August 20, 2010

It's a mad, mad, mad world

We are in the mad rush stage for the Saturday afternoon cookout now.  Last night:

  • Routed the T-molding channel on cabinet and control panel.
  • Two coats of paint on the cabinet and what I had done
  • Primed everything else: bezel, door, floor
  • Cut door
  • Routed relief cuts for joysticks(went 1/8th too deep on one, but I'll put in a layer of 1/8 plexi just to level it.
  • Worked on trackball cutout.
  • This morning put second coat on everything with one coat and first coat on primed items.
Tonight:
  • Second coat on control panel, door, and bezel
  • While that dries
    • Cut button hole for power on back of cabinet
    • Install light up top and weather strip around to prevent light leakage
    • Install T-molding on cabinet
    • Install top
    • Install marquee with holder
    • Hack power button on computer to button in cabinet.
  • After dry
    • Install T-molding on control panel
    • Route out Trackball insert
      • 2 1/8" hole from top
      • 1/4" roundover from top
      • 1/2" depth relief area on bottom for unit base
      • 1/2" chamfer route from bottom to allow free movement of ball
    • Prime trackball hole to seal MDF
    • Install door with Tot-lock magnetic lock
    • Wire panel
  • Run around world at light speed + like Superman to reverse time and allow for more time to complete:)
Pictures tomorrow.

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