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Semi Slim Cabinet Scratch Build (COMPLETE!) with LCD Widescreen, LOTS of pics!
topher0002:
I got my marquee printed, its printed direclty on the acrylic which is awesome but I should have made the background white instead of transparent. I added paper behind it later to make it look right, but it turned out very very cool.
Also I added a second light because I thought the one was just not bright enough. This was kind of a pain as I had to get them screwed down in that tight spot where the marquee holds. Would have been easier with a powered angled screw driver instead of the pliers and phillips drill bit, and painful fingers I used, but it got the job done.
topher0002:
You will notice that Donkey Kong and his barrels are mostly black, This was because of the missing white background, later it looks fine after thats added. Unfortunately the guy I built this for picked it up before I could get any more pics of it. It was a fathers day present for someone so time was out.
topher0002:
The artwork on the sides of the machine above is all printed vinyl, I had to cut each character out which was tedious but it looks good. Its nice that the stickered vinyl would let you put them on and then take them off without it tearing, however after getting them in the places I wanted and after a few humid days in the garage they started to come off. Basically I went back with 3M adhesive and applied to each individual sticker, there not going anywhere now. Although I did have to go back with some goo be gone and clean up the edges.
WARNING! Goo be Gone will destroy acrylic, keep it AWAY. I used it a tiny bit to get rid of a couple of places on the front glass for the screen and it left some ugly streaks that will not go away. Ultimately I had to replace the screen over the TV.
It worked great on the wood though, but heavy use will remove paint.
topher0002:
I found also that the computer was getting too hot in the cabinet so I decided to buy a Fan to put ont he back of the cabinet to help with that. Below I basically j ust drilled group of holes for air to pass through and installed the fan on the inside. Works great, next time though I think I will use Speaker mesh or something to make it look more professional.
topher0002:
Heres some pics of the other side of the cab with slightly different art then the other.
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