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Defender MAME Project
martoon x:
I've been thinking about this for a long while. A mame concept based off of the original Defender arcade cabinet. http://martoon.org/defender/ It's to include a fold out control panel to accommodate up to 4 players.
I have many test renders of how It could work, but it seems I've been over thinking it. All of my previous ideas ended up being way too complicated, like how to get the side panels to fold up or to tuck the whole unit into the bottom of the cab. I believe I've finally come up with a viable solution. I'll work out some renders later this week and post it along with the bad ideas.
Afterwards, the next step will be to figure out how to get all of this:
to look like this:
:-\
Octo:
:o That's mighty ambitious, but I wish you the best of luck. Are you going to drill holes for the joysticks to fold into?
martoon x:
--- Quote from: Octo on March 03, 2009, 10:24:37 pm --- :o That's mighty ambitious, but I wish you the best of luck. Are you going to drill holes for the joysticks to fold into?
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Good question, when the sides fold up, they only go up 45 90 degrees and the joysticks should not end up hitting anything or end up "in" the base of the other side.
halfway to being folded up 45 90 degrees
folded up at full 45 90 degrees
Blanka:
I think the challenge is in the hinges. Either go for a nice custom aluminium CNC-ed top plate with hinges built into (the Apple-unibody way) or to search some damn fine hidden door hinges. Piano hinges would totally destroy this.
martoon x:
--- Quote from: Blanka on March 04, 2009, 02:18:01 am ---I think the challenge is in the hinges. Either go for a nice custom aluminium CNC-ed top plate with hinges built into (the Apple-unibody way) or to search some damn fine hidden door hinges. Piano hinges would totally destroy this.
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I agree, i've been looking into the best way to do that. I've come across these
They're heavy duty concealed door hinges. http://www.hardwaresource.com/Store_ViewProducts.asp?Cat=603 I've seen them in action once on a high-end cabinet door once. i was wondering if anyone has had any personal experience with them.
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