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Semi Slim Cabinet Scratch Build (COMPLETE!) with LCD Widescreen, LOTS of pics!
topher0002:
Full cabinet pics with CP.
topher0002:
As you can see above I basically painted the acrylic with the outline of the TV Screen on put it on the outside, It looks MUCH better then behind the bezel.
The pics below are of the back of the cabinet, with computer and such, I am running Mameway by the way for a front end.
topher0002:
I was going to do one single Power but I just decided to do two , I know theres ways to do it, but honestly I just didn't feel like it. So here is what I did.
I cut two button size holes in the back of the cabinet all the way to one side using my 1 1/8 in. paddle bit. I cut the computer power wire to where I had most of the length coming from the mother board. I patched in some regular wiring with each of the two power switch wires (white and blue in this case) and wired them to a regular arcade button like I would on the control panel. Thats the black button you see below.
The empty hole you see below is just where I mounted the power strip on the inside of the cabinet, i lined the power switch on the power strip up with that hole so u just have to stick your finger and flip the switch, then push the black arcade button and power we have to everything.
The black button just controls the computer nothing else, the power strip being turned on turns Everything else on that needs power.
I think this worked out fine.
topher0002:
In some of the pictures above you can see gaps in places such as the lid of the control panel, and above/below the bezel maybe. I used the foam tape pictured below and it worked awesome, however around the bezel I went ahead and tack nailed it so it wouldn't ever come off.
This worked out better then expected, I will post pics of that soon, note there are lot of scratches and nicks and such that I will be touching up in some of the later pics too, so these are very rough.
The corners pictured on the cab above with the screws/bolts is the sheet metal i used to cover up the corners that I had to round off, I painted the sheet metal black, drilled pilot holes and locked it in. Worked awesome.
topher0002:
Ok now for the artwork, for the marquee:
I basically used a file off of free vector library site, modified it some changed the bacground moved and resized the characters, etc. I cannot take credit for the artwork, just manipulated another.
Here is what I came up with though.
I would attach the vectorized AI file but it wouldnt let me so I am attaching the JPG export of it. If anyone wants the AI file just let me know and I will email it to you if you would like it, anyone can use it, I dont care.
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