zeadlots Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 First off I need to throw out some thanks to a few people before I get into it. Winsor Plywood for their free rough-cuts and great prices. (Perfect cuts I must add) MemoryExpress for their computer parts that work! PladiumStore for a one stop shop for all my parts (Canadian) Home Depot for everything else! My dad for his help! My best friend Dave for his guidance when I was frustrated. Last but not least, hyperspin forums for all the information and helpful users. Well it's been a long 3 weeks or so! I started this build Canada Day weekend. I based my build off of the cabinet plans ridicrick included in his origonal post (HERE) I had to make some changes as I went along as there were some angles and measurements that were unclear. The hardest part was cutting the sides and having them not overlap each other! Man was it tight. But once I had the carboard template ready I was set! I have to tell you, melamine is not the easiest material to work with. It's great for some things, and touchy for others. All I have to say is make sure you have a good quality dewalt ratcheting skrewdriver! They are the best! (stole my brothers) His wood routing with the template bit idea was essential for doubling the sides. The only thing I was missing was the T-Moulding cutter which I bought at GroovyGamerGear. It would have costed me more money to buy it locally than it did online with shipping from the USA. Ok so I have lots of pictures and attachments for reference and I will do my best to explain them. I also have a couple video's that I took when I got the PC working. I'm not "DONE" as I still have to get vinyl for all the white surfaces, the control panel is still kind of a mess and I need to get seating. All in good time though! Day 1 and 2 Summary: Day 3 Summary: Weekend 2: T-Molding Time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeadlots Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 Mounting the Plasma: Control Panel (the nightmare of winipac) Surround Sound: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeadlots Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 Up and running: Project Finale video: https://picasaweb.google.com/102882003283761111586/July212013?authkey=Gv1sRgCOOpiq3W7fCw2gE#590322259 1824265522 Hopefully that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontyQ Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 looking good so far, just need to close that monitor in and put side art. marquee and cpo art and you'll be set to start the hyperspin life long adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketappliances Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Nice arcade Zeadlots! Keep up the good work! I was wonder though how did you mount your TV did you just attach the mount to the rear mdf board which is attached to your wood strips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeadlots Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 I created a secondary plate that was the size of the mount for the TV. I then mounted that to the back plate to create more rigidity. Once that was mounted securely I attached the TV mount to that piece. I was also able to use the same skrews I used on the cabinet with proper washers. I used A LOT of screws to make sure this was secure. I nearly doubled up the screws into the strips as well without compromising the structure of the wood strips. I am able to (although I don't like to) telescope the Tv past the front of the marquee and it has the slightest bit of lean. I hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketappliances Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Thanks Zeadlots! so you basically doubled up the mdf for the tv mount which was attached to the back wall of the arcade. I didn't even think about the lean that is another thing that is easy to forget given the dimensions of this bad boy. Your hanging speaks don't really help the situation. I'm guessing your sub in the bottom of the cabinet helps counter that lean a bit. Where did you get the keyboard rails and I guessing you attached those to your mdf strips as well. Are you going to get some cool lighting on this cabinet as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidicRick Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Awesome job man. I gave my archangel cab to a good friend for his gameroom and you can see the updated version in this video I made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeadlots Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 Thanks Zeadlots! so you basically doubled up the mdf for the tv mount which was attached to the back wall of the arcade. I didn't even think about the lean that is another thing that is easy to forget given the dimensions of this bad boy. Your hanging speaks don't really help the situation. I'm guessing your sub in the bottom of the cabinet helps counter that lean a bit. Where did you get the keyboard rails and I guessing you attached those to your mdf strips as well. Are you going to get some cool lighting on this cabinet as well? I'm sorry by lean I'm talking about the stress on the TV mount. If it was an LCD it probably wouldn't have been an issue but I ended up with a plasma which are heavier than LCD tv's. The cabinet itself is very well balanced and is heavy enough that there is no risk of tipping or leaning. The speakers hanging are so light they might as well not be there. But they get the job done that's for sure. As for the keyboard rails, I didn't use any bracing at all. I just had some shorter screws and used those as to not go all the way through the melamine. I believe my next venture will be design some vinyl, it's probably going to be a 300$ + dollar step so I want to make sure I do it right and can live with what I pick for art. I'm a huge streetfigher and capcom fan so there's lots of art out there for me! Thanks for the compliments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeadlots Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 Thanks rick, I watched many of your video's before I started the project including this one. It was inspiration for what you see as the final result~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketappliances Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Great work Zeadlots, keep it up. Thanks for the help. I can't wait until yours is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeadlots Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 I've quickly come to realize I can't work photoshop to save my life. I am now looking locally for a graphic designer to help me with my artwork for the cabinet. I will also be looking on the forums for more info. If any of you know of a youtube how to or a resource to map out cool looking controls I'd be very interested to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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