Having applied the vinyls to the control panel it was now time to attach the new control panel and to cut the perspex top layer. I managed to source the perspex at a good price from Trent Plastics and as they were not too far from me I had been able to collect these on Friday once I knew the artwork would be arriving. I had ordered four pieces of perspex in total - two for the marquee, one for the control panel and a large dark tinted piece for the screen (more on that later)
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| The new control panel is attached to the cabinet |
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| The acrylic sheet is cut to shape and drilled and rested on the control panel |
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| The control buttons are attached holding the acrylic sheet in place |
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Joysticks are added and checked for clearance
Once the control panel was attached it was clear I would have to add some screws to hold the perspex more securely as it could be lifted at the corners and anywhere where it was not being held in place by the buttons and joysticks. I would get some small screws and enamel paint later in the week to tackle that issue but for now I decided to spend the rest of the build time today on reconnecting the wiring for the controls and applying the vinyl for the marquee. Applying the vinyl to the acrylic was actually far harder than to the MDF - something which I had not anticipated as due to the smoother surface the acrylic really stuck and became much harder to work with. Nevertheless the graphic was applied.
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| The Vinyl is applied to the perspex for the Marquee |
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| The wiring is redone to the new control panel and tested |
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