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Title: Well just started cabinet!
Post by: BarontheFirst on August 24, 2003, 02:44:49 pm
I will post some pics in the future but so far I have my control panel finished and both sides of my cabinet marked and cut out of 3/4 MDF. No here comes my question. Can someone give me the outside measurments to a 25" and 27" Bezel from Happ Controls. I don't want to start cutting my other pieces until I am sure I got a good fit for it. I was planning to go 28" wide so with sides 29 1/2" overall. If that isn't good enough or is too much please let me know. Thanks in advance.

Title: Re:Well just started cabinet!
Post by: Gromet on August 24, 2003, 03:05:08 pm
I have a 27" D9200 Monitor, using a 27" Happs monitor Bezel...  the inside dimension is 27" across, so the outside dimension is 28 1/2.... the Monitor bezel from happs is going to come bigger than that, you have to trim it to fit inside your cabinet dimensions...

Hope that helps.
Title: Re:Well just started cabinet!
Post by: BarontheFirst on August 24, 2003, 03:39:30 pm
Thanks for the info here is a pic of my panel! Doesn't look great! Flash screwed it up. Anyway I will but up more pics once I can find I nice way to shrink there file size
Title: Re:Well just started cabinet!
Post by: BarontheFirst on August 24, 2003, 03:46:23 pm
and another pic of the inside!
Title: Re:Well just started cabinet!
Post by: BarontheFirst on August 24, 2003, 03:57:41 pm
Here is the last shot for now! The two green buttons in the front are for credits but when all is done they will be pause buttons. There is a 4 way joystick! I might add the trackerball later haven't decided! Still not to bad for a person with no wood working or wiring skills! Please feel free to comment! If I improve on my skills more I will build another!
Title: Re:Well just started cabinet!
Post by: SirPoonga on August 24, 2003, 04:00:54 pm
Wow, someone who still uses the hagstrom, that's cool.
Title: Re:Well just started cabinet!
Post by: BarontheFirst on September 29, 2003, 12:49:27 pm
Wow, someone who still uses the hagstrom, that's cool.


Why is there something wrong with Hagstrom? I found this to be the best way. That and alot of people used it in there cabinets. Still if there is something better I would love to hear it.
Title: Re:Well just started cabinet!
Post by: jakejake28 on September 29, 2003, 10:10:29 pm
Why is there something wrong with Hagstrom? I found this to be the best way. That and alot of people used it in there cabinets. Still if there is something better I would love to hear it.

i think he's refferring to the fact that recently people mainly seem to use the i-pac and to a lesser extent, the keywiz. the hagstrom is basically more expensive and harder to use, although it is top quality.
Title: Re:Well just started cabinet!
Post by: SNAAAKE on September 29, 2003, 10:34:10 pm
 :o no plexi ?
Good luck with that man...the word "peeling" comes to my mind... :-\

Looks great though.Neat.  :)
Title: Re:Well just started cabinet!
Post by: hyiu on September 30, 2003, 11:11:54 am
if you want to shrink the file size....

try the following link...
http://atlantic.photoisland.com/photosharing/jpgconv.html
this software is free...

its a jpg converter.... and it can shrink... (a bunch at once..)
and also limit the output pic to like 640 x 480 or something.... (optional...)

I find it pretty easy to use....
and it shrinks pretty good....

have fun !!...  ;)