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shiftybill:
Hello,

A few friends(one of which is a carpenter) and I are getting together to build a cabinet.  I would like some feedback on the plans I have drawn up particularly how the control panel should be constructed, should it be a box or just a flat piece of wood?  The cabinet is 1 meter wide.

Thank you for your time.

BobbyG66:
I think you are going to hit your head on the marquee.
I would move it back.

As far as the CP goes, With the cab being a meter wide, you have room  to make it a flat panel.
You just need it removable to install the controls.

I used a scrap peice of wwod to layout the controls first to make sure I was happy with them.
Than build the real thing and work on the CP graphics.

Good luck
BG66

arzoo:
Welcome!

If your control panel is not wider than the cabinet and does not hang forward, then you can go with just a flat piece of wood. Otherwise you'll need a box design.

Dudeman:
I would straighten out those buttons. That angle will make it hard to play some games. Especially SF or Mortal Kombat.

shiftybill:
Thanks for the tips guys, we have successfully cut out the pieces of MDF and will assemble it this weekend, and no head hitting the marquee  :)

I will have pics of the build this weekend

I also updated my control panel plans, please see attached.

Thanks guys!

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