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Semi Slim Cabinet Scratch Build (COMPLETE!) with LCD Widescreen, LOTS of pics!

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javeryh:
Damn - what size slot cutter did you order?  Next time, test it on a scrap piece before actually cut into your cabinet!  Everything looks great so far.   :cheers:

topher0002:
Thanks,  yeah the mistake I made was I did test it on a piece of scrap for cutting,  and it worked great,  never thought about the size of the slot being wrong I guess,  oh well.

Here are just some pics of the lock and acrylic over the bezel after cutting it to size.

The last pic is where I mounted the Volume control for the speakers,  this worked out perfect I think,  no one really sees it but its easy to get to if you need it,  I found this to be really handy as alot of the games seem to be at different volume levels.  Its mounted directly underneath the control panel underneath in the upper corner.

topher0002:
Here are some pics of how I mounted the speakers,  worked great.

topher0002:
The acrylic:

For the button holes:  used a 1 1/8 in fostener bit,  worked great.  I sandwiched the area I was drilling before every hole to keep the acrylic from flapping around,  I think thats the key to not messing up,  make sure its clamped down and close to the hole.

For Cutting The shape of the control panel and Bezel from Acrylic:    Used a fine tooth    jigsaw blade and jigsaw.  Same rules with the Clampdown.

For the Trackball Hole:  used a 3 1/8 inch holesaw but it was too big,  i figured i would need a little extra since the trackball was a 3 inch trackball but that was not the case,  Should have gotten the 3",  there is a small gap around the trackball that kinda sucks.
This did work but I think next time I will use a flush trim router bit and a template.   Not sure what my thinking was here.

topher0002:
I threw everything together again just to see how it was all fitting together, really dusty and a lot of touch ups needed at this point but you get the idea.

At first the plan was to put the acrylic behind the bezel but you will see later I changed my mind and put it on the front,  it looks much better that way....and i can cover up  my cutting mistake  :laugh:

I then  painted the bottom side of the acrylic for the control panel blac,  this turned out AWESOME, it looks great.   Also it completely covers the mounting plate for the trackball, etc.  you will see that in later pics.

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