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Anyone make a cab out of anything other than MDF?
lloydcom:
My cab had a weight issue - I could not go the MDF route as the weight limitation on the first floor would cause structural damage - hey I have cracks in the ceiling below - not good. ::)
So I designed the cab based on a frame, using softwood, I built a cabaret with particle board sides and bezel, I opted for a LCD display and a X-Arcade CP. Main reason for this is the Dreamcast, PSX and Xbox options. Why have consoles laying around when you can have Soul Calibur on VGA on the DC!
Even with the PC and the consoles the weight is less than 70 lbs and very sturdy. I had to be able to pick the cab up without straining in fear that it would go through the floor boards. The chest of drawers I have is heavier, but in a different part of the room.
Building the frame was real easy - just doodled a design and went for it, unfortunately the first attempt sucked, but with the X arcade CP in place the final version works. Using MDF is the easy way to go, but if you have weight restrictions, building a frame is the best way to go.
I had a real tough time of making it - purely out of lack of options. There is practically no others out there that go the frame route, as nearly all have the MDF sides.
Here is the image of it - the speakers are gone and the bezel is painted black - the TFT frame has black electrical tape on it now and a spinner is on the side - neat idea too. The PC fan is inside to keep the TFT cool. The image from the Daewoo TFT is stunning. Glad I didn't rotate it.
I have yet to make the marquee - got the plastics cut out and the transparencies, just finishing the artwork in Photoshop and hoping the image doesn't suck too much. I added a keyboard drawer, and a support shelf for the consoles.
Softwood is so much easy to cut and its real cheap too. I was so surprised as I am a wood noob.
The Xarcade will have some threaded mounting holes bored onto it for the Starwars Yoke, the USB wheel and a nice old RB2 trackerball.
Let me know what you think.
Zakk:
I think that if you're worried about a cabinet or dresser falling through the floor, you should move.
Stingray:
--- Quote from: Zakk on August 24, 2006, 09:03:42 pm ---I think that if you're worried about a cabinet or dresser falling through the floor, you should move.
--- End quote ---
Do you know any good realtors? ;D
-S
NightGod:
I'd take a bad realtor over worrying about my furniture crashing through a second story floor.
lloydcom:
Its not all that dire, but houses in England are not the same as houses in the USA, I know as I live on both sides of the pond, but when you see cracks on the ceiling it rules out having a MDF built arcade cab as you are asking for trouble ;D
Besides it was as much fun building it as it was getting it up the narrow staircase! :laugh2:
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