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Title: Burger Time To-Go: Portable Bartop
Post by: randjamal on September 30, 2015, 10:06:31 am
After completing two bigger projects (standup and a conventional bartop) I wanted to take the lessons learned and do a simple potable bartop.

I had three goals for the project:
•   Lightweight
•   Simple
•   Cheap! – total cost came in around $75

Specs:
•   Ό” MDF
•   Old atom netbook
•   GGG Leaf pro 4way joystick
•   GGG classix buttons with leaf switches
•   Zero delay encoder
•   Mala FE
•   Limited game list (1 button 4way vertical classics)

Thanks to shrunkenmaster who provided his art files and mala layout from his amazing BT build (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,113561.msg1206267.html)

In the end it isn’t a work of art, but I’m fairly happy with how it turned out. Please let me know if you have any questions/comments/criticisms.

(http://i.imgur.com/2itGJmcl.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/yrHYhasl.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/TOOWUK9l.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/O1YQN0Tl.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/k979n7cl.jpg)
Title: Re: Burger Time To-Go: Portable Bartop
Post by: leapinlew on September 30, 2015, 10:16:06 am
Good work!

1/4" is tough to work with, is it mostly glued?
Title: Re: Burger Time To-Go: Portable Bartop
Post by: randjamal on September 30, 2015, 10:30:18 am
Quote from: leapinlew on September 30, 2015, 10:16:06 am
Good work!

1/4" is tough to work with, is it mostly glued?

Thanks!

I glued 1/4" square dowels down as battens, then glued to those. The back panel and top panels are screwed into 1/2" square dowel battens which are glued.

I should have done threaded inserts in the back for access, but they're screwed directly into the blocks. I'm hoping they'll hold up. I've tried to limit the number of times I screwed/unscrewed the back panel.
Title: Re: Burger Time To-Go: Portable Bartop
Post by: Slippyblade on March 12, 2016, 08:19:02 pm
Just noticed this build.  Looks great!  Did you dismantle the netbook and flip the screen around?
Title: Re: Burger Time To-Go: Portable Bartop
Post by: randjamal on March 14, 2016, 09:12:40 am
I did. That was actually the first step. The dimensions of the rest of the build were based off the dimensions of the netbook so I could make it as small as I could without going too crazy.
Title: Re: Burger Time To-Go: Portable Bartop
Post by: Slippyblade on March 14, 2016, 01:57:19 pm
I totally love Burgertime.  Absolutely suck at it, but enjoy it.  Also just followed the link to ShrunkenMaster's BT build, very cool as well.
Title: Re: Burger Time To-Go: Portable Bartop
Post by: vwalbridge on March 14, 2016, 02:24:49 pm
Quote from: Slippyblade on March 14, 2016, 01:57:19 pm
I totally love Burgertime.  Absolutely suck at it, but enjoy it.

Yes Burgertime is such a great game. But I too suck at it. There is some really clever strategy to playing it well. However, I don't think I've ever passed the 4th stage. :laugh: