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phishpac:
If it's any consolation, my new cabinet is totally finished except the cpo artwork hasn't been applied.  I did the control panel wiring tonight and when it was time to put the ipac into my computer, I realized I had no ps2 > usb adapter.  By the time I realized that, it was already past 9 and everything was closed!!!  No gaming for me tonight =[
paigeoliver:
Heck, no, I wasn't calling anyone an idiot for building their own, I have done it several times. But it is a totally different level of project than a conversion and MUCH more difficult and much more time consuming, and the original poster was stressing out about woodworking, which is a totally optional part of the hobby.

I have a scratchbuilt cabinet in my living room right now, however I didn't actually build that one myself. It is a good lucking deluxe size 27" woodgrain cabinet. It is put together nicely too, one of the better ones I have seen, and certainly better than the ones I have done myself), and it still isn't up to par with what I could do with a factory cabinet.

My main point here is that is the woodworking part scares you or is problematic then don't do it. Lack of truck doesn't even matter here, it costs so much more to scratchbuild that you can rent a truck with the difference, and A LOT of people who own games have trucks and most will deliver for $$.


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--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on April 18, 2008, 10:49:53 am ---I'll tell you what ... when you've been here as long (or built as many cabs) as Paige ... THEN you can get all bent-out-of-shape with some degree of credibility.
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The fact that I've only built one cabinet (and am still not finished with it) is exactly what qualifies me to say it's not that hard, just about anybody can do this.  I started with no tools and no woodworking experience and put together something I think is decent.

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And that's Great (with a sincere capital G) ... but it doesn't make Paige wrong or indicate that he was calling people idiots for building their own cabs, which means that you had no reason to get bent out of shape at what he said (which is what I was talking about).

 :cheers:



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danny_galaga:

well kangum, looks like some good has come from your initial failure- that new design is great! i think some people ahve mentioned it here, clamp some straight edges down for straight lines if using a jigsaw. this is what i did for my cab (used aluminium angle), as i was too tight to spring for a circular saw AND a jigsaw  ;D 
for the number of cuts on a single cab, its not too tedious...
DrewKaree:
No, everybody is wrong.  You SHOULD give up.

Things that are worthwhile in the end are oftentimes difficult to do at first, and only the severely twisted subject themselves to such punishment.

Better to give up and assume brazillions who've gone before you are simply twisted, demented folks without lives.  Life is much safer that way.

;D
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