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Vicious Burger:
I think I'm done. Just need a new cabinet lock for the rear door and its good to go. I masked off the screen and did a thin black border on the silver case so it wouldnt show through. Added the 1/4 round beading to the edges to hold the plexi sheet in. Tidied up the wiring inside.

Before masking and painting. You can notice the silver color of the monitor housing as i didn't get the measurement of the bezel exactly right.
I thought I did,although its only less than 1/8 " but enough to annoy me.


Masked off the area and primed it


Black top coat


Finished product. Can't see the silver anymore and all looks nice and black.


Upright full view.


Overall I'm happy. Some bits were a pain in the ass,like wiring of the CP (yawnn) but I'd probably do another one if i can get another cabinet for free or cheap..
Thanks for looking.
IG-88:
Good job V.B.  :cheers:  :applaud:

I am doing a merit draw poker that's basically the same thing. Got some questions for you.

I've often looked at those counter-tops for CP's. How hard was it to cut to width and not have the edges chip?

Was it 3/4" thick material?

Where did you get it at?

Are your joys long enough to get full range of motion without having to counter sink them into the underside of the CP? They look a little short but if they work...  ;D

And...what kind of paints did you use to prime and final coat with?

Again nice job. Great inspiration to get mine done!
Vicious Burger:

--- Quote from: IG-88 on December 14, 2009, 09:48:35 pm ---Good job V.B.  :cheers:  :applaud:

I am doing a merit draw poker that's basically the same thing. Got some questions for you.

I've often looked at those counter-tops for CP's. How hard was it to cut to width and not have the edges chip?

Was it 3/4" thick material?

Where did you get it at?

Are your joys long enough to get full range of motion without having to counter sink them into the underside of the CP? They look a little short but if they work...  ;D

And...what kind of paints did you use to prime and final coat with?

Again nice job. Great inspiration to get mine done!

--- End quote ---

Thanks IG-88. The counter top I got from Home Depot,I only needed an 18 inch wide piece but the smallest they sold was 48,so I had to buy that and cut it. I tested cutting first on a piece that i wasn't going to use to see if the edges of the laminate would chip. It didn't. The saw I used was a Stanley Sharptooth handsaw,personally I find I get straighter cuts with it than a Jigsaw,and I dont have a circular saw anyway.
Joysticks get the full range of motion,the counter top is 3/4" thick. I just drilled a hole the same size as for the buttons, 28mm or 1 and 1/8 of an inch. I wouldn't be against the idea of countersinking them with a router on the underside of the CP to get more length, even though the length is fine for me,but I dont have a router anyway either! I guess if you have dinner-plate sized hands it might be a problem ! Also,I used the invisible hardware to mount the sticks from the underside,so countersinking might not leave enough thickness to drill and sink the threads for the bolts to go in. Bear that in mind if you go that route.

Paint i used was Rustoleum 2x coverage grey primer, and top coated it with Rustoleum Professional High Performance Black Gloss Enamel spray.(Got these at Home Depot also) I gave it a light sand before priming even though that Rustoleum stuff sticks to anything. (For the cabinet itself,I would go for matt finish rather than gloss,but thats just me)

So are you using that cab to make a MAME machine? Dont forget to post some pics !!
IG-88:
Thanks for the answers. I did start a thread on it here:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=97508.msg1043046#msg1043046


Haven't had a chance to do much lately as it's been absolutely frigid here.
Vicious Burger:
Small update. I Added a MAME theme Boot Up screen to replace the Windows XP one. Just need to find a way to get rid of the screen that says "Welcome" with the blue background,even though it only appears for 2  seconds.
Changed the desktop to a collage of game screenshots which i found on the net somewhere. Also fitted a cherry switch to the on/off wire from the original front panel switch on the PC to the motherboard,and fixed it just inside the front door. I was going to put it on the back of the cabinet,but with 2 young kids in the house i'm pretty sure it would have got switched on more than it should be !!





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