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starting a cabinet build (wall-mounted)


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My dremel died on me mid work. i ordered a new one so my project is on hold until it arrives, just what i needed.

on another subject: does anyone know of a good cheap spinner? i know there's only a handful of games that worth it but i realy want to add one to the cab but i don't want to drop 80$ plus shipping on the spintrak thing. 

also iv'e seen some threads of building a spinner. could be a nice mini project, but i would rather order one if it's like 30-40$

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i got the dremel on got straight back to work.

also got these speakers:

 

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i worked all weekend and got to this point:

 

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got a new 27" monitor from work (i work at a pc shop). 

mounting the board that hold it took me over 2 hours of fiddling until i got in the right position.

 

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mounting the speakers:

 

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also drilled most of the control panel:

 

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still need to add some wood bars for reinforcement on the bottom side, and then i can hang it for testing.

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My dremel died on me mid work. i ordered a new one so my project is on hold until it arrives, just what i needed.

on another subject: does anyone know of a good cheap spinner? i know there's only a handful of games that worth it but i realy want to add one to the cab but i don't want to drop 80$ plus shipping on the spintrak thing. 

also iv'e seen some threads of building a spinner. could be a nice mini project, but i would rather order one if it's like 30-40$

I made my spinner....works fine

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I got a 4mm fiber board, it's the stuff that usually being used on the back of cabinets and closets.

attached it to the CP:

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then bent it ghetto style:

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stitched it with some glue and screws:

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added some filler to hide all the mess:

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still need to do a lot more filling and sanding to get it smooth but overall im happy with it considering the tools i have.

 

i was also thinking of adding controllers ports on the side of the cabinet using these mayflash usb adapters:

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but im not sure how well they will work with button mapping, unplugging and replugging them.

does anyone use them regularly? do they remember the controller id?

i will have usb ports too so i can use them anyway, but i really like to have them embedded in the cab.

i will do some testing once i get the machine up and running before making holes in the wood.

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Just saw this thread, if you ever do another bent plywood in the future, they make a plywood specifically for bending around curves, called wiggle board.  I took a furniture design course long ago, we would use it for making Vacuforming templates.  Its neat stuff.

 

https://www.andersonplywood.com/410/bending-boards-shape-forming-panels/

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i got these brackets so i can hang it on the wall like a picture before bolting it in place:

 

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i then bent them into a Z shape:

 

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and it worked pretty good, they are used only to hold the cab in place while im screwing the wood straight to the wall so it doesn't take 2 people to hang it.

 

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the hinges i got from aliexpress worked really good im very happy with these, i had to make a little recess in the panel because it was too thick to open above the 90 degree.

 

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also added this hydraulic support so the panel will stay open:

 

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i think i will raise the screen a bit, it seems a little too low now that i see it up right.

 

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