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Dynamo Cabinet and Larger CP upgrade
Punisher:
I have acquired a Generic 25" Dynamo cabinet that I'm going to convert into a Mame cab. I figured this would be a good cabinet to start with since the monitor doesn't work and the original Punisher Jamma board won't turn on either ( >:D Capcom and there stupid suicide batteries). My plans for this cabinet are to re finish the outside with new formica and to build a larger CP that is easily removed so I can take it up and down the stairs. It will be a 2 player set up with 6 or 7 buttons, U360 joysticks and it will have a 3 inch Happ illuminated trackball. This will be my first cabinet so I might be looking for some help but we will see how it goes.
Punisher:
After making a few different size cardboard templates of the CP and after deciding which one looked the best I cut it out of 3/4" particle board. The overall dimensions ended up being 36" X 14.5". It is probably a little bit larger than I need but I thought it looked the best. Here are a couple of pictures of the CP so far.
Punisher:
I then decided that I wanted my Control Panel to have a 1" over hang all the way around so I cut my main support piece 1-3/8" smaller than my CP. I will cut my sides out of 3/4" and put a 3/8" deep dado in them which will leave me with a 1" over hang. This main support piece will slide in and out of the cabinet for easy removal. Here is the main support piece cut out and notched for a nice fit into the cabinet.
Punisher:
Here are a couple of pictures after I removed the old CP and took some material off of the cabinet with a router so I could get the right height and angle for my CP.
Punisher:
This is what the CP and support look like in the cabinet. Eventually it will be boxed in and the CP will hinge from the front.