Blotch1 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) So... I'm working on turning part of my basement into a theater and wanted to include a retro arcade cabinet because that was a big part of the theater experience back in the 80s and 90s when I would be there every week with my friends. I'd already spent thousands on recliners, projector, projector screen paint, etc., so I didn't think I could justify spending more on the cabinet. So I collected some things from around the house: A windows laptop with a broken screen, an old lcd monitor that's been sitting in the storage room for 10 years, some old pc speakers and subwoofer, and the cardboard packaging from the theater recliners. I only had to spend money on the joysticks/buttons. After experimenting with different methods of building with cardboard (plain corrugated cardboard is too weak and warps when painted), I found that sandwiching 1/4" corrugated cardboard between 2 pieces of 1/8" chipboard with gorilla glue came out to be almost as sturdy as 1/2" MDF. I could put my full weight on it without it collapsing. I had looked at lots of plans that were posted online for wooden cabinets and designed something similar that would work with my materials and fit the monitor that I already had. Now I'm working on learning how to design my own bigbox theme to match the cab. Edited March 23, 2022 by Blotch1 spelling 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yazanabbass1112 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 (edited) It could be something that a barely halfway competent guy could handle in five minutes, or it could be way beyond any reasonable fix, or anything in between. It depends on the exact problem. kodi nox Edited May 17, 2022 by yazanabbass1112 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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