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paulscade - First Build - MAME - Blastoff!
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: paulscade on July 13, 2008, 02:22:15 pm ---After more searching, I ended up finding the 1/6" slot cutter bit at Home Depot... on the clearence rack... for $8. What a deal.
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one sixth of an inch? Have you tested your t-molding in the slot yet? We normally use 1/16th.
paulscade:
Time to work on the monitor mount.
I actually ordered and received the monitor early in the project. I needed to order early because I wanted to insure that the cabinet width would accommodate the monitor. I also wanted to be sure that I built the cabinet wide enough for the monitor but not too wide that it wouldn't fit through the doorways.
The monitor that I chose was the 27" Makvision High Resolution monitor from Happ. Shipping was killer... but I really wanted that monitor (I hope that I made the right decision).
My wife and I lifted the 100 pound monitor into place so I could mark up the cabinet for the mounts. I used 2x4 in just the right places for the mounting bolts. The monitor came back out and I glued and screwed the mounting 2x4's into place.
Edit: I had originally posted that this was the Tri Mode from Happ.
javeryh:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on July 13, 2008, 03:40:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: paulscade on July 13, 2008, 02:22:15 pm ---After more searching, I ended up finding the 1/6" slot cutter bit at Home Depot... on the clearence rack... for $8. What a deal.
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one sixth of an inch? Have you tested your t-molding in the slot yet? We normally use 1/16th.
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heh... that's got to be a typo. ;D
The arcade is looking very nice so far. 33 hours is nothing - I'd probably only have the keyboard drawer cut out in that time.
paulscade:
Yup... I fixed the typo. The spell checked didn't catch that. ;D Let's make that a 1/16" slot....
paulscade:
Well, I'm at 40 hours now... and it's time to build the control panel box.
After some measuring, I came up with box.
3.5 hours later... I had the control panel box built.