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After a very long time of doing absolutely nothing on this project, I decided to tackle it again, on of all days, Labor day.
There is no real reason that I have slacked on this, other than being a complete slob.

I was fortunate enough to receive a super fresh Happ Vision Pro. This baby is sweet, well I should say "SICK" as that seems to be the new phrase.

I basically mounted a shelf where I thought the monitor would look right. Yes, there was the little distraction of getting the angle aligned… Continue

Central Florida has been under a drought for 3 years now. So we really need, and appreciate the rain. It has rained every day, for the last week. I can't really say if this has been a good thing for my project or bad. Each coat of paint has taken days to dry. I think it should take until sometime this summer to completely cure. As you can tell, the pictues are bad, and in poor lighting, due to the very humid overcast conditions.

As I said in the last blog, I used the odorless Kilz primer. The o… Continue

So this weekend I installed the back door, door lock, and cut the front opening for the coin door. My 1/16th slot router bit arrived, so I cut the t-molding groove. Piece of cake.

I sanded the whole thing down with tender loving care, and began to lay down the first coat of primer. Based on what many sources have said, I chose the Kilz oil-base. I used the odorless version, and I have to say, it's pretty sweet. I test sanded a small section after it dried, and it sands down very smooth. My plan… Continue

Biscuits, because I used a biscuit joiner for this cabinet, and no screws. Gravy, cause it went together so nice! I'm no Norm Abram, I can be totally honest here and say, with my general lack of skills and tools, this is a butt-load of work. It's the best way to learn, so with this, I am well on my way.

I managed to work out the dimensions, and cut out the various components during the week. So here you can see me test fitting the parts, and finally glueing it all together and clamping it down.… Continue

My entry into this amazingly addictive hobby began with the purchase of a Renegade PCB on Ebay. At the time I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I did'nt exactly have a plan. I only knew that, if I was going to own a full size arcade game, it would have to be Renegade. While it was not exactly a popular title, it held a certain mystic for me. I remember playing it at the arcade in the late 80's. It would've been one of the first fighting games on the scene, and to my knowledge it was on… Continue