Im posting a message from ckong and I in defense of my edge work. I felt the compliment should be on here as well..
UPDATEI added the wheels to the base of the cabinet. I went to OSH and got em
2 swivel wheels in the front for turning and moving the cab.
2 stationary wheels in the rear to keep it steady.
Also the base board on the bottom is cut to specification and reinforced with screws and glue.
We had to add a 1/2 board to the bottom of the wheel frame so it would provide reinforcement to support the wheels and wont weaken the nintendo cabinet.
Also so the wheels can sit lower than the baseboard and move freely.
I am proud of the way it came out. Very sleek and you can barely see anything under there.
With much respect to Sirpeale to not add em, I believe the "Right" way to move cabinets are "carefully".
Although arcade companys added 2 wheels on the rear to tilt em back and roll em. I think it was part of a manufacturing design for warehouses /stores/ arcades and the productive way to maneuver them.
Handtruck is a very good idea and it does take alot of weight out of moving it alone....
Ill roll it..
Take a look..
Special Thanks to "MAC" of Quality Woodworks for helping me out !
After sanding the cabinet, I primered the whole cabinet with Bin Zinsser Primer.
I sanded it twice and smoothed it out again.
After smoothing this out with a 220 grit. OVER AND OVER. It finally was ready to be painted.
I want to give a
"Special Thanks to Neilyboy" for doing a awesome job on his Donkey Kong.
His blog provided the color code to get a exact color on the cabinet.
She painted the blue, I did the black paint !
TEAMWORK !!My girlfriend is stoked about this project and always gives a hand, Shes the freakin awesome'est !!!
I was doing the black on top and the side edges.
Not bad at all, The speaker grill was painted along the inside ridges.
You can get a better idea of where the back door cover will fit into the back. Also you can barely see it. YAY !
I taped the wood monitor base so it wouldnt get black paint all over it.
I sanded the insideof the cab, I didnt primer it cause it wasnt that bad at all. Just a lil 220 sandpaper and it was smooth and ready for 2 coats of black.
My edge painted ...... Ah at last the nintendo label... This makes it authentic...
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