Clear Plexi Ms.Pacman Cabinet

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I found this somewhere in the vastness if the internet, and was wondering if anyone knows who made it.

Pretty Impressive.
 

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That wouldn't be that hard to do.. not sure how much 3/4" thick acrylic would be. Biggest question I have is what would be the best way to assemble the joints? Probably an epoxy of some sort.
 
That wouldn't be that hard to do.. not sure how much 3/4" thick acrylic would be. Biggest question I have is what would be the best way to assemble the joints? Probably an epoxy of some sort.

There is acylic glue specific for this purpose - I use it all the time.

The hardest part other than plans is finding a way to cut the peices. Large enough laser table might do it... but likely a CNC router table. By far the expense would be the machine time - not the material. Each side would be HEAVY ... you'd proably have to start with a big 4ftx8ft sheet and CNC it in one pass.
 
That wouldn't be that hard to do.. not sure how much 3/4" thick acrylic would be. Biggest question I have is what would be the best way to assemble the joints? Probably an epoxy of some sort.

Weld on

http://www.eplastics.com/Plastic/Plexiglass_Glue

There is different numbers for different bonds. Aint so important because this does not need to be water tight. It basically melts (bonds) the two together.

Dave
 
I visited that Coin-Op Museum many times in the 1990's. It was a cool place. When did it close?

Many of the games from the museum ended up at an arcade auction in Mesquite, TX on Dec 13, 1997. The clear Ms. Pac was there and was won by someone from id Software for $2200. At the time they said there were only four made like that.
 
That thing is sweet! Reminds me of Wonder Woman's jet. :)

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The hardest part other than plans is finding a way to cut the peices. Large enough laser table might do it... but likely a CNC router table. By far the expense would be the machine time - not the material. Each side would be HEAVY ... you'd proably have to start with a big 4ftx8ft sheet and CNC it in one pass.


Yes, the CNC table would be the way to do it. I have cut a couple of control panels out of 1/2" acrylic on the CNC and they came out really nice. I see the biggest cost by far being the acrylic though. I can cut the acrylic close to the same speed as melamine, so the machining costs are about the same as a regular cabinet build.

If I remember correctly though, the 1/2" acrylic that was a 3'x4' sheet was around $100. A 4'x8' sheet of melamine is around $65. So I would hate to think what a 4'x8' sheet of acrylic would be.

But, if anyone is seriously interested in putting one of these together let me know. It would be a fun project.
 
When I last quoted some CNC work here in Austin for my Star Trek Capt Chair... it was way in excess of $150 IIRC - It was a smaller job. Unless you can find a hobbyist willing to do it for basically free; I'm sure it'd cost more for machine time than material.

Either way; it's a mute point until someone forks over some plans and the desire to do it.
 
Let me know if you need stuff CNC'd. I have the plans for the Ms Pac cabinet and it would be pretty easy to set it up for acrylic. Maybe I'll look into doing one for fun.
 
Well forget that idea. Quick check on a 3/4" x 48" x 96" sheet is $938. You'd be looking at close to $3000 in materials. The machining costs are negligable compaired to that.
 
Hmmm...

What about going to 1/2" and doing some type of cabaret cabinet? You'd be able (most likely) to cut both sides from one 4'x8'x1/2" sheet.

Just thinking out loud to try and keep the costs down yet produce something cool!
 
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