's look great. i like your project.
generis:
Today i started to cut out the detail pieces and putting it all together.
For the bottom i used some thicker and tuffer wooden beams for a solid and stable base. Maybe i will place some wheels in the future.
I moved on with the build and started to create another solid and stable base for the placement of the 21 inch monitor. This monitor is pretty heavy and i want to make sure that i do this the right way. First i placed the support beams, then i placed some extra metal support brackets just to make sure. When the wooden shelf was placed it stil bended a little so i made some extra support in the middle, that did the trick and now i had i solid base.
I thought i would be nice to have a kind of draw with my keyboard and mouse in it. I will be using a bluetooth keyboard and mouse, that saves lots of wires.
I have to say once you get busy the build progress is making quick results. I was surprised that i finished the main framework at the end of the day. I managed to place the coindoor, it looks great! Tomorrow i will cut out the final holes for the speakers and the last pieces of wood. Then it will be ready for painting.
generis:
Some update pics. Installed the speakers, some wood and front piece for the monitor.
csa3d:
I'm curious to see how the monitor reacts to the speaker magnets being so close to it. I used to have a little subwoofer on my 2.1 computer, and if you put that anywhere near the monitor, the monitor would freak out. I've also seen the computer being too close to the monitor have the same affect before. NO solutions, just questions to think about.
Looking good
-csa
generis:
The monitor does not react to the magnets :notworthy: thank god... :laugh: You do need to keep the right distance when you install the speakers nearby the monitor. Test this before you build in the speakers!!
I did some artwork for the cabinet, its not finished yet but 90% done. I did "borrow" some art from http://www.localarcade.com/arcade_art/ :P Also very handy for the drill overlay plans, so you don't need to do all that trial and error measurements. I downloaded an overlay what looked similar to what i wanted for my layout. In photoshop i deleted and cut out the stuff i needed. The cut outs i pasted in a new document with the right measurements of my cabinet. After 3 trial and errors, (print out, adjust, print out, adjust, print out, adjust, print out) i finally had the right measurements. After that i pasted some artwork to the background and added some text in it and played with different styles and effect of the text. The results are very nice, as i say so myself. Next up are the bezel, sideart and maybe the kickplate and front CP.
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