This week was mostly a painting week. I’ve got all the pieces fully primed, so next we can start assembling. We’ll do the final paint after that. Lastly you can see the coin door, I’ve got all the old paint scraped off and fixed the bent corner. I also sanded it to the max! It doesn’t look nice now but it’s actually pretty smooth. Now, I just have to repaint and hopefully it’ll be good to go. Continue reading FiF, Jr: Week 4
We made some baby steps this week. After borrowing a router (mine’s broken and is being fixed) my dad made the slot cuts on the side pieces. We also made the bottom box, or the foot of the cabinet. Lastly, I started refurbishing the coin door. I forgot to grab a picture of it but we used this Orange paint remover and it really worked slick. Continue reading FiF, Jr: Week 3
No pictures this week, I’ll have some later. But we cut all the other random pieces like the back door, front panels, back panels, and smaller trim. I also got a slot cutter to make the T-Molding slots. Unfortunately, my router is broke so I’m trying to get that fixed so we can work on that. We also stacked our two side pieces and sanded/recut them to be more exact duplicates of each other. Sorry there’s not much for week 2, but read on!
Before we started any cuts we did a lot of planning. We decided to use 1/2″ MDF for the cabinet. People typically use 3/4″ but we wanted to cut down on weight. This also means we’ll need a lot more bracing though. After drawing out the sides on cardboard we finally made some cuts. This took MUCH longer than I’d have thought; possibly because neither of us are woodworkers. Continue reading FiF, Jr: Week 1
My Dad and I decided to do a project together, and I’ve always wanted my own arcade machine. So, we’re building a Fix It Felix, Jr Arcade Cabinet. If you’ve seen the movie Wreck It Ralph you’ll know what I’m talking about. If you haven’t, it’s a fake arcade game designed to look like it’s from the 80’s, in an identical cabinet that Nintendo’s Donkey Kong used. Disney actually made some cabinets to display as publicity but they’re not really for sale. We’re using plans provided by Jakobud but these are really more of a guideline than anything. I also have to thank everyone at BYOAC Forums for all the tips and guides they’ve provided.
