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Some advice please for new cab project...

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Shieldwolf:
do you live in CA? if so I can recommend a great guy who can build you a heavy duty cab.

GameBase:
Nah, I'm in the UK.

hyiu:
ok..... if you want a cab that assembles.. and you can take it apart.... if budget allows... maybe you can look into slikstick's cab.... I don't have it... but its designed that way.... (well.... to me, price is kinda steep... and if you keep on putting it together and taking it apart... after a few times... I donno how well it'll hold up....) but nevertheless, a choice for you...

ok... back to if your bedget doesn't allow you to buy a pre-made cab...

wood working skills.... you'll need to use a jigsaw, and a drill... learn to use them is not hard... just always be careful, wear saftey googles... and probably earplugs...
get some scrap pieces of wood and try drilling / cutting them.... remember... measure twice... cut once... and cut slow... if you have any "handy friend"... ask them to demo how to use... and then you try....

if you want to use pine... (my wood knowledge is limited...) but does pine wood comes in big pieces ??... In where I live... (NYC), I can only get pine max width like 12-13 inches...) not wide enough to make a cab....

also... its much harder to make a cab that is sturdy and can taken back into pieces easily... (because you don't just want screws.... ) you also want glues to help keep the pieces together... but glues means its permanent...

maybe measure carefully how wide the cab can be to be moved out.... (if scratched when moving.. touching up is no big deal...) make a 1:1 sample by cardbox and try moving it in and out....

I think that will be easier to do.....
if you have a lot of turns and narrow stairs.... wheels under the acb will help also... some thinks 2 piece cab will help also....

1 last thing... if you're making a 1:1 full size cardboard cab to try moving, and you plan to make it so that it can JUST move out with very little room.... make sure you also count the thickness of the wood.... 3/4 in wood on each side will make the cab like 1.5 in thicker.... keep that in mind...

hope it helps...  ;)


steve_pss:
Nut up, by twice the lumber you need, assume twice the costs you assume and get to it. Most everyone on this board was a arcade buff 1st, non-woodworker 2nd.

Youll surprise yourself how quickly the woodoworking comes to you. Not rocket science, just need practice.

BE SAFE!

Rawker:
it's pretty easy to make a cabinet that can disassemble, i'll explian how mine works (i'm not finished yet, just waiting for paint to dry...).

First piece is the base which supports everything so it's construction needs to be pretty decent, put some casters on it so the cab can move easily, a few support pieces but you don't need to frame it or anything crazy because that's just going to add more weight and well it's overkill. mine has 3 shelves, the top that the tv sits on, a middle shelf for the computer and a bottom shelf which is basically there to support the casters (wheels) but it's where i'll put my dreamcast. i put 2x4's on the sides of the bottom shelf because the weight of the whole cabinet will be on the casters so this way weight is spread out. i didn't frame it or anything, just used them on the sides because i used MDF which is sturdy enough and won't warp if weight is on it like soft wood (ex: pine). i used off cuts of mdf, ripped them down and put them under the sides of the other 2 shelves to add support.

then there is the control pannel which is removeable, it had to be because it's setup for 4 players and fairly wide when it's on the cab. it basically sits on the base, has a couple of pieces on the bottom that fit inside the base to sort of lock it in, nothing special.

then there is the top piece which is sort of a hat for the tv, those really goofy looking winter hats with flaps. it fits over the base piece and has 2 supports pieces screwed on the inside so that it'll rest on the base and since it overlaps the base piece i put a few screws in it and black caps on the screws.

i figure it would take me about 10 min to take apart, basically 4 screws to remove, 4 wires with quick connects/disconnects to separate, 2 db25 disconnects and everything is apart and ready to move. everyting fits through a standard doorway easily and can be caried by 2 people.

as far as wood working skills go i'm one of the lucky ones, my dads a carpenter and i've worked with him since i was like 11 so i have pretty much every tool at my disposel. you shouldn't have too many problems with wood working, just make sure you understand how and what needs support.

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