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My 1st Cocktail Finished! (100%... finally)
system01:
Conclusion
I’ve been wanting to build a cabinet for a few years, but like so many, never got around to it. I’m no stranger around wood or power tools, but just one of those things that I wasn’t motivated enough to do. So I finally put pen to paper and started planning this cocktail. I picked up Project: Arcade and read a bunch of projects in this forum. I really would’ve struggled on some of the hardware if it weren’t for this place. The one thing that really killed me though was all of the different resources I needed: wood, plastic, glass, fasteners, PC parts, monitor, clips, flanges, brackets, knobs, wire, spade connectors, plugs, sockets, electrical components… Too many different stores to go to.
Some things I would’ve done different, but all-in-all I like the way it turned out. Now that I’ve done one I feel I can crank another one out in a couple weeks.
The main reason I started with a cocktail, when I really wanted an upright, was the high WAF. She really likes the older PacMan and Galaga games. Plus it looks like a decent piece of furniture. Now that this machine is being used regularly she’s been hinting at me to make an upright since she now misses the Mortal Kombats and Street Fighters. Bonus!
If you’re thinking of building your first cab, drink beer. Work on it sober, work on it drunk. You’ll get through more mental hurdles with beer, and chicks will find you attractive. You’re awesome! But don’t use things like routers drunk. That’s just stupid. And keep it classy. No one should put their loved-ones through the agony of keeping a half-assed pile of wood in the living room.
I’d like to thank everyone here for so much help, and maybe Ill have another writeup in the near future…
Hornpipe2:
Thanks for the complete write-up - looks like a great machine!
system01:
UPDATE
I finally got around to getting some vinyl stickers for the buttons. They now match my CPWizard pause screen. Thx Pongo!
I'm really dragging ass getting this thing 100%. Iv'e since moved on to another project that's more complex and over twice the expense. Ill try to divert some resources and get it done in the next couple months.
matman:
--- Quote from: system01 on November 11, 2008, 11:25:39 am ---Wood Assembly – The Bottom/Sides
Nothing really fancy here, I pretty much followed the Lindstrom plan again here. I biscuited all the joints with #0 and #10 biscuits and glued with Titebond II. If you re gonna try this stuff, you might want to try the III or the I. The II starts skinning over pretty quick and doesn't let you adjust much once your pieces are together.
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I have a silly question. #0 biscuits are 1-27/32" in length. The biscuit joiner cuts longer than this. The Lindstrom plans call for 1-3/4" strips for the base and then biscuit together. Did you just create cuts in the base strips that were wider than the actual strip? (if that makes sense) I'm just not clear how to biscuit together strips that are narrower than the biscuit cut and only 1/32" smaller than the actual strip of wood.
Thanks,
Matt
system01:
If I understand you right, then yes, the cut is longer than the wood is tall. When I had my 4-piece "box" laying on the table, I had square cutouts on the top and bottom. Since one side is being glued the base, and the other faces the floor, I didn't even fill them. Once I got to the painting stage, I don't think I even noticed them anymore.
I also find that you can shallow up a bit from the Mfgs recommendation on the depth settings. I cut some scrap until I could feel the biscuit bottom out.
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