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Project A-kab = FINISHED!
Zobeid:
I thought some of you might like a peek at this. . .
I used roller catches to secure the monitor frame at either end of its travel range.
XYXZYZ:
So is the artwork actually going to have a Project A-Ko theme?
I love that movie. :D
Zobeid:
I loved that movie too, but I don't think it would be the right image for my cabinet. It's just a code name.
One of the jokes of the movie was that the girls didn't have real names, they were just Girl A, Girl B, Girl C. So this is Cabinet A. Hmm. . . Maybe I should have called it Code Name "D"?
I'm not really into the whole artwork thing, so it'll probably end up with off-the-shelf art.
ablizno:
Mabey you should have 3 joysticks, for 3 players, and label each one Girl A, Girl B, and Girl C
Zobeid:
I can hardly believe I reached this point. Today I installed the monitor support panel, which is the foundation of my whole "rotavator" assembly. This was the last major step of assembling the basic cabinet.
This photo gives a good idea of how it's positioned in the cabinet, the screen angle, and you can also see the handle at the top which the user will grab and manually rotate the monitor. It will require a fairly elaborate bezel with one part fixed and the other part rotating with the monitor.
Now let me wax philosophical for a moment. . . :blah:
Even though it's far from finished, I'm ridiculously proud of what I've done so far. My first woodworking project ever. . . When I look closely there are several places with gaps or things that aren't exactly even. Most of them I can conceal. Regardless of that, I am so glad I decided to build this thing myself. For those of you who don't think you can do it, I'm telling you: You can do it!
The next big job coming up will be painting. I'll take a break for a couple of days and wait for better weather. The upcoming weekend is supposed to be nice here.