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javeryh's Small-ish Bartop ["Jack Attack!"]
Vidiot:
I would use the 1/4" round over router bit. Can't wait to see this finished but don't rush it too much. You'll be glad you were patient and took your time. ;)
javeryh:
--- Quote from: Vidiot on June 18, 2018, 12:33:25 pm ---I would use the 1/4" round over router bit. Can't wait to see this finished but don't rush it too much. You'll be glad you were patient and took your time. ;)
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I caved and bought an $8 1/8" roundover bit. ;D I figured in the grand scheme of things I'd be happier spending the $8 to do it the way I want. The corners of the side panels are closer to 1/8" because I just sanded them down myself until they were round but I didn't remove that much material. This should make the CP curve match a little better... I hope.
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I took a few more pics of the cabinet in its current state and am starting to have some concerns about the placement of the admin panel in relation to the joystick and action buttons as explained in the video. I am not good at making videos but I like watching other people's so I figure something is better than nothing!
Here's a front shot of where things stand currently. You can see the very top panel still needs to be beveled to match the speaker panel. That's about it though. Pretty much ready for paint.
Here's a shot of the back with the access door closed. The gaps aren't bad at all. Certainly better than I initially thought. The only thing missing is the volume knob, which will go in the lower left where the hole is.
This what it will look like with the door opened up. Plenty of room for my giant hands to work on the inside of this thing when it is all finished. Getting this put together actually made me start to think about final assembly. There are certain panels I may not want to glue in place permanently. For example, there is not enough room above the speaker panel to remove or swap out the speakers should something go wrong down the line. I may need to rely on screws only here otherwise I'll have to install the speaker and then glue the panel in place (and even then, how would I wire it?).
Check out the sweet hinge that I installed flush to the edge of each panel...
And here it is in action! How exciting!
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The next picture shows where the admin panel MAY go. I'm having second thoughts, which I explain in the video below.
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Anyone have any thoughts or experience with admin buttons mounted below the screen? I'd like to place them there but I will really be annoyed if I'm accidentally exiting games because of moving the joystick around. I'm less concerned about the buttons in the middle (P1/P2 Start) or on the right (Coin) because hitting those won't really affect anything.
Vidiot:
I think your concern on the admin buttons is valid. I think they would work well in front of the panel the way you showed in the video.
Richie_jones:
Nice work. Following along..
Not seen a shot with the screen in yet..you gonna have much of a bezel?
Richie_jones:
Side pinball buttons?
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