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javeryh's Small-ish Bartop ["Jack Attack!"]
Mike A:
Cab looks good. Stop drinking Monster. It is poison.
Malenko:
I really like that form factor, looking really good!
Vidiot:
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--- Quote from: Vidiot on June 02, 2018, 09:08:50 am ---Looking great so far. Definitely watching this one. I don't like big bartops.
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Thanks a lot. Your Centipede cabinet definitely pushed me over the edge to make this one. Really great work - I've been studying your pics and YouTube video trying to pick up some pointers. If you are around when I get to it I'd love to pick your brain on how to get a custom layout set up with the Raspberry Pi. The way your cab boots up is exactly what I'm trying to achieve. :cheers:
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Thanks man. I'll help any way I can. Might take me a bit to remember some things but I will help however I can. I love how this is coming together. Such a great little size and a great shape on this!
javeryh:
--- Quote from: Mike A on June 03, 2018, 12:17:50 pm ---Cab looks good. Stop drinking Monster. It is poison.
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Thanks - I wish I could stop drinking Monster but I need my caffeine fix. I don't drink coffee or soda or tea. Basically water and Monster (1 a day when I get to my desk).
--- Quote from: Malenko on June 03, 2018, 12:58:22 pm ---I really like that form factor, looking really good!
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Thanks! I do like the size - it has a very small footprint so it doesn't take up much room on a desk (approximately 11" wide x 10" deep x 15" tall). I think it will also be very easy to move it around.
--- Quote from: Vidiot on June 03, 2018, 01:16:40 pm ---
--- Quote from: javeryh on June 02, 2018, 04:12:05 pm ---
--- Quote from: Vidiot on June 02, 2018, 09:08:50 am ---Looking great so far. Definitely watching this one. I don't like big bartops.
--- End quote ---
Thanks a lot. Your Centipede cabinet definitely pushed me over the edge to make this one. Really great work - I've been studying your pics and YouTube video trying to pick up some pointers. If you are around when I get to it I'd love to pick your brain on how to get a custom layout set up with the Raspberry Pi. The way your cab boots up is exactly what I'm trying to achieve. :cheers:
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Thanks man. I'll help any way I can. Might take me a bit to remember some things but I will help however I can. I love how this is coming together. Such a great little size and a great shape on this!
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Thanks a lot - I haven't thought about the electronics that much yet and I suspect that is where I'll have my biggest hangups. I haven't messed around with RetroPie other than putting an image on an SD card and loading it up. Seems easy enough but I'm going to need to dig down in the weeds a bit to remove the boot sequence, add a custom splash screen and then boot straight to the game list... and also have a custom layout. I have a ton to learn.
I worked on the cab a bunch today but it doesn't look like I really did anything. Each step takes 3 times as long as I think it should.
I spent a long time ripping apart the Amazon Basics speakers I bought. What a pain. I had to crack open the cases and try to remove the speakers except they were basically impossible to take apart. I ended up using a saw and a mitre box to cut the plastic in a square shape around the speakers and then I drilled 1/8" holes in the corners so I can mount them later. They would not come apart from the plastic casing.
I also cut out the rear bottom panel for the power socket and volume knob. The volume knob is going to take some creativity. I need to somehow extend the pot to fit through the 1/2" MDF and mount the PCB on the other side. Not sure how to solve that yet.
I cut out the speaker panel for underneath the marquee and the corresponding holes. It's going to be a tight fit up there with the marquee light.
I found some sweet desk grommets at Home Depot that exactly fit the 1-1/2" ventilation holes on the rear of the cab. Finishes them off nice. I saw grippie rounded over the edges of those openings but I have some plans on the finish that would make that the wrong move for me. Still thinking...
I also drilled all the holes in the wood bracing so the cabinet is solid (no glue yet). The only things left to do for construction is to make the control panel and get the back door working. I've got a cam lock and I bought some magnetic catches but not really sure what to do yet. Hinge? Removable panel? Still thinking...
Vidiot:
--- Quote from: javeryh on June 03, 2018, 07:07:47 pm ---I also cut out the rear bottom panel for the power socket and volume knob. The volume knob is going to take some creativity. I need to somehow extend the pot to fit through the 1/2" MDF and mount the PCB on the other side. Not sure how to solve that yet.
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Here is how I solved that problem in the past. I make a plastic plate out of a 5 1/4" computer case bay blank or cut from a sheet of ABS plastic you can buy from eBay. I cut out a rectangle hole on the back of the cabinet then use a router to recess an area around the inside side of the hole for the plastic to mount into and hot glue it in place. It makes a nice clean look for the stuff on the back of the cabinet. Here is a diagram showing what I am trying to explain:
Here is what it looks like on my Centipede bartop:
This is my Arcade Classics bartop. It has a lot of stuff mounted to the plastic plate:
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