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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: eggedd2k on September 01, 2005, 02:58:50 pm
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i'm after some advice. i'm planning on carrying out some upgrades to my videomaster cab.
1. New control panel. 6 buttons per player.
2. New bezel
3. Paint sides of cabinet
Control panel is first. Main problem i've got with this is getting the wood cut - i've not got any wood cutting kit and wouldn't fancy cutting it myself.
The hard parts are the angled bits and the groove for the t-molding. Would i be best to get this done by a chippie?
(http://www.jammaplus.com/forum/uploads/eggedd2k/2005-09-01_194057_cp2.JPG)
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Next up is the bezel. Have any of you guys replaced one of these before? what's the best way to stick it to the glass?
(http://www.jammaplus.com/forum/uploads/eggedd2k/2005-09-01_194202_marquee.JPG)
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finally, painting the side of the cab. what sort of paint do you recommend for this?
(http://www.jammaplus.com/forum/uploads/eggedd2k/2005-09-01_194241_cab1.JPG)
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i'm after some advice. i'm planning on carrying out some upgrades to my videomaster cab.
1. New control panel. 6 buttons per player.
2. New bezel
3. Paint sides of cabinet
Control panel is first. Main problem i've got with this is getting the wood cut - i've not got any wood cutting kit and wouldn't fancy cutting it myself.
The hard parts are the angled bits and the groove for the t-molding. Would i be best to get this done by a chippie?
(http://www.jammaplus.com/forum/uploads/eggedd2k/2005-09-01_194057_cp2.JPG)
Not sure about the other questions, btu for the angled cuts, you'd best get your hands on a tablesaw somehow. Either someone you know with one, or take it to a local wood shop and pay a few bucks for the cuts. I tried doing a cut like that with my circular saw, and the results weren't pretty. In the end a nice guy I work with helped me out with his tablesaw.
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Not sure what you mean by angled cuts. If you mean you want to sort of bevel the edge, that can be done with a router with the proper bit, as can the t-mold slot. Sounds like you probably don't have one though so this is probably not much help. If you have a buddy who owns one that's probably the way to go.
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