Building another arcade cabinet
- Thread starter ThereIs0nly0ne
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Thank you. Appreciate the feedback and I'll continue to update!
Just one more coat of black needed ... hopefully.
I'm happy with the speaker grill I made.
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Final coat done.
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I'm happy with the speaker grill I made.
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Final coat done.
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Well I managed to drop / scratch the marquee acrylic (on both sides). I did mistakenly order 3 pieces so all good.
I've been itching to see what this looks like so balanced the marquee on top of the mid section - it has some pads placed temporarily underneath the unpainted piece to it's higher than it should be. Pleased with how this is turning out ....
I want to get the filling and painting on the spacer between the 2 sections started today.
I've been itching to see what this looks like so balanced the marquee on top of the mid section - it has some pads placed temporarily underneath the unpainted piece to it's higher than it should be. Pleased with how this is turning out ....
I want to get the filling and painting on the spacer between the 2 sections started today.
I made a template and cut the acrylic for the control panel.
The weather's been pretty awful so I've not managed to make any progress on the woodworking - I do everything outdoors on a small workbench.
The weather's been pretty awful so I've not managed to make any progress on the woodworking - I do everything outdoors on a small workbench.
I've managed to drill the holes in the CP and check that everything lines up. I need to trim a couple of mm off the side panels and then I can glue and screw them into place before sanding it down and filling it.
Dry assembled:
Back:
You can see the chamfered sections to act as guides to make slotting this in as easy as possible. The middle chamfered piece has a threaded insert to allow the panel to be attached to the base section.
I've left about 1mm around the perimeter of the acrylic to allow for the layers of paint.
Edit: trimmed, and glued.
Dry assembled:
Back:
You can see the chamfered sections to act as guides to make slotting this in as easy as possible. The middle chamfered piece has a threaded insert to allow the panel to be attached to the base section.
I've left about 1mm around the perimeter of the acrylic to allow for the layers of paint.
Edit: trimmed, and glued.
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Thought I'd have a quick peek at what it currently looks like.
Control panel filled, sanded and primed, There'll be a bit more to do to get some of the angles consistent across the front, angled pieces.
I'll need to sand back the 'furry' bits of MDF to get it nice and flat once it's dry.
Like the other cabinet sections, the intention is to make this look like its been carved out of a single piece of wood.
I'll need to sand back the 'furry' bits of MDF to get it nice and flat once it's dry.
Like the other cabinet sections, the intention is to make this look like its been carved out of a single piece of wood.
I'm pretty much done with the main sanding and filling and have got the second coat of black on after some vigorous sanding back. As usual, it's still drying when the picture was taken.
I'm pretty much done with the main sanding and filling and have got the second coat of black on after some vigorous sanding back. As usual, it's still drying when the picture was taken.
How's it looking, following the thread with interest.
Wish I could do this but don't have the time or the patience
How's it looking, following the thread with interest.
Wish I could do this but don't have the time or the patience
This coat of paint is having a real problem drying for some reason
Currently waiting patiently and considering other options.
Well it seems I had a dodgy can of paint - I've had to strip back a partially dry coat ... twice. A real pain tbh as the paint just clogs up the sandpaper and takes an eternity to remove.
I bought a new can of paint and made sure it would dry by testing it on some scrap. I've just re-primed the CP so hopefully I can start to make some progress on this again.
I bought a new can of paint and made sure it would dry by testing it on some scrap. I've just re-primed the CP so hopefully I can start to make some progress on this again.
Still need a couple of coats and some minor finishing on the CP but here's the current state of affairs.
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Very nice indeed.
Has anyone tried retrobat? It is a very simple way to setup emulation station for arcade machines on windows.
Has anyone tried retrobat? It is a very simple way to setup emulation station for arcade machines on windows.