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Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: skarr on November 29, 2005, 10:02:59 am

Title: My first cabinet WIP (yet unnamed)
Post by: skarr on November 29, 2005, 10:02:59 am

After months of contemplating and reading various message boards, but mostly BYOAC, I've decided to take the plunge and try to build my own cabinet.

Now I'm a total newb when it comes to woodworking, metalworking, electrical circuits, ... but I guess I'm not the only one who started out like that :)

I've pretty much decided on my cabinet plan, losely based on a KI cab. Thanks to jakobud for plans

I haven't decided on a theme yet. I was a huge fan of MK2 back in college, so I might do a MK based theme.

Things to do:
Talk to my friendly neighbour with mini  truck (camionette like we call it here) and drive to local woodshop to pick up 3 MDF boards and some 2x4s and screws.

Here's a little side pic of my cabinet on a 122/244cm MDF board

Title: Re: My first cabinet WIP (yet unnamed)
Post by: skarr on November 29, 2005, 10:19:30 am

About the monitor, at first I was thinking of getting a new arcade monitor from Hantarex.
I asked for their prices, and they're a bit too pricey for me atm.

A new 25" would cost about 450 Euro (about 550$)
I think I'll settle for a 70cm TV for this cab, which is about 27-28"

I found this used TV for 70 Euro, nice price imo.
http://www.2dehands.be/favorieten/11370078-tv-akai.html

(http://img.2dehands.be/f/normal/11370078-tv-akai.jpg)

I've contacted seller and asked for dimentions since it will have to fit in my cab.
Looking at my cabinet plan, I might have to redo it since it doesn't leave a lot of room for TV (like 50cm depth)

Title: Re: My first cabinet WIP (yet unnamed)
Post by: tommy on November 30, 2005, 12:49:04 am

I like those Midway type cabs, good luck with the project.

I'd like to find a nice original MK cab and NOT MAME it up.