Cabinet

With the control panel finally working the way I want it to, it’s time to start building the cabinet!

I made a marquee image that is 8”x30”. I added a 1/4” black border all the way around so that it can slide into routed notches in the cabinet. I bought a 9’ LED strip to put on a board behind it for illumination. Here is the image:

I had the marquee printed by GameOnGrafix (who I also plan to use for the cabinet side art), and I chose the option that includes two pieces of 1/16” plexiglass to sandwich the image between. Here is a photo of the printed marquee:

I came up with a profile design, which is nothing too original, but I made sure it would fit my control panel, monitor, and marquee. I also made it so that the controls will be about 40” inches from the floor so I can comfortably play it while standing. Here is the profile design:

The angles for the top are 10°, and the monitor is also tilted back 10° from vertical. The control panel is tilted forward 5°, and the angled section under the control panel is 45°.

The corners will be rounded a bit, with a radius between 1” and 2”.