Twisted - under design

[blueznl]

Current status:

- under design :-)

Done:

- nothing

To do:

- loads

[blueznl]

Okay, I feel stupid. I planned to build a bartop, and even started it, but halted halfway due to private problems. Now, a few months later, gonna try it again.

However, I had a change of mind. No longer a bartop, but a full sized one is what it is going to be.

After seeing the wonderful idea of Randy, I just could not resist to add a flatpanel, albeit with a twist...

Scroll a bit down for the design I'm toying with.


Of course, I still got the same components:

- Elo CRT touchscreen (why? because I have a few of them)
- Betson trackball (not sure I'm going to use this)
- Ultimarc sticks / buttons / interface

Missing is a TFT screen (but I've seen a few rather cheap, so that's not an issue, I may even consider a cheap LCD television).

No fancy swappable panels, simple two person control panel (cramped, I know, I may skip on the trackball if I need to).

I may add a few speakers in semi-hidden locations (for which this design is pretty suitable I guess).

Both screens are going to be horizontal. Top one should be set back a little, and pretty much hidden behind the darkened plexi.

I was thinking about green / black as a colour scheme. I plan to build in such a way that it can be taken apart into smaller transportable modules:

- the bottom drawer (on wheels, actually, so it should be possible to fully draw it outside of the cabinet, making access very easy)

- a bottom enclosure (an inverted U shape) including the control / admin panel and a frame where the CRT can slide into (which I want to be able to remove, I may actually build it something like the third drawing)

- a top enclosure, holding the TFT, and perhaps part of the admin panel


And yes. There is no way back. I just bought the wood... BUT I haven't started CUTTING yet so you can still stop me...


(Mmm. Wonder why sometimes images open in a separate window, and sometimes as part of the forum message. Weird...)

[patrickl]

Looks cool. Not a fan of the angle the monitor is at myself, but it does make way for a nice design.

Guess the modular design is going to add a lot of headaches.

(Mmm. Wonder why sometimes images open in a separate window, and sometimes as part of the forum message. Weird...)

Attached pictures always end up as they are now. That's why there is the images thread stickied on top of the project announcement forum. Also external pictures that are too big get this treatment.