Cutting a slot in plywood

[OnOff]

Just make sure it doesn't turn out like these monstrosities:

http://www.wickedretarded.com/~crapmame/1.html

:slap

 

[steptoe]

@Onoff

Here's what I have, this is designed for an 18" tall screen, (remember, I'm doing a vertical cabinet), 

I didn't actually measure much, I done it by eye, as to what 'looked' right, I only measured the screen height then put the rest of it to suit, 

Obviously you need to radius the corners, I used a toffee tin, and an aerosol can, I'm very technical about stuff like that being precise,

I'm sure you don't need telling, but the measurements aren't completely accurate, and they aren't in mm, :slap

 

[OnOff]

Ta, just been looking at this guy's drawings:

http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/eng/

Needs to be tall whatever - it's like The Land Of The Giants in my house!

 

[steptoe]

Ta, just been looking at this guy's drawings:

http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/eng/

Needs to be tall whatever - it's like The Land Of The Giants in my house!

@Onoff

Ye, I got some ideas from him,

Well, my workbench is 38" and I'm near 6', the angles on that cab work for me if it's sitting on my bench, 

So you could probably just cut your 2 sides from a sheet of 8x4 using the full length, then trim down to height. 

 

[ProDave]

I did consider it,

It is, your screen is lopsided,

btw, is this a bug,? When you click on the picture it puts it the rwu, :C

It's a "bug" in windoze as far as I  can tell. (possiblt other OS's as well)

To be "helpful" recent picture viewing software "helpfully" auto rotates any image you view to be the right way up.

This has led to people downloading pictures from their cameras and storing them on their computer and never bothering to rotate the image to be the right way up, as it's "always" the right way up automatically.

Until you come to post it on a forum and some old phart with an old computer views it, without this auto rotating software, and complains the picture is on it's side and you must be a t**t for not noticing that and posting it on it's side.

 

[Blue Duck]

I don't have this issue with OSX / android but do have it with photobucket.

:animal:

Anyway - nice work there steptoe! 

I see now why you used ply rather than MDF.

 

[OnOff]

He's shown it on a washing machine to throw us off the scent of where it's really going to sit:



Oh look the fridge is empty.....!   Guinness

 

[steptoe]

He's shown it on a washing machine to throw us off the scent of where it's really going to sit:

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Oh look the fridge is empty.....!   Guinness

I like that,

 

[Sharpend]

It's missing a bottle opener? 

 

[steptoe]

It's missing a bottle opener? 

Funny you should say that, 

I have one for the front of my machine, :slap

Also got one of those can/cup/bottle holder thingies I was gonna screw on the side,

 

[Sharpend]

Now that was something I never expected, didn't think you put the bottle down long enough o gain use of the holder, I thought it was- open-drink-bin ??

 

[steptoe]

Bloody hell,!

I'm not a full time pisshead just yet,!!

 

[OnOff]

.....I've just realised I've some redundant machine control joysticks - 4-axis so UP/DN/LEFT& RIGHT, any good for a MAME console?

Oh, I found this site out of interest:

http://www.iliketomakestuff.com/raspberry-pi-arcade-part-1/

 

[steptoe]

.....I've just realised I've some redundant machine control joysticks - 4-axis so UP/DN/LEFT& RIGHT, any good for a MAME console?

Oh, I found this site out of interest:

http://www.iliketomakestuff.com/raspberry-pi-arcade-part-1/

Are they simple on-off microswitch joysticks?  

Then they will work, potentiometer types need a more complicated code than I  have,

 

[Andy™]

im sure onoff could modify it to fit microswitches

 

[OnOff]

They're Allen Bradley ones. Have NO/NC contact blocks on the back. You have to place your thumb on the top and pull up before they'll move. Got a feeling they'll also move on the diagonal axis also, not sure what block combination that brings in though.....

Only reason they got changed years ago was that the rubber boot would perish letting in water. (We actually put condoms on a few as a short term fix :Blushing ). Since changed to replaceable boot type.





A bit industrial maybe but I kept them "just in case".....

Btw, need a wiring diagram for all the 2-player controls required to connect to a Pi if anyone can point me at one please!

 

[steptoe]

Hey, they will work, use the NO terminals, obviously, and, if you strip them tou can disengage the lock, it's just a fork type thing usually. 

 

[OnOff]

Steps, Is this controller kit any good to couple with a Pi based MAME build?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Player-Arcade-Control-Kit-2-Ball-Top-Joysticks-14-Buttons-MAME-JAMMA-/121851980975?hash=item1c5ef1acaf:g:wyUAAOSwJkJWhwoK

 

[steptoe]

Steps, Is this controller kit any good to couple with a Pi based MAME build?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Player-Arcade-Control-Kit-2-Ball-Top-Joysticks-14-Buttons-MAME-JAMMA-/121851980975?hash=item1c5ef1acaf:g:wyUAAOSwJkJWhwoK

Ye, that's basically what I have, except I got lighty up ones this time,

Have you tried ultracabs ,  or arcadeworld,?  

I got mine from ultracabs, the first plain set I got from arcadeworld iirc, 

 

[phil d]

That brings back memories,I worked on some arcade gear donkey's years ago.I actually had a table top Asteroids machine that I got from work.Incidentally how are you going with cutting that slot? I've got 4 different routers and loads of different cutters if you need a hand,I'm only part way down the Lancs.M6 gate 23.