Control Panels ... Shaping Up Nicely !

I haven't picked up any wood filler as of yet, but decided none the less to give the control panels a sanding. I was able to shape them quite well, taking off the hard corners. I think they came out quite nice. Only problem is I rushed when drilling out the button holes. To be honest they are rather close together. AH WELL ...these are for re-sale !

Panels About Done

Got the rest of what I needed built this weekend.
I still need to drill out the control panels, fill the staple holes, and paint them.
But honestly I don't think it will be that much work.
I also got my plexi retainer cut for my keeper cabinet, as well as some monitor supports. The NEW hope is to have these complete and ready for sale by the holiday season.

The Low Down On What Is Left.....

I have a few things left to do before I can get these bartop's completed and sold.
I need to fashion a bracket to mount the LCD to the inside of the "keeper" cabinet.
Both the yellow and orange bartop's need to have their monitors installed also.
I'm still waiting to get help building the control panels for the yellow and orange bartop's. I'll also need to prepare a simply bracket the holds the plexi in place in the "keeper" cabinet. All the cabinets will have to wired up and I am indeed going to order the side art. I was very impressed with the samples I had printed up.

Room To Spare !

With one of the three bartop's being a keeper I don't mind spending a few extra bucks on it. With the monitor broken I have no choice but to spend a few extra bucks on it.
Went out this week and picked up a $15 LCD monitor for $40 used. Came with all the wiring and a 90 warranty. It was tested and worked, and best of all it easily fit. The great thing is a monitor that size should easily fit into all of the bartop's.
So should I need to provided an upgrade when selling the buyer would have a great option.

Oh Man A Broken Neck !

I've come to realize three things as of late.
I need to stop counting on people for help with this hobby. Which leads me to......
If I'm going to stick with this hobby I need to build an even better tool kit.
I should not be so rough with my stuff !
Not having all the proper tools often comes to bite me in the ass in the world of coin-op. I can't always get things done when I want. I need to wait for this person and that person. I end up going back to things time and time again. And as I have learned the more you mess with something, the better your odds of breaking it are.
I've considered getting LCD monitors for the bartop's, or even just having it as an option at the time of sale. I had to remove the monitor from its mounting bracket so I could take the bracket with me and size out the monitors. Well me, like a bull in a china shop as my mom would say poked,prodded,and pulled until I ended up breaking the neck of the monitor. Now I have no option I NEED an LCD !

Side Art Samples

Picked up some side art samples on simple photo stock.
Wanted to look at the overall print quality.
I'm very happy with the look.
Shortly I will get the images printed on sticker stock and install them onto the cabinets.

Check List

So with the "four month fuck" out of the way it's time to move forward.
All three cabinets are painted. All the jamma harnesses have been bundled.
Most of my tech questions have been answered by the good people over at the BYOAC site.
With that said I thought I should make a check list so I would know what remains.

* Cut out monitor support for yellow & orange bar top
* Build control panels for yellow & orange bar top
* Paint control panels
* Install joysticks & buttons into new control panels
* Wire up joysticks, buttons, and monitors (replacing existing monitor connection)
* Install new power switch in all cabinets
* Wire up the AC elements of all cabinets

That's pretty much it !
Not that much left to do really.
This coming weekend I am going to my brothers house. He is an electrician and will be helping me when it comes to wiring the cabinets. For the time being he is going to help me with the monitor supports and control panels. Once they are done I think I'll only need an hour or so to get the joysticks,buttons, and monitors all wired up. Starting with a new jamma harness really does simplify the project. Once I've got that done it will time for trip number two to my brothers house. We will (and by we I mean him) get the electrical wiring done. From there list & sell the machines..... I hope !