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glonq:
This weekend, I started building a bartop that will primarily serve as a mame cab, but could also be a decent TV or PC.  My main concern was to accommodate the fact that you'd expect a different viewing angle for each role (straight for TV or PC, tilted back for gaming).  The design constraint is the fact that I'm not a mechanical engineer, nor do I have aspirations of becoming one.  I'm sticking to noob-friendly woodworking.  Here's the plan:

Cab in 'straight' orientation:


Cab in 'tilted' orientation:


Here's the guts.  3/4" MDF + 2x2 frame:


Note that the front panel (acting as an LCD bezel) will actually be made of wood, not plexi as shown.

glonq:
After a couple clumsy attempts at making straight cuts using a skill saw or a jig saw (w/ guide), I gave up and hauled all my MDF to a workshop that has a table saw and other proper tools.  Wow, having the right tools for the job makes all the difference!

Clamping and gluing the frame onto the front panel:


Fully assembled CP next to a fully cut/routed front panel:


For sound, I'll sacrifice a couple low-end dell speakers:


Installed the under-mount joystick kit from GGG:


Cut the piano hinge using a jig saw + metal blade:


Here's how the cab will look in 'straight view':


Here's how it'll look in 'tilted' view (excuse the bad angle.  and the hairy arm :P):

NiN^_^NiN:
thats a smart idea with the angles for tv then arcade nice i like it :)

Good job keeping an eye on this

IG-88:
Very cool!  :cheers: This gives me a few ideas for my own. What kind of dimensions are we looking at? (width, height & depth)

Also are you going to have a DVD player coming out the side maybe? That'd be sweet.

glonq:

--- Quote from: IG-88 on September 29, 2008, 07:02:50 pm ---Very cool!  :cheers: This gives me a few ideas for my own. What kind of dimensions are we looking at? (width, height & depth)

Also are you going to have a DVD player coming out the side maybe? That'd be sweet.

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Roughly 25" wide, 21" high, 16" deep.  Big enough to fit a 22" LCD plus a bunch of PC parts.

I still haven't decided if (or where) the DVD player will be exposed.

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