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Segmented & detachable full-size cabinet ?
lroy12:
I want to build a full size machine using the plans from ´build a mame machine in 24 hrs´
However, I need the machine to be able to fit into my Volkswagen Golf when I go back to college in the fall and relatively easy to carry up 3 flights of stairs.
Using this as an example
I was planning on having the top part of the cabinet, from the control panel --> up be a separable part from the bottom.
The bottom will hold the pc.
I was thinking on using latches on the inside of the cabinet to keep the two halves together.
The bottom half would have some extra wood supports to make sure it can hold the weight of the top.
I would put some sort of rubber padding inbetween the two halves for extra support.
Has this been done before? Is it doable?
Planning on building the full size cabinet then cutting it in in half and going from there.
stuckpixel:
I don't see why it wouldn't be doable. So long as the connectors for the top and bottom part are stable, it should be ok.
I'd be interested to see pics after you have that finished. If you wanted to mask the seam even more, you could do like a colored stripe around that section of your cab or something.
shardian:
I would recommend you have some sort of overlap between the two pieces, and bolt them together. Latches just won't cut it - we are talking alot of weight on the top end here.
lroy12:
--- Quote from: shardian on May 29, 2007, 01:26:50 pm ---I would recommend you have some sort of overlap between the two pieces, and bolt them together. Latches just won't cut it - we are talking alot of weight on the top end here.
--- End quote ---
would it be best to have the bottom part slightly larger than the top?
That way the top fits into the bottom, then i can bolt them together?
ChadTower:
That would certainly work better, yes, but then you'd have to make damn sure you planned for weight differential.
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