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Moon Patrol and Me - DONE!
Timstuff:
Looking good! Where'd you get the purforated metal for the speaker grills, BTW? I've been thinking about covering my speaker area with a bit sheet of perforated metal, since both the original speaker hole and the new ones are visible, and the holes for the new speakers leave them exposed to potential abuse. Not that I'm worried about abuse from my friends and family, but to be "arcade authentic" i feel like they shouldn't be accessible.
Franco B:
Good work with the speakers. Im having similar issues with mine. Ive made some mild steel enclosure shields and they are an improvement but they are not stopping the whole field. I have found a company that sells bucking magnets, i just need to find out what size I need.
Keep up the good work :applaud:
Portnoy:
Thanks guys! Chad, I still have my Fresnel and mostly use it to chase my son around the house when I become "The Giant Head Montser". I plan on implementing it again on another project....or burn ants, not sure yet. I actually found my my 12 year old poloroids and even though against my better judgement...shield your eyes children, it may take on different forms.....
It was fun while it lasted!
Timstuff, the speaker grills were salvaged off the same speaker i got the bucking magnets from. I'm sure you can find something similiar on the internet.
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Portnoy:
I decided to use a better monitor I had laying around and also decided to de-case it and trash the “ leave it in the case and put it on a shelf” method. The back plastic case came off easily but the front almost toasted this project. The front plastic frame was actually suspending the monitor with in the metal chassis. Usually the plastic shell is nothing more than that and the monitor is attached to the metal cage with in. When I removed the front plastic the tube crashed down on all the electronics inside and the back of the tube pulled out of the, what ever you call that thing, yoke plug? I don’t know how but I managed to frame it out and connect all the parts again with out killing me or the monitor. The Monitor now sits in an independent frame the slides into the cab and attaches to angled cuts of mdf that are screwed to the sides of the cab. I had to lay the cab down to get it in. I almost could not get it back up with the added weight but after sacrificing a couple of blood vessels in my head and lifting with my legs it went.
I picked up aluminum “L” bars for the marquee retainer which I will paint black
I had a tough time trying to figure out the best way to hold in the bezel and plexi. The monitor came out further than I anticipated so the plexi is actually resting on the center of the monitor. The outsides though were not and need something to keep it in place. I bought this…
I cut one for the top and bottom. The plexi, artwork and black poster board fit snuggly into the opening. I used left over “L” pieces and a straight piece that the top “U” piece slide up and into and attached them to the underside of the speaker panel..
The lower “U” bracket sits right above the control panel and is attached with an L bracket that I epoxied to the bottom and screwed into the side of the cab.
I should be ready for painting this weekend. I’m dying to get to the wiring. I still have to work out the mount for the speakers and marquee lighting. I also have to place my order for the T-molding, a Nova Matrix, and now one of those beautiful new electric ice balls to replace the one I have.
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Franco B:
Good work, its looking like a very clean build, me likeys!
Im glad to see you have some cab builders lube on hand whilst your at it :cheers:
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