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Is it feasible to build the control panel first and the cabinet later?
Zathras:
Depends on the cabinet type you are building - I built a Lusid style cab and the CP is essentially a separate box that could be built before hand easily.
patrickl:
I'm building my control panel first too.
I figured it the other way round. My idea is that it's the most complicated part of the cab (I'm doing one with replacable panels) I thought I'd better first get that right before I build the whole thing. So I'm first building/prototyping an integrated "monitor shelf/control panel/control panel docking bay/monitor cover glass holder". The cab will then be build around that.
In fact I, started out building a prototype control panel and I was unable to get it built the way I wanted it (I had figured on bending the lexan in an L-shape and was unable to do so) I'm glad I tried that idea out first. Now I try my ideas for swappable panels and if that works it goes in the cab, if not I think of something else again.
Besides having a control panel first gives you the chance of testing the diemensions of your cab. I found that it's pretty important to have the monitor and CP at the right height (which depends on personal wishes I guess) The best way to figure that out is to test on a mock-up for a couple of hours ;D
ErikRuud:
--- Quote ---Depends on the cabinet type you are building - I built a Lusid style cab and the CP is essentially a separate box that could be built before hand easily.
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Yes, exactly! That is what I did. As long as you are building ypour own cab, you should be able to build the CP first.
Unless of course you are building a 1Up style rotating CP. :D
hulkster:
im building a showcase cab, and im building it to basically be 4 parts. so my control panel and the pedestal will all be seperate, and so i can do it all individually....but thats just if you want to build the same style cab ;D
rchadd:
Originally i was going to just build myself a CP for my PC. Then I saw an arcade monitor on ebay and won it... the next thing i knew i'm ordering the rest of the stuff to make my own cab...it sort of snowballed from there!
go for it now! whilst you've go the initial motivation
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