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"The Griffin" - Finished August 28, 2010!
SephYuyX:
I actualy did try it once and never got the hang of it lol. I may try again for the CPO and see how it goes. Thanks for giving it a go, gives an interesting view to it. It's coming along pretty well too.
Btw, if anyone has an extra coin door fram laying around, let me know :( http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=98424.0
Got this guy on the cheap from a local vendor. In near perfec condition. I decided to not get the complete working mechanics just because I dont plan on using it in that fasion, and no one will ever notice the difference, and I can just get the lights working through another means.
Heres the door taken apart for cleaning.
One thing I wasnt too happy with, the slot cut bit for my router was very hard to line up straight for various reasons, so it looks a bt off center in some places, but fine in others, I guess the wood just wasnt completely flat. So Ill just get 3/4" T-Molding, and that way I can just cut off the edges to make it flush with the board, just a little bit of extra work, but itll come out fine.
Lumber/Furring for the braces.
Decided to ass some cross beam supprt. Two for the base, two for the control panel, and three for where the tv/monitor will rest.
Heres the support for the front, back and side panels. Instead of drilling directly in to the weak depth of the MDF, I drilled into the furring. Even when you countersink into the side of MDF it can split. Aside from srews, I used Titebond II glue to keep in nice and secure.
Heres the bottom 98% complete. Just have to add the 4 other cross beams, and then add the shelf to area where theres there 3 beams. Next step is to add the top.
Inside look.
Shows how I countersunk the screw holes. Going to add bondo/wood fill and then sand flat.
Material List and Total Cost at the moment.
SephYuyX:
New pics at the end of the weekend, but i've come to realise that I need to start working on the CP.
But im sort of stuck. I know I want at least 7 buttons, but is there any reason to have, or any games that supports 8 buttons?
I plan on it being two player, with two 8 ways, one 4 way, one ball, one spinner, and the usual admin buttons. Ive been looking over various CPs trying to figure out a good sort for it, and ive also been browsing the site with the different button layouts trying to find a good one that suits me.
When doing this ive realised that I still dont have a set color/theme/name.
I know some people have nicknames, or a color/theme theyve had all their life, but what should I do when ive none?
Thinking about the blue/red theme I posted earlier just seems kind of bleh, but im not real sure where to start.
SephYuyX:
Bit of a break in between, but will be picking it up again. Had to focus on finals and had to figure out a few more things.
Base all done with the TV shelf on.
Sides up; took a bit to make sure they line up, but it worked out.
Side view of it.
Top and rear panels on; had to bend it in slightly, but it's all square now.
Full shot of it.
Close up. Have to cut one more panel, and thats where the speaks will rest on.
Rear view. This is what itll look when finished, no need to add any more panels
Frame for coin door, now I just need to cut it in half
My spare PC being put to use. P4 2.5ghz, 2gb ram, 80gb hd, 400watt (this will light up a few other things as well), radeon 9550. Tested it out with MAME and UMK3 and it worked fine, should run up to GC and PS2 gen fine.
PC will go inside there, not sure if I want to decase it and make a mount for it or not. Should be fine just in the case.
2.1 speaker system, cheap and good, sounds fine, and small footprint
20" TV. Slightly dissapointed; it's a Sony Trin w/ SVid which is good enough, and it does look good, but ill be looking for a bigged one (25~27"). Itll do for now. Ill have it made so that TVs can be easily interchanged if anything happened
Material List and Total Cost at the moment
Next step is the control panel, still working on a physical design for it, should have it done soon though.
saurian333:
Hey, you've got my computer case! LOL... Actually mine's been modded quite a bit; doesn't really look like that anymore.
The UAII is pretty common around here it seems, but I like it. Especially with the 4-player CP, it has a certain "beefy" look without actually being ginormous. Yours is looking good!
painterinfo:
Looks like it is coming along nicely.
I decided to use thin square beading and screw the panels on from the inside on my cab.
Your thicker beading and screw/fill from the outside technique certainly looks quicker and easier.