Also added a sheet of 3mm clear acrylic to the top of the control panel. That should help protect the paint somewhat from those sweaty hands resting on it while playing. The joystick and button template has been added ready for drilling.
Sunday, 16 September 2012
My Weecade - Xbox Based Arcade Machine - Part 4
Right, another quick update. Had a rethink on the back panel for my weecade. Decided rather than having a solid back I would add some vents. Might even add a couple of 80mm fans while I am at it. Anyway cut a series of 3" holes as well as a cut out for the blanking plate for the power switch, volume control etc. The holes will be covered with wire mesh when that turns up.
Also added a sheet of 3mm clear acrylic to the top of the control panel. That should help protect the paint somewhat from those sweaty hands resting on it while playing. The joystick and button template has been added ready for drilling.
Also added a sheet of 3mm clear acrylic to the top of the control panel. That should help protect the paint somewhat from those sweaty hands resting on it while playing. The joystick and button template has been added ready for drilling.
Sunday, 2 September 2012
My Weecade - Xbox Based Arcade Machine - Part 2
Right got the ball rolling. After downloading the plans for the weecade from the link in degenatrons tutorial I created a template for the sides to make cutting the MDF easier. The remaining pieces I had cut to size by my local timber merchant. So I now have all of the wood cut, sanded an primed ready for assembly and painting.
Saturday, 1 September 2012
My Weecade - Xbox Based Arcade Machine - Part 1
After stumbling on this video of an Xbox based bartop arcade machine I decided this is something I had to have a go at building. I still have my old crystal Xbox in the loft gathering dust. The guy has a series of videos which shows the process of building one of these bad boys so it should be fairly straight forward right?
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