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Title: Couple of questions before I start my first cab
Post by: 8way on April 10, 2006, 07:51:22 am

Well Im finally going to start my first cab. I have been doing a lot of research off and on, but this last week I been trying to get everything figured out on paper before I dive in. So theirs a few questions I still have

Title: Re: Couple of questions before I start my first cab
Post by: RetroACTIVE on April 10, 2006, 08:04:24 am

What kind of cabinet are you planning to build???

Upright?, Cocktail?, 2p?, 4p?  Are you rolling your own plans or using existing?

Title: Re: Couple of questions before I start my first cab
Post by: 8way on April 10, 2006, 08:09:07 am

Its going to be 2P upright, based on LuSiD's design with some modifications

Title: Re: Couple of questions before I start my first cab
Post by: RetroACTIVE on April 10, 2006, 08:14:55 am

I don't have lusid plans in front of me... so I'm not sure of the gap you have referenced.  I've attached a simple pic that shows how the cp and glass are mounted on my cabinet... it is a pretty common method for uprights...

Title: Re: Couple of questions before I start my first cab
Post by: IG-88 on April 10, 2006, 02:53:27 pm

Just curious, but what are you using for the area I marked with the question marks?

Title: Re: Couple of questions before I start my first cab
Post by: RetroACTIVE on April 10, 2006, 03:03:18 pm

I believe you are pointing to the edge of the cabinet.. The glass just rests on the bezel and there is about a 1 inch reveal of cabinet wall from the glass to the t-mould....

Does that make sense?

Title: Re: Couple of questions before I start my first cab
Post by: 8way on April 10, 2006, 04:57:48 pm

(http://img336.imageshack.us/img336/4106/index8rx.png)

That

Title: Re: Couple of questions before I start my first cab
Post by: RetroACTIVE on April 10, 2006, 05:51:35 pm

Actually there is no gap on mine... You see, the bezel continues and goes below the grade of the control panel...

I've attached some pics... the first one shows what I mean by the bezel continuing on out of sight and the second shows how it looks from the gamer perspective.  These pics don't have the glass in (obviously)

BTW:  That pic you have posted of GT... that is somewhat of a unique breed... Markvp is actually building one from scratch and so far it is impeccable... If you are particular about that metal trim-strip... pick his brain... he may have come up with a home grown solution for it.

Title: Re: Couple of questions before I start my first cab
Post by: 8way on April 10, 2006, 06:12:49 pm

That looks good, but what

Title: Re: Couple of questions before I start my first cab
Post by: RetroACTIVE on April 10, 2006, 10:13:38 pm

Quote

what

Title: Re: Couple of questions before I start my first cab
Post by: 8way on April 13, 2006, 01:44:48 am

Another question. What the best way to round off corners for the side panels and control panel?

Title: Re: Couple of questions before I start my first cab
Post by: RetroACTIVE on April 14, 2006, 12:15:35 am

I cut all my sides, and control panel with a router... I created templates for the side and control panel top out of masonite... using the template method generates perfect cuts.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=43594.0