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Custom Vewlix Xbox 360 Cabinet
« on: July 08, 2009, 11:24:11 am »
I've been in the process of building a custom vewlix cabinet for the past month. I receive alot of tips from browsing through the forums (also Donovan Myers)and decided I might as well give back to the community. Here are some of my pics which may are may not spark some questions, but hopefully I can help someone. I don't have any 100% complete photos yet but will have some soon. My entire build process can be viewed at
http://s116.photobucket.com/albums/o38/tbrownqb/Vewlix%20SF4/
also here is a quick video just to show it










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Re: Custom Vewlix Xbox 360 Cabinet
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2009, 11:28:48 am »
Barefoot with power tools....

Do I even need to explain why this is a bad idea?

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Re: Custom Vewlix Xbox 360 Cabinet
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2009, 11:35:40 am »
Barefoot with power tools....

Do I even need to explain why this is a bad idea?

Its only a cordless drill! But you are correct, Not such a good idea!

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Re: Custom Vewlix Xbox 360 Cabinet
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2009, 11:57:56 am »
Sorry I didn't comment on the the actual post. That looks very nice. I'm a fan of the vewlix style, but have never seen one in the wild, only on here.

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Re: Custom Vewlix Xbox 360 Cabinet
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2009, 01:21:22 pm »
My wife would kill me if I were drilling downward through a CP on a wood floor.  I would be more worried about my wife than my feet!   :laugh2:

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Re: Custom Vewlix Xbox 360 Cabinet
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2009, 02:02:28 pm »
I built my entire cabinet either barefoot or in flipflops.

Power tools werent the issue, it was getting bondo and paint out of my leg hair!

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Re: Custom Vewlix Xbox 360 Cabinet
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2009, 02:30:13 pm »
My wife would kill me if I were drilling downward through a CP on a wood floor.  I would be more worried about my wife than my feet!   :laugh2:

That's why the Wife had to GO  :laugh2:
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Re: Custom Vewlix Xbox 360 Cabinet
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2009, 05:59:29 pm »
Looks good. I'm in the process of building one myself. Better get on the ball I guess and get it finished.

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Re: Custom Vewlix Xbox 360 Cabinet
« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2009, 07:35:11 pm »
Looks good. I'm in the process of building one myself. Better get on the ball I guess and get it finished.

I was following your process too. Was hoping to get a few ideas, but I guess I had more time to work on it than you. I actually a few days after you.

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Re: Custom Vewlix Xbox 360 Cabinet
« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2009, 12:21:43 am »
Hopefully some of the mainstream arcade cabinet makers will add this to their product line.  Seems simple enough to CNC and ship out.

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Re: Custom Vewlix Xbox 360 Cabinet
« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2009, 08:22:14 am »
Hopefully some of the mainstream arcade cabinet makers will add this to their product line.  Seems simple enough to CNC and ship out.

I agree. Northcoast Custom Arcades.....are you listening?

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Re: Custom Vewlix Xbox 360 Cabinet
« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2009, 09:55:40 am »
great job, been following the other project in announcements as well (this thread should probably be moved)

plan on starting something similar to this in a few weeks (when i get back from evo)


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Re: Custom Vewlix Xbox 360 Cabinet
« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2009, 08:42:23 pm »
Hopefully some of the mainstream arcade cabinet makers will add this to their product line.  Seems simple enough to CNC and ship out.

I agree. Northcoast Custom Arcades.....are you listening?

Now that would be ---smurfin--- kick ass.

Yeah, no ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- on the floor deal. Props for drilling them holes without a press. They look pretty good. Outstanding work in general. Also, in the video, a walk around the thing woulda been neat.
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