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| Isometric Bacon:
Hey guys, I've drawn up a (very rough, but workable) idea of my plans. The design is pretty much my own refined version of the "Die Hard Arcade" cabinet I saw in Dickinson's Amusements, Adelaide earlier today. If anyone recognises the cabinet/style plus design, could you PLEASE send me some pictures? It'd be a great help. I think I'm going to have to get a digital camera and go back, just to help with sizes etc. I don't think it's the original Die Hard Arcade Cabinet style, it was instead a swap. It was a nice cabinet too, a nice size without being too big or too small. The bottom (base) part acts as a support for the rest. It will be made of pine, as my dad reckons that it will be strong enough to hold weight and won't crack easy if being kicked etc. The rest of the cabinet however is made of 16mm MDF. Wheel's will be placed at the back with appropriate holes for pulling.. plus other minor aspects not included in the design. Please tell me what you think of the actual cabinet design. (constructive criticism is welcome, unless it's something along the lines of "Your cab sucks!";) ) The plans don't show all the aspects, there's alot to come. The control panel size hasn't been determined yet, and it doesn't show aspects like sliding doors/keyboard trays... etc. It's just to get a basic idea of what wood to cut. I've taken the liberty in changing all the sizes to inches as well as centimetres, so all you yanks can get an idea of the size :). |
| Isometric Bacon:
Side pics :edit: The Monitor on there is 50 by 50cm, which is 19.68" x 19.68" It also isn't the full size of the monitor, it's just a general size assumption that includes wires etc that stick out the rear.. *EDIT* I replaced the old sketch with a new one. Scroll down to see it. |
| Isometric Bacon:
*bump* |
| southpaw13:
No offense, but I would buy a used cab. I used to build my own which usually took 3 months. Now i can totally restore a cab in one month. I have found out that all the little details to actually build your own can really be a pain. Plus, restoring an original actually keeps another cabinet alive! |
| Isometric Bacon:
--- Quote from: southpaw13 on July 13, 2003, 11:14:41 am ---No offense, but I would buy a used cab. I used to build my own which usually took 3 months. Now i can totally restore a cab in one month. I have found out that all the little details to actually build your own can really be a pain. Plus, restoring an original actually keeps another cabinet alive! --- End quote --- Believe me I would, but i'm actually doing this for a school design project. And doing it as a School design project entitles me to around 50% of the expenses being paid by them. ;) Maybe in the future i'll consider restoring a cabinet, but for now... I think i'll stick with this. I've made a crappy scale model (1:5) that's on my desk at the moment out of cardboard, which i'd photograph for you guys... but our camera is broken. Hopefully we'll get a new one tomorrow, and it will give you a better idea of what i'm trying to achieve here. What are some of the little details you mention? Please enlighten me, as I want to learn how to make my cabinet best as possible. (I can't afford laminate, which is a ---smurfette---, but I still plan to use T-molding and high gloss paint.) |
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