http://sites.santoro.com/arcadereplay Construction and Technical Informaton Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:24:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The cabinet is 90% finished.  As soon as I get my new high-lip trackball I can wire up the control panel and move my focus to the software configuration, artwork, and LED-lit bling. . http://sites.santoro.com/arcadereplay/2010/03/23/progress-check/ Finally I spent some time fashioning the control panel and lexan overlay. http://sites.santoro.com/arcadereplay/2010/03/23/control-panel-work/ It was a gorgeous day out so I made did some more work finally.  First up, the speaker grill.  I made it out of 1/2" MDF that is held on with really powerful rare earth magnets. First I screwed in some temporary router guides and cut the speaker holes, then I ... http://sites.santoro.com/arcadereplay/2010/03/22/290/ I am still working out the details of my control panel layout, but I know that I am going to use these - genuine Atari 'volcano' start buttons.  I ordered them from RAM Controls.  The switch is NOS ("New Old Stock" - 25 years old but never used) and the ... http://sites.santoro.com/arcadereplay/2009/04/04/more-parts/ I uesd my tablesaw to dado out an angled groove in a block of wood to support the tinted safety glass in front of the monitor.  I then used glue and pocket hole screws to fasten the block to the inside of the control panel.  This block will not be ... http://sites.santoro.com/arcadereplay/2009/03/30/monitor-glass-support/ I have redone the speaker panel and monitor mount, I am much happier with them now.  I ordered a piece of smoked tempered glass today, and will be spray-painting a 'bezel' on the back of it.   I also hope to cut the marquee plexi this weekend. Temporary router guides to cut ... http://sites.santoro.com/arcadereplay/2009/03/29/more-progress-reworked-monitor-mount-speaker-panel/ Made some more progress yesterday.  I decided to stay with a square CP box but will make a curved front edge on the panel itself.   I did wind up using laminate on the CP sides.  If you look really close it's not perfect, but it looks very nice. [gallery] http://sites.santoro.com/arcadereplay/2009/03/22/building-the-control-panel-box/ Next Step: laminateing the drawer fronts and finishing them with T-molding. [gallery] http://sites.santoro.com/arcadereplay/2009/03/13/laminating-the-front/ 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 ... http://sites.santoro.com/arcadereplay/2009/03/13/dvd-template-and-opening/ 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 ... http://sites.santoro.com/arcadereplay/2009/03/08/front-panels-installed/