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look what I picked up today...
severdhed:
i decided since i had most of the stuff already, i'd go with the TV and the PS2 and make a lightgun cabinet out of it. the TV was a really, really tight fit. i made a shelf for it to sit on, and tried to get it to go into the cabinet...but it was too tight, so i had to remove the wood strips that the monitor glass sits on. then i tried again, but it just wouldn't go in, so i had to remove the speaker panel, and also the strips that it attaches to to finally get it in. then i put all of those pieces back in, only to find out that i forgot to account for the thickness of the wood when i measured where my tv shelf should be, so i had to tear it all back apart and lower the shelf about an inch. i got it all put back together and hooked up the PS2. right now it just sits in the bottom of the cabinet, and i can access it through the coin door. i need a new monitor glass, i'll probably go with plexi since it is cheap and easy to work with. i also need to design a marquee, and cut a board to replace the control panel, and add gun holsters. but i can do that a little at a time. i removed all of the controls from the panel and installed 2 bolts that i can use to hold the guns in place temporarily. I also need to extend the cables on the guns, since they are a little short. but that should be pretty easy. now i just need to find another guncon 2, and perhaps some dreamcast guns.
my wife says i'm not allowed to get a 3rd cabinet...but i think once i get this one finished, i'll just bring one home one day and she'll just have to deal with it :)
i'll post some pics in the next day or so