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looking for advice on a cabinet design
twistedsymphony:
--- Quote from: BadMouth on May 21, 2014, 10:41:34 am ---... I skimmed over your post where you said you wanted the look of a Japanese LCD cab.
search the project announcements for "viewlix" (also google for it)
Here is a viewlix style cab that Haruman CNC'd for someone: [clip]
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Thanks for the post, I've seen lots of Vewlix knock offs and I'd love to have one, but as I stated in my first post something like that is way out of the scope of my budget for this project. I have absolutely ZERO wood working tools at my disposal also (well, I might have a hand saw hiding somewhere :laugh:)
I'm probably not being clear enough but I'm just looking for a dirt cheap setup that can hold up my monitor and hold up the joystick panel I posted a picture of... THATS IT, I'm not trying to build a full cabinet as long as it holds those items at the right height and doesn't feel like it's going to fall over I'm happy. When I mentioned Japanese style I was more referring to it being made primarily of metal and plastic as opposed to wood. because while I don't have any wood working tools I DO have some metalworking tools, a drill press a MIG welder, tap and die sets and a friend with a Bridgeport lathe.... which would allow me to make some modifications to an existing metal stand if necessary.
Basically I'm just looking for something quick and dirty so I can use this awesome Hyperspin machine I built... maybe once I've finished up some of my other projects I'll look into a more legit cabinet build, but in the mean time it's mostly about getting something functional and cheap.
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: twistedsymphony on May 21, 2014, 11:59:47 am ---I'm probably not being clear enough but I'm just looking for a dirt cheap setup that can hold up my monitor and hold up the joystick panel I posted a picture of... THATS IT, I'm not trying to build a full cabinet as long as it holds those items at the right height and doesn't feel like it's going to fall over I'm happy. When I mentioned Japanese style I was more referring to it being made primarily of metal and plastic as opposed to wood. because while I don't have any wood working tools I DO have some metalworking tools, a drill press a MIG welder, tap and die sets and a friend with a Bridgeport lathe.... which would allow me to make some modifications to an existing metal stand if necessary.
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JDFan:
I'd ssuggest the vigolix design ( modified viewlix designed to use 1 sheet of material and some scrap wood with no complex cuts) as VIGO stated in the writeup ( located HERE - http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Super-Easy-Arcade-Machine-from-1-Sheet-of-Plywoo/ )
--- Quote --- Easy Woodworking:There are no curves or special cuts to make, every cut is a straight cut and little measuring is needed. The only power tools needed is a saw, a drill and a sander.
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Doesn't get much easier and even Home Depot will do most of the cutting for you if you take the plans with you (figure they can cut pretty much all but the angled cut for the 2 sides easily leaving you with just a few cuts to make with your saw - have them cut the 12 inch cut down the middle of the panel and then the 2 16 inch cuts leaving you with the half for the sides and the 3 16 inch panels - then have them cut the 10 inch cut on the one panel and the 8 inch cut on the remaining 2 inch piece after that cut -- so a total of 5 cuts they make for you at 2 free and IIRC $0.10 each for the other 3 cuts - then all you need to do is the side panel cuts which can be done with your saw.) - Or buy a $10 - $20 jigsaw off craigslist.
And if you wanted you could adjust the width and arms so that the CP you posted fits rather than making the Control Panel.
BadMouth:
Keep an eye on craigslist or thrift shops for cheap desks with metal legs like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-35-Computer-Workstaion-Desks-Metal-Legs-Laminate-Tops-/331205490256?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d1d62b650
If there is a college near you, sometimes they'll have a store where they sell stuff like this cheap. Some others have a big yard sale once a year.
There's gotta be someone around with a circular saw who could rip the top narrower.
Yesterday was "big trash day" in my neighborhood.
I probably could have scrounged enough stuff to build what you're asking for.
(I've done it before ;) )
Louis Tully:
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