operated arcade video game.
The original control panel made of plywood, which is covered by veneer
on the outside, has roughly a "U" shape with a metal bracket in the
center for added support.
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The control panel pictured is 24" long, and looking at it from on
edge, the width of all three sides is 3-3/4" x 6" x 7".
Making the control panel exactly the same way as the original would be
too difficult, so I was thinking of making one by bending 1/8" sheet
metal into the same shape of the original control panel(an 11 degree
bend), and screwing wood boards to the inside to get the proper
thickness, and adding "L" shaped braces to the inside for support, but
I was wondering how others would tackle a project like this.
*** The only major difference is that the top side of the control
panel where the joysticks are located would be detachable.
I don't know if there is a plausible way to make the edges rounded
like the original, so I'll settle for sharper bends.
I settled on Aluminum for the metal parts because steel would require
serious bending equipment I don't have access to. And I guess that
plywood can be used, but may go with one of the hardwoods.(The
proportion of metal and wood in this project is still an open issue).
Any thoughts, ideas, or tool/material recommendations would be
appreciated.
Thanks a lot.
Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.