Top One Is DONE!

Had my friend come over last night to help me out on the bartop's.
Took a little longer then we both had expected, but bartop number one is DONE!
A few minor things, like taping of some wires, and cutting a bezel remain. But the hard stuff is done. I might end up tying the monitor into the power supply that way I only require the one switch. My friend (who is an electrical engineer)said that wouldn't be an issue. Here is a pic of the bartop in action.

I should note the image on the screen is too large. It's cut off to both the left and the right. The monitor is not allowing me to re-size the image. So I will need to find a solution to this.

The Art Is In, And It Looks Awesome !

Not much to report.
Should get these completed for the weekend.
The art came in today and it is awesome !

Final Touches

With the monitors now installed in the last two bartops the end is around the corner.
All that really remains is to wire up the electrical elements of the project and install the power switches. A co-worker friend of mine was formerly an electrical engineer and offered to help. He is going to give everything the once over to make sure I've done it all correctly. He's also going help me to ensure the proper voltage is going out to the monitors and arcade board. With two of the cabinets for sale (prior to the holiday season should all go to plan) I don't want to take any chances.

I've got side art coming in this week, and I also have a lead on some cheap 15" LCD monitors should any of these monitors be on the fritz. I'm excited to have this project coming to a close. They look pretty good ! I'll also have a better idea of what needs to be done once fully wired up. The original incarnation of the cabinets had the protective film left on the back side of the plexi. The middle was cut out serving as a bezel. I've got some bristle board to serve as a bezel should I need it. I'm hoping with the monitors on and the cabinets illuminated the frosted plexi will hide some of the inner workings. If I do need to add a bezel I will.

As is some of the wires are sort of loosely placed inside the cabinet and the monitor support just plain unpainted MDF. Should I need to paint it black I will. If I have to wrap the wires in black electrical tape to hide them, I will. But for now I'm hoping these minor details can be left as is.

Once fully complete I can begin the push on my Donkey Kong Jr project.

The Final Countdown !

I promised myself I'd make a strong final push this weekend to get stuff done. Not only did I work on my bartop cabinet's, but I also found time to work on my DK JR project (BONUS!). Most of the jamma wiring was done last week. I'll still need to install the fans and speakers but that will be really simple. Today I got the monitors installed. WOW! These suckers have no room inside. It's really really tight. Not to mention the weight they add. I'd like to get some LCD's in them, but they aren't keepers, they are for sale. And the more I put into them money wise the less I get out.

ALMOST All Done...........ALMOST !

Today I managed to complete most of the Jamma wiring. All the joysticks and buttons are done. I'll try to install the monitors this weekend and get them wired up.
The electrical part of the wiring I'm going to seek help on. My brother's are electricians, and I just want to ensure they are done correctly and properly grounded.
With two of the machines for sale I'd rather not take chances.
I did install the monitor supports, and the monitor into the keeper cabinet. It looks good! I'll need to clean up the wiring a little and cut a bezel and then it's pretty much done. PUSH PUSH PUSH !

Jamma Wiring

I decided today I'd take a little time and try to wire up what I could.
Still a little more left to do. I hope to get both cabinets wired up this week.

Putting It All Together

So I've got the control panels built, shaped, filled, sanded, and painted.
I started this weekend getting the cabinets put back together again.
The goal is to have them ready for sale come Christmas. I think I should easily
make the deadline. They are looking good, I'm happy with how the control panels
turned out once sanded. I wish I would have primed them since the really soaked up
the paint. But all in for two cabinets I plan on selling I think they look good.
With tomorrow being a holiday Monday (Canadian Thanksgiving) I'm hoping I can
get some of the Jamma wiring started if not completed.