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The Almost DoneTM Player One Joystick box! Complete with T-Molding!
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The painted new top piece. Note the beveled edge in the monitor hole.
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Painting the edges black so that when the T-molding and the vinyl sheeting is applied, any exposed bits of wood around the edges are black and not plywood colored.
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Close up of the preparation work...
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Side view of the cabinet facing the coin door.
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You can see in this picture of the cabinet, the power cord (a replacement tool
cord from Home Depot, the power swith (120v @ 13amps), the access door (which
locks), and the two intake fans to keep the machine cool.
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With door open, you see inside the cabinet. Yes, the monitor takes up that much
room! The 75 pound beast of a display is supported by two 1x6 pieces mounted in
a verticle fasion. Although they're obscured by a mess of wires, the OptiPac is
mounted to the monitor support beam and the I-Pac is mounted to the side. In
retrospec, if I ever build another cocktail, I'll likely mount both on the
support beam. The keyboard I picked up at a garage sale. It's the kind that is
normally used for medical devices.
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The player 1 joystick box was built first. Can you tell? *grin*
- The first lesson learned was the Player 1 start and Player 2 start
buttons don't have enough space to be in the proper orientation (the people
standing straight up) and have their microswitches installed. D'oh!
- The second lesson was use longer wood screws. The 3/8" long screws I'm
using now pop out of the mounting wood much too easily. This is the reason for
the stress failure I mentioned before.
- Countersink! Countersink! Countersink! While I don't have a countersink
bit, I found 1/4" drill bit does a mighty fine job.
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The player 2 joystick box looks a heck of a lot better than the
player 1 box. However, it still has some issues and will likely get completely
rebuilt when I widen the joystick boxes by an inch and a half...
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One of the cats gives the machine her stamp of approval. |
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