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Title: White Bartop Construction for a change
Post by: BobA on March 07, 2013, 01:51:10 pm: Here is another bartop construction using white melamine coated mdf instead of the black coated mdf that I always use.

Specs: Mini Itx Intel D525mw 2GB ram 320 GB HD
8 way joystick, 6 player buttons 2 pinball buttons
Zero delay encoder all 12 buttons used.
The pinball buttons are paralleled to player buttons 5 and 6 which are set for flippers
19 inch HD profile LCD monitor (because I had a few around and 4:5 are getting harder to find in good shape.)
Title: Re: White Bartop Construction for a change
Post by: jmike on March 07, 2013, 05:59:07 pm: Looks great BobA.
What size are the speaker holes above the screen?
Are you putting speaker grills or leaving them bare.

:applaud:
Title: Re: White Bartop Construction for a change
Post by: BobA on March 07, 2013, 07:44:21 pm: The speaker holes are about 2 inches x 3 inches. The original grill cloth for the speaker is fastened inside the hole before the speaker is mounted.
Title: Re: White Bartop Construction for a change
Post by: Le Chuck on March 07, 2013, 08:13:49 pm: Bob, your builds are always so clean and professional. Great look! White is nice.
Title: Re: White Bartop Construction for a change
Post by: DaOld Man on March 07, 2013, 08:19:44 pm: Good job Bob! It turned out great!
:applaud: :applaud: :applaud:
Title: Re: White Bartop Construction for a change
Post by: Ond on March 07, 2013, 08:20:08 pm: Quote from: Le Chuck on March 07, 2013, 08:13:49 pm
Bob, your builds are always so clean and professional. Great look! White is nice.

+1 nice clean work.
Title: Re: White Bartop Construction for a change
Post by: BobA on March 08, 2013, 10:26:08 am: Thanks for the comments guys. What newer bartop profiles would you recommend. It is going to be spring here in a month or 2 so I have to be ready to get cutting.

I would like to keep producing this design as it is very easy not but something new is always appreciated.
Title: Re: White Bartop Construction for a change
Post by: rablack97 on March 08, 2013, 10:35:48 am: Maybe modify this design....

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,123039.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,123039.0.html)

I was thinking of modifying this, bring the controls to the side, with the monitor at like a 30 to 45 degree angle...

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,128666.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,128666.0.html)

Then theres here

http://bartoparcade.katorlegaz.com/ (http://bartoparcade.katorlegaz.com/)

And finally, google "arcade bartop profiles" select images and you'll be in heaven....

good luck....
Title: Re: White Bartop Construction for a change
Post by: JDFan on March 08, 2013, 01:03:33 pm: Quote from: BobA on March 08, 2013, 10:26:08 am
Thanks for the comments guys. What newer bartop profiles would you recommend. It is going to be spring here in a month or 2 so I have to be ready to get cutting.

I would like to keep producing this design as it is very easy not but something new is always appreciated.

If looking for a challenge -- perhaps something similar to Ond's Xenolix bartop -- ( http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,128362.msg1313383.html#msg1313383 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,128362.msg1313383.html#msg1313383) )

(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/Ond_photos/Zenolix-01.jpg)
Title: Re: White Bartop Construction for a change
Post by: BobA on March 09, 2013, 09:05:18 pm: Xenolix has style. Might be a tad tight to work inside but it looks sharp.

Thanks for the suggestions guys. Love the little ms pacman cocktail design but looking for an upright screen.

The Kator Legaz plans have been around forever and are really dated now.
Title: Re: White Bartop Construction for a change
Post by: darthpaul on March 09, 2013, 11:48:54 pm: Great job, I really need to take a crack at one of these.
Title: Re: White Bartop Construction for a change
Post by: TheDude on March 10, 2013, 01:54:13 am: Very nice build ! The white melamine coated option is also the one I chose for mine.

As for new designs, not bad to look at older cabinets and picture them cut in half.

A few ideas here :
http://bartopmania.com/index.php?t=msg&th=176&start=0&Bartops from Full-size cabinets (http://bartopmania.com/index.php?t=msg&th=176&start=0&Bartops from Full-size cabinets)