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harri:

--- Quote from: Mike A on September 04, 2023, 06:20:02 am ---No input wanted.

--- End quote ---

Input without attitude is always appreciated. Especially when I run into a problem that needs solving. Weight of a cabinet is not a problem, it matters only if the foreseeable future changes and there will be a moving day and then it will be an extra annoyance instead of a problem.

And speaking of problems, next part is the hard one. I'll build the front section where the modules will connect and one crude module to test if the mechanism I'm planning to use actually works.

Mike A:
My input was given without attitude.

Good luck with your project.

harri:
Now witness the entertainmentpower of this fully armed and operational arcade station.


Ok, fully armed is an exaggeration since only module is yoke and even it's not ready. I don't have the plywood for the cover yet and I need check if I can find measurements of the StaWa cabin to see if I put the yoke on similar module where the stick and buttons will go or do I build a different shaped module for it.

I went for something like six versions of locking mechanism on my head before building the first one. I started with a pole and hooks on top and latches on bottom but abandoned it without building a prototype thinking that it wont secure the module tightly enough to base. Second version had latches on top and bottom to get the pull towards the base from both directions. The problem with this is that latches on top needed to be put on base which requires precision installing of the counterpart to the module and my tolerances are too big for that. Then I went back to the first idea and modified it little but abandoned again. I started to do the second version and after attaching the first latch was surprised how rigid the connection was, so I added second latch and tested the rigidity. It seemed like it didn't need more. Now I have a problem, do I trust that it will stay as rigid when I attach and detach the modules or should I add the top latches just in case. I think that I go with this and add hinges to the top cover (as I originally planned) so I can add top latches later if needed. Here is a picture of the connection:


When I decided not to make separate 1, 2, 3 and 4 player modules my plan was to play one and two player games with it too but after little pondering I came to conclusion that I need a one player module and put the four player module on only when there are more players. So next phase is to make the one and four player modules, then I dare to claim this to be a success. That doesn't mean that it is close to being finished, I still need to make wheel, Track & Field and trackball modules. After that I can make final decision on where the USB-connectors will reside on base. (Track & Field module will be a multipurpose one, it will have the spinners too.) Since I need to order more parts for that it may take a while before this will be on that stage.

After that there one final, impossible task left, cover the machine so that it looks like an arcade cabinet.

(It is really, really annoying to write a post again because first try failed due to time out and you realize that you forgot click CTRL +C.)

harri:
What I forgot to mention in rewrote was that I'm not sure yet if the speakers that show in picture are the ones that will be used or do I build cabinets for car speakers, it depends on if I get a good name for the cabinet and need more space for the marquee than will be between those speakers.

[edit] The distance between screen and front of panel is taken from six player X-men and height and angle of panel is from Gauntlet, other measurements came from those.

harri:
First production module wood ready.


Lets see how long the trip to paint shop takes, after that I should have a working cabinet.

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