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Dervacumen:
I'm contemplating a bartop with sides shaped like Spongebob Squarepants.  I'd like to make short legs with shoes to complete the look.  These legs will lift the cabinet off the ground (or table, if you will).  My plan is to use some 1 inch pipe for the legs and attach them to the bottom of the cabinet.  I'll have to make some custom metal feet that attach to the pipes securely and then build up and shape the legs and shoes using various compounds like plaster, chicken wire and firberglass.  The legs will probably be about 7-8 inches tall and the shoes will stick out about 4 inches or so.

I will end up with a total of 4 legs, two on each side.  Think this will be strudy enough?
Or better ideas how to pull off this look?

(+_+):
Depending on the footprint of your bartop base and the stilt height it may end up being wobbly. Slightly angling you legs outward a bit may help.

rovingmind:
lag bolt it to the floor

unclet:
Bolt the legs to a square base and paint the base black or something so it does not stick out.   This will ensure the thing does not tip over.  The legs will bolt to this wooden square base and it will give the illusion that the feet are holding up the control panel.  The player could actually place their feet on this wooden base while playing which would give it even more stability.   (see attached pic). 

Without doing something like this, I would not feel comfortable watching someone jerk the joystick back and forth while playing a Mame game.  I would be to worried that the whole control panel would tip over. 

You do know that SpongeBob does not have 4 legs right?    Perhaps build a control panel where SpongeBob and Squidward are standing together.  Have two legs from SpongeBob and two legs from Squidward holding the control panel up.  Or perhaps have SpongeBob holding a cane or something to give is three supports (2 legs and one cane).   How good of an artist/sculptor are you?   

Now, if I was going to make a "bartop" for SpongeBob, I would place the cabinet on the bar and have SpongeBob's legs/feet hang over the bar.

Ok, I will shut up now ...... :P

Dervacumen:

--- Quote from: (+_+) on May 25, 2007, 01:30:15 pm ---Depending on the footprint of your bartop base and the stilt height it may end up being wobbly. Slightly angling you legs outward a bit may help.

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I agree.  Somehow I've got to find a way  to tilt the legs slightly outward for stability. 
That's where the custom "feet" come in to play.

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