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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: ThePaul on July 21, 2004, 11:50:53 am
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I've been folowing your continuing saga of building a cab. I see you ask a lot of questions, the same type of questions I will probably have. A lot of people have given great advice. The only thing is once you finish a step you move on to the next question, but you never post a message telling us what solution you chose or how you did it. Or maybe you do and I can't find it? Anyway how about letting us in on how you cut your plexi (or did you go to a glass shop?), how did you cut your artwork? How did you attach your smoked glass? etc etc.. I'm just curious how the suggesstions posted here are working out for you.
Thanks.
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lol, don't leave us hanging sofakng!!!!
WE NEED CLOSURE.
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Wow, I'm really happy that there are people actually interested in how my cabinet is turning out!
I've been taking pictures (not a ton, but quite a bit) and I'm in the process of making a nice website with some useful information. I'm not going to cover "how to build a cabinet" because there are lots of step-by-step tutorials -- instead I'm going to document every problem I've encountered with links to my threads here on BYAOC. I'm also going to have a section "If I only knew..." (what I wish I knew before I started the project).
Everybody on this forum has been INCREDIBLY helpful and there would be absolutely, positively, no way I would have been able to do it without the help of so many people.
If ANYBODY needs any help I'd be more than happy to do what I can. I'm going to be a part of this community for a long time (like it or not! :)) so hopefully I can give back what everybody's given to me...
I'll bump this thread up to the top once the website is done along with a thread in the Project Announcements forum.
For now, here's a couple of teaser shots of how the project is turning out:
http://s88181327.onlinehome.us/arcade/new/ (http://s88181327.onlinehome.us/arcade/new/)
Only thing left is my control panel. Last night I started cutting my plexiglass and so far it's going well... I'll keep you updated though! :)
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Sofakng,
Where'd you get those speaker covers? I bought some that are not going to work and the ones you have look like they'd do the trick.
Dennis
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Hey Sofakng
Nice cabinet and coin door! Did the sheet metal nibbler help solve the drop hole offset problem on the coin door?
Mike
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I bought mine at a local Pep Boys. Before I bought them I checked 5 or 6 stores and NOBODY sold speaker grills. So, I had to buy these but they worked *perfectly*. They were $7.99 per grill (!!) but they fit nicely so I can't complain I guess. Oh, they said 6" but in small print it said it would work up to 6.5" (same size as my speakers).
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Partially off topic, you can find round speaker grills at larger Radio Shacks and half-decent car audio places.
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Also partially off topic. All of you, right now should congratulate sofakng out loud.
Just yell it out for real, Sofa King Great.
Really do it!
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Really do it!
If he ever converts a classic cab, we'll all say it was Sofa King Mamed...
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Hey Sofakng
Nice cabinet and coin door! Did the sheet metal nibbler help solve the drop hole offset problem on the coin door?
Mike
D'oh!!!!
I completely forgot to e-mail you after I received the sheet metal nibbler.
It worked perfectly! I managed to slice open my finger first (I knew it would happen), but afterwards it worked perfectly. Thank you VERY much for sendng them.
If anybody needs a coin door, I'd HIGHLY recommend mp2526 -- he went out of his way BIG time to help me out with mine. Thanks again Mike!!
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Ah, Sofa King nibbled!
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D'oh!!!!
I completely forgot to e-mail you after I received the sheet metal nibbler.
It worked perfectly! I managed to slice open my finger first (I knew it would happen), but afterwards it worked perfectly. Thank you VERY much for sendng them.
If anybody needs a coin door, I'd HIGHLY recommend mp2526 -- he went out of his way BIG time to help me out with mine. Thanks again Mike!!
That's great! Glad to here the problem is solved. Sorry to hear about your finger, though. I've got my share of scars from working with sheet metal. Thanks for the good word.
Mike