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Title: help, i went wrong somewhere along the way
Post by: clickhea on September 25, 2008, 03:02:45 pm
i want to add a little admin panel with buttons right below the tv screen like so.....

(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/648/picture085xp0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/picture085xp0.jpg/1/w640.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img155/picture085xp0.jpg/1/)

the problem is, the admin panel has to be about 3/4 in from the edge which means iam going to have a hole between my control panel and the admin panel. not really sure what i should do from here any ideas?

(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8025/picture086vt8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/picture086vt8.jpg/1/w640.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img155/picture086vt8.jpg/1/)

(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5434/picture087fx4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/picture087fx4.jpg/1/w640.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img155/picture087fx4.jpg/1/)


dont mind all the scratch marks it has to be repainted once i figure out this problem


(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/513/picture017so9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/picture017so9.jpg/1/w480.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img155/picture017so9.jpg/1/)
Title: Re: help, i went wrong somewhere along the way
Post by: javeryh on September 25, 2008, 03:05:20 pm
um, make the admin panel bigger?   :dunno
Title: Re: help, i went wrong somewhere along the way
Post by: massive88 on September 25, 2008, 03:08:51 pm
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the problem is, the admin panel has to be about 3/4 in from the edge

Without knowing why its going to be pretty pointless to throw out ideas.
Title: Re: help, i went wrong somewhere along the way
Post by: clickhea on September 25, 2008, 03:09:45 pm
i tried a big admin panel, and it looked very out of place which is why i wanted to stay with somthing smaller.


it has to be 3/4 in from the edge because that is the way everything else on the cabinet is spaced.
(marquee, speaker panel, top)
Title: Re: help, i went wrong somewhere along the way
Post by: leapinlew on September 25, 2008, 03:31:42 pm
Only thing you can do now is burn it to the ground and start over.

Sorry. Good luck on the next one.
Title: Re: help, i went wrong somewhere along the way
Post by: massive88 on September 25, 2008, 03:33:03 pm
Quote from: clickhea on September 25, 2008, 03:09:45 pm
i tried a big admin panel, and it looked very out of place which is why i wanted to stay with somthing smaller.

I would think the gap looks even more out of place?

Can you miter two blocks together to keep  the one you show there basically in place, and just fill the gap below it with some painted wood?
Title: Re: help, i went wrong somewhere along the way
Post by: t0rc on September 25, 2008, 04:22:38 pm
is the problem that there is not enough room for the back side of the buttons because its too close to the TV?

You can always try taking the back of the TV case off (watch the flyback transformer!) and give you a little more space up front to squeeze the buttons in.
Title: Re: help, i went wrong somewhere along the way
Post by: massive88 on September 25, 2008, 04:26:14 pm
Quote from: t0rc on September 25, 2008, 04:22:38 pm
is the problem that there is not enough room for the back side of the buttons because its too close to the TV?

You can always try taking the back of the TV case off (watch the flyback transformer!) and give you a little more space up front to squeeze the buttons in.

Or use smaller (japanese or other) buttons.
Title: Re: help, i went wrong somewhere along the way
Post by: clickhea on September 25, 2008, 05:11:23 pm
iam jut gonna put it on an angle from the control panel, i gotta learn to stop being so anal bout everything people arent going to notice.


just finished cutting/routing/rounding/sanding the piece

just needs to be painted now


(http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/5104/picture088zt2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/picture088zt2.jpg/1/w640.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img409/picture088zt2.jpg/1/)

(http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/48/picture089dy4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/picture089dy4.jpg/1/w640.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img146/picture089dy4.jpg/1/)


Title: Re: help, i went wrong somewhere along the way
Post by: clickhea on September 25, 2008, 05:38:17 pm
what lexan thickness should i go with for the tv area?
Title: Re: help, i went wrong somewhere along the way
Post by: Kevin Mullins on September 25, 2008, 06:37:04 pm
Quote from: clickhea on September 25, 2008, 05:38:17 pm
what lexan thickness should i go with for the tv area?

3/16" or 1/4"
Title: Re: help, i went wrong somewhere along the way
Post by: Havok on September 25, 2008, 07:02:01 pm
Why not hidden admin buttons?

Or use these:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062510&cp=&sr=1&kw=pushbutton&origkw=pushbutton&parentPage=search (http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062510&cp=&sr=1&kw=pushbutton&origkw=pushbutton&parentPage=search)

It's a momentary contact small pushbutton - I have one wired up as the power button for my Mame cab. They also sell it in black.