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Fully CNC-machined cab from Finland
psychotech:
Awesome !
The cab looks great and very professionally designed :cheers:
FWIW I'd go with the unassembled & unpainted kit as the main option as that seems to be the easiest way to start selling them ..at least if/when you're going to sell these to all EU countries...
Just think of all the shipping fees (as Pixelhugger already mentioned..). Actually, even if you were to sell these in Finland only .., well, you know the local (FI) shipping fees and how much they would add to the cab's price (Posti/Matkahuolto/Rahti) ;(
Anyway, are you planning to do other (or to create your own) designs in the future?
How about giving the potential customers something extra.. Optional artwork or an easy way to order the controls along with the cab..? Custom designs maybe....
Anyway, en osta ;) *
Joka tapauksessa, toivottavasti homma lahtee hyvin kayntiin ja saatte ihan sairaasti asiakkaita :)
psychotech
* Anyway, I wont be buying ;)
Expressline99:
That looks great. Does the control panel open up?
:applaud:
Raitsa:
Hey guys, thanks for the warm welcome and encouraging feedback. Good to be here among other arcade maniacs.
The controller in this proto will be a dual X-Arcade™ Dual Joystick, which will be dropped into a slot, so the control panel does not open up, although beneath the controller there is a sliding keyboard+mouse drawer too.
The keyboard drawer will be push/open type, like will the big door where the coinslot usually resides.
This is the only cabinet design for now, but if there is enough interest/market, other versions might just follow. Time will tell.
But we will concentrate on this (beautiful?) design for now and we will try make this product as good as it possibly can be done.
Please note that the inside MDF-panel is grooved with a constant 19mm CNC groove so the joining boards fit perfectly, making the glueing process easier and resulting on a very tight and precise fit.
At this stage, we do not plan to start selling control panels ot other accessories, that is something for the customer to buy themselves.
We are concentrating on what we do best: 100% precise woodwork with the help of modern equipment.
Still, this is a hobby project which might end up a joy for other arcade afficianados too.
On the business side of things, we are still counting the costs and only time will tell, if there is a reasonable market for this kinda product.
Just the 2 needed 19mm MDF 3050*1220 boards cost about 80€ (108.5 US$).
So the price of the kit/final product is not yet known even by us.
We might very well ship a kit anywhere in the world, why stop at EU borders, if need be?
But lets finish this cabinet first: time to start mocking things up with a 24" flat screen monitor etc.
A local company will make personalized sideart stickers, the design has not been started yet.
*Raitsa makes a note to himself*
Something to do with time travel i guess, or my old time favourite game, Wizard Of Wor...
Keep the questions, ideas & feedback coming guys :D
MrMojoZ:
Any plans on building your own control panel at some point? Even a blank panel that users could configure to their liking might work well.
Raitsa:
Thats possible MrMojoZ, if we´d have suitable autocad drawings available.
Wanna send me some to check out to raitsa at gmail.com? ;D
I have not personally made any controllers yet so i dont know what works and what to avoid.