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Title: Millipede Cabinet help
Post by: vettetekk on September 16, 2007, 12:16:37 am
Hey guys,
I'm helping out a friend who just picked up a millipede that's all complete except for the marquee frame. I guess that's what you would call it - pic enclosed of the area it goes. Does anyone know of someone parting out a millipede cab with this item for sale, or some good pics of the "frame" off the cab and some measurements to make one. I know its basically a wood frame with a hole in it for the glass to sit in then the overlay over it - which he has the overlay.
Thanks!!
~V
Title: Re: Millipede Cabinet help
Post by: Hawk Daddy on September 16, 2007, 12:42:25 am
Thats original, and it's complete minus the marquee, millipede used a roll over type marquee that was like a sticker and stuck on.  What I did for my multi millipede was just added a piece of wood to the top to make a box and then took the brackets off a centipede and it works and looks good.

Hawk
Title: Re: Millipede Cabinet help
Post by: vettetekk on September 16, 2007, 11:38:28 am
What I did for my multi millipede was just added a piece of wood to the top to make a box and then took the brackets off a centipede and it works and looks good.

Hawk
Thanks for the quick reply! I actually told him to do that, but he didn't like the "centipede" look. Says he wants to do a restoration, and be pretty close to original (at least visually) that it can.
What I'm thinking of doing is taking 2 boards, and angle cutting them together, then using a jigsaw and router to cut and step the hole for some lexan, then recover it. I was hoping for some measurements though. Like I said - I'm "helping" him with this, so if he wants it original, id like to stay with that.
Thanks!
V~
Title: Re: Millipede Cabinet help
Post by: Hawk Daddy on September 16, 2007, 12:10:38 pm
Just buy a repro marquee and put it on there like it should be.

Hawk
Title: Re: Millipede Cabinet help
Post by: vettetekk on September 16, 2007, 12:12:52 pm
Hes already got the repro marquee, just no where to stick it too since the box or frame is missing