Help me, Obi-wan Kenobi! Star Wars cab collapse

[LittleLarrySellr]

sometimes this hobby is really exhausting...

I have ONE color vector game - Star Wars. And this is the one cab I try to just play and have yet to attempt anything maintenance related with it as I am very afraid to touch the vector monitor and break it.

Well, I am still working on the layout and setup of my basement arcade and I decided to move this and the f'n think collapsed! The back left base of the cabinet gave out. I carefully got it up on the dolly to look and it is pretty bad. I don't see water damage but it was put on wheels at some point which was why I thought I could easily move it.

I wedged a piece of wood under the back corner for now so the cabinet sits level and it still works (thank god!).

My question is how do you repair this? Do I have to completely replace the base of the cabinet? This is way beyond any body work I have done so far. At this point, I kind of just want to leave it on the piece of wood, however lame that is, just because it does still work and as a stopgap I guess this is ok short term.

 

[blown23t]

push it back out where it needs to be. then use 1x1 blocking on the inside radius all the way around w/screws.

 

[LittleLarrySellr]

OK. Thanks. Hopefully I can do that without disturbing much. This is the first time I've had a cab give in like this.

 

[DudeBroWTF]

This happened to my space duel. If you are handy, you can repair this without scabbing in a bunch of unoriginal wood. Lay the cabinet on its side with the back door off. Push the floor back into position. Get some door shims and wedge between the base and the sides creating a gap. Get some heavy duty construction adhesive and carefully apply it in the gap. Dont use too much. With a popsical stick (or similar) spread the adhesive in the gap to a thin consistent layer. Then remove the shims. Using large bar clamps (cheap at harbor freight or menards) clamp the cabinet across the face. You may use a 2x4 to spread the clamp force over a larger area. Maybe use a towel to prevent damage to the art. Then wipe up any extra construction adhesive that will have squeezed out the gap after clamping. This will be stronger than before and no one will know it was repaired.