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Things I learned the hard way while making my cabinet.

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SirPeale:

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Before you send, click anywhere.  Hit "CTRL-A, CTRL-C" so you copy everything you just typed into clipboard.  That way if it does time out, you can go back a page and just "CTRL-V" to paste it back in.

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Spaz Monkey:
Even though you may have spent a lot of money on the cabinet (whether a "true cabinet" or you built it yourself) Bondo and black paint will solve many problems when you can't drill/cut worth crap.

[Was putting wheels on my cabinet, mis-drilled through the bottom twice.]

leapinlew:
Ergonomics!

Even a mockup can be misleading till you've tried it a few times. My first arcade cabinet is a converted Nintendo cabinet. It has a 22.5 x 8.5 inch control panel. I mounted the joysticks too low and after a bit of playing - your wrists get a little tired. It's a little thing, but something you don't think about till afterwards. The only real fix is to rebuild the CP.

hypernova:
go easy there new guy

huh? ???

edit:  oh...maybe that's it...i need to use more smileys.  Personally, I hate 'em, but they do help clarify what kind of tone/mood you want to convey in a post.

And i'm hardly new.  Almost a year anniversary for me here.  (I could've used an exclamation point there, but I also hate unnecessary punctuation marks.) ;)

RayB:
16. Don't install ANYTHING, until you are 100% finished sanding and painting.

17. DO NOT use wall repair putty to fill in holes or repair damaged wood. It is NOT strong enough.

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