R0CK632 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Hey Guys, Just Started my first build and thought i'd share the progress. Super excited how its coming out, its not perfect but we got a lot accomplished so far in just 4 hours. Hoping to get the rest completed shortly and ready for paint and primer. Iam sure ill have some questions along the way that I hope some of you may be able to help with. http://imgur.com/a/Wn09S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mange181 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 A new player in the forum! Welcome! Who needs a perfect cab anyway What kind of glas are you planing to put infront of the screen? Will there be some cool extras like hyper marquee or led blinky functions? Im almost done with my cab 1.0 Ill be adding grafics etc later on. For now im working for compleating to get a painted simple working machine. I need to get some playing done before going into more details i think Ones again mutch welcome. Ill try answer any questions you might have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0CK632 Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 Im in the same boat as you, just wanna get it completed and painted first and then worry about the graphics later. The problem i think i am gonna run into is that it is very narrow from the monitor up and I think the graphics might look strange. Might just stick with paint but who knows. I was planing on using just plexi glass and boxing out the size of the monitor and spray painting the backside of the borders black unless someone can suggest other opitions. I ended up purchasing the DIY 2 player kit from xarcade along with their coin door so no fancy buttons gonna be a pretty plain cabinet. Going with a 24" LCD monitor. Is there a real difference in monitors? Was looking at the 24" Benq gaming monitor was only like 130.00 dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeuxkes Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 I believe for monitor you would wanna go with an IPS screen. It has the best viewing angles. A regular LCD or LED monitor will have an optimal viewing angle, namely right in front of the screen. You can probably test this yourself if you step to the sides of the screen and see it turn black/negative. But I'm sure someone more knowledgeable can chime in and give better advice than I can. For only a 4hrs job it's quite good progress. I'm anxious to see more, I do love seeing progress on these builds. I can't wait to start on mine but it's gonna be a while before I get to that. Being unemployed doesn't really help in building a cabinet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0CK632 Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 Can anyone give some input on a sound system? I was planing on just throwing some computer speakers below the marquee and plugging them into my computer. Also I have hyperspin all working good on my notebook computer. Is it a bad idea to just throw that inside my cabinet or do i need to transfer everything over to a tower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0CK632 Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 If I were to use car speakers and buy a Lepai amplifier http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0049P6OTI?keywords=lepai&qid=1448132430&ref_=sr_1_1&s=electronics&sr=1-1) .. Where do you guys think would be a good space to mount in on the cabinet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mange181 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 I think answering questions like yours depends on what you quality level is. I got a sheap dell monitor and a pc speaker system and i think the result is super. Only thing i regret is the plexi. Its all ready damaged and the plastic static make it dirt atracting. I learned a tint makes a big difference i had som tintfilm laying around and it made a big difference. Sadly the film is letting go of the plastic. But ill live with it for now. Im changing later on to glas with as tinted as my glas guy kan give me. Alternatively i will go for straight glas with a tint film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0CK632 Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 Another Update : Finished all the paneling, cut out slot for coin door, slot cut the cabinets for t-molding, filled in nail holes and then next step is primer and paint. http://imgur.com/a/g2Rhr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0CK632 Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 Got the control panels done today and what a pain the butt. First off the template I used, the buttons apparently weren't spread out enough so squeezing the nuts on the bottom was a nightmare. And recessing everything so the bolts would fit was annoying. if I had to do it over I would buy much thinner Mdf just for the control panel instead of using 3/4. Anyways it wasn't pretty but we got it done.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mange181 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Nice! Where did you get your trackball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0CK632 Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 Got the trackball from Xarcade and it comes with 4 buttons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefboi16 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I second Jeremy straight layout no Bueno!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalzoic Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Let me be the 3rd to say a straight 6 is probably my least favorite layout. I'd actually recommend that you completely re-do the CP before you're stuck with it forever. Check here for ideas: http://www.slagcoin.com/joystick/layout.html For your screen I'd say avoid plexi and avoid painting a bezel on it. Get tinted glass cut to the exact size you need, recess the monitor back 2 or 3 inches from the glass and build a black bezel that also sits 2-3 inches back that completely hides the monitor. You can build that bezel out of flat black picture framing cardboard from a craft store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0CK632 Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 http://imgur.com/a/AAsBQ Project is completed minus graphics which I'm in the process of setting up. Alot of bumps in the road but everything working great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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joeyjojojjjjjj Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Reminds me of my first build. Well done. Might be a good idea to hang your light a little lower so it illuminates the marquee evenly. Also do yourself a favor and get a power entry module. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00511QVVK/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687562&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B009180OVW&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1R0X208NKE81AA3XPMDM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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