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javeryh's Small-ish Bartop ["Jack Attack!"]
javeryh:
Ugh. I wanted to drill the holes for the CP tonight and finish that piece but I didn't feel comfortable after drilling some test holes. The button bezel barely covered the hole. By like a hair. I have 30mm buttons but a 1-1/4" forstner bit. So I ordered a 30mm bit from Amazon that will be here Saturday. I did manage to trim the top of the CP at a 51 degree angle so it will sit flush with the monitor glass and I'm in the process of gluing the front panel together (I figure I can drill the button holes after the fact).
It seems like I get about 10 minutes worth of work done even though I spend an hour each night after work. :banghead:
DaOld Man:
Looking good there Jav!
I hear you about 1 hour = 10 minutes of work. been there. Hang in there buddy, if you get in a hurry you are more likely to mess up, trust me I know. LOL
firedance:
looking at the control panel there doesn't seem to be much room to rest your palm to play comfortably, is it too late or even possible to move the buttons and joystick further up the panel ???
i made mistake on a 2 player bartop where player one was too far left so the players fingers were over the side on the joystick, redid the panel and moved the controls 50mm inwards.
DaOld Man:
--- Quote from: rave0035 on June 07, 2018, 09:17:52 pm ---The fewer screws you use the worse they will sound. 2 is enough; 4 is right.
The paper cone is the part that moves and makes sound, not the bracket.
Mike
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Just cause I have a project with similar speaker mounting method: Why do they sound better with 4 screws per speaker VS 2 screws?
javeryh:
--- Quote from: DaOld Man on June 14, 2018, 10:42:47 pm ---Looking good there Jav!
I hear you about 1 hour = 10 minutes of work. been there. Hang in there buddy, if you get in a hurry you are more likely to mess up, trust me I know. LOL
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yeah - my life is crazy busy all the time because of the kids and all the activities. Plus, I don't have a proper workspace. It takes me 20 minutes just to get the tools out and set up! Summer should hopefully slow down a little bit. In my head I keep thinking I'm almost finished and then when I sit down and stare at it I realize there are a million little things to do and figure out. It's all good though - this is supposed to be fun!
--- Quote from: firedance on June 15, 2018, 12:13:00 am ---looking at the control panel there doesn't seem to be much room to rest your palm to play comfortably, is it too late or even possible to move the buttons and joystick further up the panel ???
i made mistake on a 2 player bartop where player one was too far left so the players fingers were over the side on the joystick, redid the panel and moved the controls 50mm inwards.
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I already moved everything "up" by 1/2", which I think is as far as I can go. The CP pictured actually needed to be trimmed by about 1" at the top in order to fit. That cut was on an angle so I purposely left it long while I laid everything out. It feels comfortable to me even with my giant hands but I guess I won't really know until it is too late. ;D
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