Anyone made a Williams CP from scratch?

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I am going to be making them, wondering if anyone tracked down the roundover bit needed for the front of the CP and what you bought. Thanks, Brett
 
I have, only way you'll find that bit is for a Shaper table. Mean sucker too.
 
i got a router table, clue me in bro! part number, link, picture? thanks!
 
I am going to be making them, wondering if anyone tracked down the roundover bit needed for the front of the CP and what you bought. Thanks, Brett

I would be interested in getting a CP made for my Multi Williams.
 
http://www.powermatic.com/Products.aspx?Part=1791273&cat=332108

That's a shaper.. think of a router table mounted into a heavy steel table like a good table saw with a router that could rout a tmolding channel into a brick wall. The bit needed to make that 3/4 inch by 1.25 inch roundover on williams panels is very mean and very dangerous on a normal router. I'm sure someone out there makes a bit that is similar for normal routers but it's something I wouldn't try if I value my wrists and fingers.

If you've ever made a raised panel door for a kitchen cabinet or the like it's similar.. those panel door bit sets for normal routers will scare the crap out of you.
 
I am going to be making them, wondering if anyone tracked down the roundover bit needed for the front of the CP and what you bought. Thanks, Brett

When I built mine, I just cut down and sanded. Not sure how well that will work for a large run though.
 
+1 for Multi-Williams here too!!! Defender control panel

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A Defender control panel is pretty easy to do. It is simply a flat piece of 3/4" plywood with a angle cut on the monitor side and router cut for t-molding on the front edge.
 
i don't mind doing custom stuff, but my current workload is pretty sizeable at the moment. I have some robotron cabs ordered, CP was the last thing i needed to figure out!
 
If you are going to make blank CPs for Williams cabs (both Stargate/Joust/Robotron/Sinistar sized and Moon Patrol/Bubbles sized) there is probably a small but consistant market for them, considering the number of swiss cheese CPs out there. Just look at the restore forum and the wanted forums. Not to mention all the people who have been trying to buy arcadeshop blank metal CPs.

A lot will depend on shipping costs.

ken
 
using UPS I think they could ship for $12 or less most of the time.
I say that, but I ship from work who happens to have a UPS account,
and maybe we pay "wholesale" vs "retail" for shipping, not real sure.
 
using UPS I think they could ship for $12 or less most of the time.
I say that, but I ship from work who happens to have a UPS account,
and maybe we pay "wholesale" vs "retail" for shipping, not real sure.

on bigger stuff i usually just have my idiot boss email a prepaid ups label. that way all they have to do is package and drop at a ups or shipping store.
 
I did one for a bartop cab using a cut down Stargate overlay. Used 3/4 MDF glued and clamped from back with L brackets and a half inch roundover for the front.
 

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That is the right style bit. Cost $40 more than I thought it would. WOW, did the price go up on those! I guess with Home Depot and Lowes running the small tool shops out of business didn't help. We had a 'Pro Tool Shop' here that sold every router bit you could think of. With the big chains moving in offering commercial grade power tools, it took that shops biggest businnes from them. Glad you found one :)

Kevin
 
Menards, lowes, and home depot don't carry it! I called all 3 earlier.
 
Not the right bit :(... take your calipers to it dp..
 
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