Mar 13 2009
55 degrees was perfect to get some more work done. First, the way I had the rear vinyl stapled to hold it down looked terrible so I used some hardwood to fix it up, Then I whipped up a template to use in routing out an opening for the DVD-ROM. I used my Kreg Pocket …
Mar 08 2009
I needed to beef up the MDF Shelves so that I could glue and screw the front panels to it. I did this by gluing and screwing oak boards onto the shelves. You will note above I used a few angled pieces on the Keyboard Drawer to form a ‘drawer pull.’ Ad the end of …
Mar 08 2009
I did a few things today… first I installed the T-molding. Here’s the slot bit mounted in the router ready to go.. The slot is cut: The T-molding is ready to go: Installing it: Shaving off the extra t-molding Material:
Feb 21 2009
It was a tad cold for it, but I took a chance and applied the laminate sides to the cabinet today. Everything went great, and I also managed to create the speaker ‘panel.’ It will have a cloth covered grille over it so I wasn’t super fussy about the holes.. I know most people route …
Feb 04 2009
Between the holidays and the colder-than-normal winter, I haven’t been able to do any work. To make matters worse, “Punxsutawney Pete” claims it’ll go another six weeks, so I expect to resume work in March/April at this point.
Nov 02 2008
I got a few things done this weekend: Reconfigured the bottom and wheels for greater stability Filled most of the holes with putty, sealed a few gaps Mounted the subwoofer Covered the back panel with Parts Express Black Speaker Vinyl Installed the three sliding shelves
Oct 29 2008
While I know that due to it’s design this machine won’t look like an ‘old-time’ game, I do want it to feel like a commercial machine when complete. This means that I will be spending a lot of time doing re-work to eliminate errors and sweating the smaller details. An example of this mindset is …
Oct 19 2008
Most of the features and design elements on this cabinet have been done before. This cabinet was inspired by Knievel’s original “Woody” and “Evolution” cabinets. Some of the Sketchup components I used (Coin Door, Pushbuttons) were created by BYOAC’s Xylosesame. Those models can be found here. I borrowed the ‘roll out bottom’ idea from the …
Oct 18 2008
Nice progress today. I gave up on the idea of using biscuit joints – the cabinet was just too big and there were too many pieces to coordinate. I went back to tried-and-true glued-and-screwed ledgers. It’s really kind of nice seeing the 3D plans come to life exactly as designed on the PC. I am …
Oct 10 2008
This game machine is going to have a prominent spot in my family room for the forseeable future. Because of this, one of my goals is that it be ‘furniture-like’ day-to-day and that it not be enormous and tacky. The downside of this is that arcade machines of the 80’s were enormous and tacky, so …
