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<blockquote data-quote="L33" data-source="post: 210314" data-attributes="member: 4681"><p>Not had the chance to do much today...though i did spend an hour or so tidying up the mess left from cutting just a few pieces of plywood. </p><p></p><p>Cant do too much until I pick up the side rails and lockdown bar because it seems those pieces may be the governing factor for everything else. Im just hoping that the width will be right and the bar will fit. One thing I messed up though, was that I originally cut some of the pieces to give me an inside measurement of 540mm...the same as the TV. Only after did I remember that the lockdown bar governs the size, not the TV...so I was able to get back to a width of 558mm by cutting the housing joints to the right depth. Im hoping that paint and artwork will give me an extra mm either side and hopefully then the lockdown bar will fit snug. However, not yet having a lockdown bar means I cant double check the sizes. So it’s all ‘make up as you go along’ at the moment.</p><p></p><p>Can anyone shed light on the following...</p><p></p><p>Does the tv lay flat inside a cab? Im under the impression that a normal pinball machine is angled for the ball, but the virtual software already projects and angled playfield, so angleing (if that is a word) the TV would be doubling the angle required. But Im just guessing.</p><p></p><p>Are there set heights and distances from the front/back recommended for TV playfields?</p><p></p><p>Does a pinball table glass just rest on top of a cabinet? And is it the side rails holding the glass in place?</p><p></p><p>What goes at the top where the glass meets the backbox area?</p><p></p><p>On measuring a Funhouse table I remember that the shelf that the back box sits on was 180mm deep, but the bottom of the backbox is only 160 mm deep. Therefore, there is a 20mm difference. Does the backbox therefore sit flush with the back of the cabinet leaving a 20mm gap showing at the front, or is it vice versa, or does it it central?</p><p></p><p>The table I measured has the legs at slightly different heights creating the table angle. When I look at pictures on the internet, the back box always looks level even when the table is not. Is this just an illusion? Because Im sure the part where the back box sits isnt angled, and is parallel with the bottom of the cabinet base.</p><p></p><p>Any help is appreciated. </p><p></p><p>Hopefully in the next couple of days I’ll have the back box made and I’m already working on the graphics for the cabinet. Im gonna look at setting up the legs temporarily too just to make sure everything all lines up. I’ll put all this up in Part 2, once Ive looked into how the backboxes are made and I’ll hopefully look at making the internal shelving adjustable too.</p><p></p><p>It’s starting to look like a pinball table I suppose...and if it all goes horribly wrong, Im sure it’ll make a great canoe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="L33, post: 210314, member: 4681"] Not had the chance to do much today...though i did spend an hour or so tidying up the mess left from cutting just a few pieces of plywood. Cant do too much until I pick up the side rails and lockdown bar because it seems those pieces may be the governing factor for everything else. Im just hoping that the width will be right and the bar will fit. One thing I messed up though, was that I originally cut some of the pieces to give me an inside measurement of 540mm...the same as the TV. Only after did I remember that the lockdown bar governs the size, not the TV...so I was able to get back to a width of 558mm by cutting the housing joints to the right depth. Im hoping that paint and artwork will give me an extra mm either side and hopefully then the lockdown bar will fit snug. However, not yet having a lockdown bar means I cant double check the sizes. So it’s all ‘make up as you go along’ at the moment. Can anyone shed light on the following... Does the tv lay flat inside a cab? Im under the impression that a normal pinball machine is angled for the ball, but the virtual software already projects and angled playfield, so angleing (if that is a word) the TV would be doubling the angle required. But Im just guessing. Are there set heights and distances from the front/back recommended for TV playfields? Does a pinball table glass just rest on top of a cabinet? And is it the side rails holding the glass in place? What goes at the top where the glass meets the backbox area? On measuring a Funhouse table I remember that the shelf that the back box sits on was 180mm deep, but the bottom of the backbox is only 160 mm deep. Therefore, there is a 20mm difference. Does the backbox therefore sit flush with the back of the cabinet leaving a 20mm gap showing at the front, or is it vice versa, or does it it central? The table I measured has the legs at slightly different heights creating the table angle. When I look at pictures on the internet, the back box always looks level even when the table is not. Is this just an illusion? Because Im sure the part where the back box sits isnt angled, and is parallel with the bottom of the cabinet base. Any help is appreciated. Hopefully in the next couple of days I’ll have the back box made and I’m already working on the graphics for the cabinet. Im gonna look at setting up the legs temporarily too just to make sure everything all lines up. I’ll put all this up in Part 2, once Ive looked into how the backboxes are made and I’ll hopefully look at making the internal shelving adjustable too. It’s starting to look like a pinball table I suppose...and if it all goes horribly wrong, Im sure it’ll make a great canoe. [/QUOTE]
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