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| hulkster:
i recently got a used cab, and its front controls were very small. im planning on building a pretty big cp with 4 players and middle 4 way joystick. so my cp is probably going to be 19" by 48" or whatever so it will be pretty heavy. but i dont know how to support it. can anyone give me some advice on this? whats the best way to support extended control panels? |
| AlanS17:
Well I used carriage bolts with heavy duty washers supported through angle iron brackets. You can see the pictures in my post in the "Project Announcement Forums". I used this method so the control panel would be easily detachable to go through doorways. In addition, if you're using a pre-built machine (particularly older ones) you'll want something to support the wood on both sides so the bolts/screws don't rip through the wood. |
| hulkster:
cool cab, i was in a frat too...just graduated in may...i was a Sig Ep. anyway, how do you measure for something like that? did you just make the cp and then cut into it to fit around the cab? i was thinking of making my cp the way i want it, then putting like, triangular supports underneath it connecting to the cab itself, what do you think? |
| AlanS17:
Thank for the compliment. Well I planned how large the CP was gonna be and planned the cuts into it. Otherwise I never would have had a proper controls placement. As for the placement of the angle iron, I just laid it on heavy. Doesn't matter where you put it on the inside since no one will see it. Just make sure you put it in places that will give proper support. The hard part is not in supporting a wide CP, but in supporting a deep one. Placing angle iron vertically can help prevent the thing from sagging forward. I'm probably still going to add even more. Gotta "frat-proof" it. :) EDIT: As for the triangular supports, did you plan on using wood or metal? The only problem I see with that would be that you would probably have to screw something like that in place, and screws can rip out of the original particle board. Even if they don't rip out they may wiggle a bit loose and then the panel would sag. |
| hulkster:
as for the triangular supports, i was going to use wood blocks. like maybe a long triangular wood block to go underneath the cp and be bolted in on the bottom of the cp, and also to the front of the cab. what about that? |
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