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Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: MrSchnuh on June 06, 2005, 10:57:58 am
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I wanted to build a unique cab for a while but it seems everything had been done. I have a real problem with wood working it's so unforgiving and the end result is so heavy and cumbersome. It takes me and a few friends just to move my Sega Laser Ghost dedicated cab, which is a pain the way my Fiance likes to rearrange things once a month. So i started looking into lighter materials. I've found a good happy medium of price and weight in 0.040" aluminum sheet. I thought i was gonna have a lot of hammering and forming to get the round corners I wanted, but as luck would have it my dad just got a set of sheet metal rollers(makes a nice round bend any radius you want), a shrink/stretch tool (for making curves in a bent piece), and an english wheel (makes complex curved pieces) so that's gonna cut my finger bashing hours with a hammer and bag to a minimum.
here's a quick look at what the cab will have
4 player control panel based loosely on slik stik quadra
27"- 33" monitor
all aluminum framework and outer panels
stereo sound with subwoofer
Airbrushed artwork on all panels
wireless networking
and some special designs for lighting
that's all for now i'm gonna work on some sketches with illustator hopefully have some pdfs to post
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If it's going to be light-weight and have a monitor that large, make sure it's not top-heavy. Otherwise I think it's a great idea. Is it gonna have a Fullmetal Alchemist theme?
The single greatest portion of a cabinet's weight (besides the actual cabinet) is in the monitor, anyways. Would removing the monitor make it easier to move around? That's the ONLY way it looks like I'm going to be moving anything upstairs at home.