Week X+1!
This week I decided to tackle the plexi. I've decided I hate this stuff as the Acrylic I have on the control panel scratches if you even look at it. I'm hopefully going to use metal or something else next time.
Here's what it looks like laid on top of the black out bezel I made:
You can see that the area around the bezel needs to be hidden so you can't see the controls and rough looking wood. So let's paint it.
I used some painter's tape to mark what I felt was the "viewable area" that players would need. I looked in from multiple angles and marked it carefully:
Once this was done I removed the plexi, flipped it over and made more precise and straight taping (used a square, etc.) on the inverse of the box I marked...because that box needs to be masked off to see through!
I then taped some bristol board over the center, and painted with the same black texture paint to ensure the color matches up:
Also painted the screws I'll be using to secure the plexi:
That's it for now - just need to pull of all that tape, drill and countersink the plexi and mount it!
I took stock of my remaining small items I have to do also:
- install the "on/off" pushbutton for the computer to the back/top of the cabinet
- install and wire LEDs to the coin door, wire coin door to my IPAC4
- install 4 cupholders (!!)
- repair a little damage to lower side formica from the move
- wire up power bar, neaten up internal components
Getting so close!