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Saturday, August 23, 2008

Building my first arcade cabinet: Part III

It may not look much different from my previous post, but I've put in (quite!) a few hours on my arcade cabinet since then.  The most obvious additions are the speakers and the top panels, although I have done other work including counter-sinking screws etc.  The top panels and bezel were a bit fiddly, especially when I was trying to measure while using a pencil and holding several bits of wood together.  It was during moments like these that I wished I owned a wider range of clamps :)  Cutting the speaker holes was pretty straightforward- I used a drill to make some holes, then cut them out with a jigsaw.  While I successfully got the job done, I'm glad the speaker covers hide my "craftsmanship" :)  The last photo shows my Capcom Street Fighter 2 template, which will come in handy when I receive my buttons and joysticks.  Next jobs will be using filler to hide screw holes and sanding ready for painting.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

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Came across this link in my browsing tonight:

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Might be of interest to you.