{"id":22,"date":"2011-10-08T21:18:44","date_gmt":"2011-10-09T01:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gabmonkey.com\/arcade\/?p=22"},"modified":"2011-10-08T21:18:44","modified_gmt":"2011-10-09T01:18:44","slug":"materials-for-my-arcade-cabinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gabmonkey.com\/arcade\/2011\/10\/materials-for-my-arcade-cabinet\/","title":{"rendered":"Materials For My Arcade Cabinet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Getting materials for the cabinet was pretty straight forward. A cabinet it’s self is not all that complex. It is pretty much MDF, Paint, Screws and Glue. I’m positive anyone who wants to do this can with a little help and some determination. Truth be told if I was in wood shop I’d have probably opted to build one of these instead of the chess board I did build in grade 8. At this point I should point out I’m not a “handy guy” by any means. I know enough to not loose a finger, but this was all a learning experience. Almost all of the material I purchased from Home Depot.<\/p>\n

One thing I did remember for shop class was measure twice cut once. \u00a0I think for the control panel I measured everything about 10 times, and spent a lot of time\u00a0pencilling\u00a0on the MDF how I wanted it to look. \u00a0Take time if you’re cutting your own cabinet, as the cuts will be critical to the quality of the final product. \u00a0I was in a hurry one day and cut\u00a0everything\u00a0short, and wasted a whole MDF board. \u00a0In one of my lasts posts, I’ll also include a total of\u00a0everything\u00a0as well as links or notes as to where I purchased everything, or where you can purchase it.<\/p>\n