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build cab or buy parts first???
Avery:
I'd vote either/or, depending on your design.
Ldsfunaz:
thanks alot guys. I had kinda figured there were going to be dead fast camps on this one. I had not imagined how many people actually got sidetracked once they build their CP, and for how long. I am going to use the UAII plans, but I plan on changing the monitor angles to about 30 degres, Its a 4p cab so I want a good angle for everybody. I am also angling the CP base on the cab sides, not the CP itself because i think cutting the angles might be too tough for me. Other than that I'm sticking to the plans. After alot of thought, and help from you guys, I'm going to build the cab first, then order the parts, wait for them to come, then build the CP, just in case. thanks again for everything
mike
javeryh:
I just kind of buy as I go. I'm not in any type of rush to finish but here's how it's going so far...
1. Agonized for months on what to build
2. Settled on a design
3. Bought plywood and built the cab
4. Ordered some controls (buttons, joys, ipac, trackball)
5. Stain/seal cab (this weekend!)
I don't know what comes next but it will likely be placing the guts of an old computer and all the controls in the cab to see if everything fits (I'm building a cocktail). Then I have to order the monitor (I've known which one since construction began but I didn't want to spend the money until I was ready to install it). I'm just ad libbing I guess but it is working so far. These things can get really expensive so spending all the mony over a long period of time works best for me.
Sylentwulf:
Ye gods, lazy people!
I started and finished my entire cab (except for the smoked glass that I had to special order) within 1 week. From laying out the control panel to turning it on and playing.
I was on the message boards for about a month prior to that, and was deciding on designs and a list of stuff I needed for that month as well, but once I ordered everything and started, it's not THAT hard to finish it :P
Side note, don't make a control panel if you don't have the parts on hand. There is NO WAY you can guarantee they'll fit right if you don't physically have them. It just doesn't work that way unless you get really lucky. And depending on luck while building things is a bad idea.
Bones:
Yeah I would buy parts first. (Well enough parts at a time to do your cab in sections.)
I did my control panel first & don't regret it. If anything, having a working control panel motivated me to get cracking on the rest without to much delay.
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