Hello,
Like so many i started to build a cab. I read a lot of topics and saw so many pictures and many great designs and decided i needed one for myself.
I based my cab on the design of global arcade classics.
I got the idea from Valiantīs topic
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=78496.0I like the round shapes and lines, modern and still classic
I don't have saints book on cabs, so i learned everything from this forum.
Cheers for all of you !
I took the measurements from cabs i liked from this forum for height and width etc.
Also i must note, i never worked with wood in my life.
But you people explained everything so clearly, it made it almost made it look to easy
So my design will look like the global arcade classics cab but with a costum street fighter arcade design.
Street Fighter II was my all time favorite. I still remember me beating all people who challenged me when i was a kid playing the game. Someone just inserted a coin and challenged me, then i just played as chun li and beat him with only movement and high punch !
So now i need a cab to get my skills back, last time i played it i couldn't even beat ken
Good excuses for a mame cab!
Also it will be for my son
Ok lets get started on this build !
I life in a apartment, so i can only work on the balcony witch is 4 x 3 Meter
Size matters but i still wanted a CRT screen for more authentic feeling.
I got a Sony trinitron 25" flatscreen TV for nothing and in very good state
opened her up and checked out the guts
The TV has nice shielded 2 x 15 watt speakers and a subwoofer which i can use for sound
I discharged the tv the propper way and removed the mainboard and gave the tv a good clean
That's enough for the tv part for now.
Behold my working space for this cab !!!
I have bought many tools people used for the build. And a router with bits. Never seen or used a router in my life !
I will be using 1,8cm thick mdf and i want to laminate instead of paint.
Drawn on scale from a math piece of paper
Finished cutting the first side to shape , i did this with a circle saw and a long straight piece of wood as routing, the round shape i did with electrical hand saw
Now its time to cut out the second side, i placed the first side on a piece of mdf and drawn the shape.
Time to flush the 2 sides with a router and sanding machine
twin sides
T-molding time
I had to browse the internet for 2 hours and drive for 2 hours back and forth to get the slot cutting bit
Done t-molding", that was easy
Now its time for holders to take their place. Maybe i used to thick wood, but then it would be stronger i guessed.
I measured all the wooden panels i needed and went to the local do it yourself shop and have let them cut to size.
Then i assembled the cab for the first no-glue-only-screw prototype build
I cut a controll panel to size
That's it for posting now. Also Waveryder will be creating artwork for me. ill post some examples soon