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A Mame machine in an antique buffet - USB probs solved (I think!)
drventure:
Hey Ryglore
Thanks for that. I'm looking. This is just about the worst time of year though. Nobody wants to bother with the hiring process right now (I know, I've been on the other side ;) )
Ryglore:
--- Quote from: drventure on December 14, 2009, 10:31:02 am ---Nobody wants to bother with the hiring process right now
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Yup, I dunno if it's the same in TX, but in MI we don't even get the 90 day trial period... they just toss unemployment on everyone no matter how many days they have been working... 3 or 91. Ha, we had one guy work a week, quit, and he got unemployment... :dunno
Anyway, get your unemployed arse to work on that add-on (and cab)! I'm addicted to making Mala layouts! I may be designing SHMUP layout v3.0 now that I have transparency and definables figured out! :blah: :lol
wilno45:
Hi drventure
Sorry to hear about the job mate, that sucks.
On a brighter note, congratulations on the project so far, looking great. I haven't looked at many other peoples
build logs since I started mine tbh - but I'll keep an eye on this one for sure. You will fix the the CP in no time at all.
All the best.
wilno45 aka Rob
drventure:
Thanks Wilno. I'm definitely following that cab or yours too!
Here's a little more progress.
I found a brass grommet ring some time ago to go in the hole for the flight stick. But, it didn't look that great all by itself.
So I got this idea to create a brass "kickplate" of sorts to go around it.
Here's the template I cut from a scale print out from Sketchup. The battery and wire are for testing the LED's in my monitor frame...
I've been slowly nibbling away it with with a hand nibbler I picked up at Harbor Frieght a while back.
It's not a fast way to do it, but the power nibblers are $$$, and I only need to do a little.
But dang, a nibbler is so much better than cutting. It doesn't deform the plate AT ALL.
The copper I used for the Monitor frame (pics are coming) I used a cutter on, and I had to do a LOT of hammering to +mostly+ get the cut marks out.
But, this whole thing is kind of +supposed+ to look hand made, so I guess I achieved my goal.
drventure:
Here's a bit of an artsy shot of the gas lamp I converted. I don't think I've posted pics of it yet.
The sun was coming in the windows one morning just right, so I snapped this.
I'm quite pleased with the way the lamp turned out. Note that the screen is removed and the cab is powered down so the speakers aren't lit etc. Just sittin' there...
The lamp is on a pivot arm, so it swings back and forth. I couldn't figure a good way to convert the toggle pull chain gas valve to a switch for the light, so I left it as is and the light just comes on when the cab powers up (kind of like the old gas street lamps that used to burn 24hrs a day)
Believe it or not, the cabinet still all folds up. Getting clearances and positions right for all these bits has been quite tricky
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