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Turnarcades:
--- Quote from: Franco B on March 24, 2010, 04:18:13 pm ---If I was you I would use acrylic rather than glass.
The glass will end up being very expensive as you will have to cut the panels/holes etc or have them cut before they are tempered.
You can get clear, smoked and frosted acrylic and it can be easily cut/drilled/routed etc.
Check out [this] jukebox case that mccoy178 made from acrylic.
+1. You could go for a million different sizes and finishes with some sort of acrylic assembly, even so far as to create a custom discreet hatch to access the internals, plus you could even create a fold-away control layout perhaps....
He used a product called Weld-on to bond the pieces together. It is not availiable here in the UK but I found a product called Extru-fix that does the same thing. It is a fantastic product that gives very clean joints.
This is a video that shows Weld-on being used but Extru-fix is used in exactly the same way.
Just note that it only works on extruded (not cast) acrylic but extruded is cheaper anyway :)
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mike_bike_kite:
Evolved Idea:
Moderately small box around 45cm cubed made from 5mm tinted acylic. LCD screen pressed against underside of top of cube. 4 buttons lit by LED. Various other lighting bits. Still running just a single java arcade program. Probably try and get old PC off freecycle and just take boards out.
Questions:
* 1)Will 5mm be strong enough? I can't seem to get thicker but then again the cost might go up dramatically. I wondered whether I could increase the strength on top by bonding 2 sheets together perhaps with hole for screen.
* 2) Will this size box be big enough for everything?
* 3) I was going to have the underside open to allow the sound out - will this be enough?
* 4) What might be the best method of fitting all the hardware into box?
* 5) If making a big cube like this what might be the best way to make sure it all ends up square?
* 6) I want one panel to be removable for access - what's the best method to fix this in place?
* 7) Various bits of the hardware will be lit up inside the box but other bits I want to keep hidden. Any suggestions to fix any light pollution within the box?
* 8 ) How will the colour of the tinted plastic affect the look of the game?
* 9) In fact will an LCD screen shine through this tinted plastic at all?
Cheers Mike
LeedsFan:
If you know the dimensions of the pieces you need then why not get the acrylic supplier to cut them for you? Not all places can do this of course. But when I got my acrylic pieces cut for my bartop I got them from a company called Barkston Plastics. They have a service where they can cut pieces to size on a laser machine while you wait. Each piece came out perfect so I had no need to cut or trim anything. The only other thing you might want to do is polish any exposed edges.
RayB:
Mike, shouldn't your user name be "mike_bike_bite" ?
(I pay attention to the weirdest things).
;D
mike_bike_kite:
--- Quote ---why not get the acrylic supplier to cut them for you?
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Good idea but only after I have sorted out my questions above.
--- Quote ---shouldn't your user name be "mike_bike_bite" ?
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Don't think so - but I'm curious now why you think it should be? PS I have a collection of bikes and kites and just don't like the idea of being mike_the_bike17 :)
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