In The Gameroom - Cutting an Arcade Cabinet Kit

GameroomDesigns

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Hey all,

I produced a couple of videos, showcasing our CNC machine cutting one of our Contender arcade cabinet kits. I'd love to make these go viral, to bring more awareness to the arcade builder community, so if you're inclined, I'd really appreciate it if you'd like and share the videos.

The high-speed version, showing at 4X regular speed, can be found here:

http://youtu.be/nrkvrVDDWmM

The full version, showing in real time, can be found here:

http://youtu.be/aaZO1XFzPDU

I have a number of other 'show' ideas in the works, a little different than your standard fare. If there's anything you would like to see in a video, I'd love to hear your ideas!

Thanks!

Rick from Gameroom Designs

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2 questions...
What type of cnc machine is that? I'm building a wood shop in the basement this year and that unit looks too be a nice size.

Also what material are you milling? MDF?
 
What type of cnc machine is that? I'm building a wood shop in the basement this year and that unit looks to be a nice size. Also what material are you milling? MDF?

It's actually a home built machine, based on the Green Bull design by BuildYourCNC.com. I viewed their "how to assemble your machine" videos, and created the design from scratch using Solidworks. From there, I sent the design to a local CNC shop for cutting, and then assembled the electronics and motors. I've actually modified the machine a number of times, adding limit switches and upgrading the dust collection capabilities. My next update will be to upgrade to a 4" dust collection system, and a fixed height dust collector shoe. (Had I bought the machine kit from buildyourcnc.com, it would have cost about $5K, shipped with all the parts, electronics and motors. As it is, with my manufacturing costs to pay the CNC Shop, wood, and then parts from buildyourcnc.com, it cost me a little under $2K.)

And yes, I'm milling a 4'x8' sheet of 5/8" MDF. The dust shoe does an amazing job of quelling most of the dust, however, I'm in the middle of updating the design of the dust shoe to be similar to the "Suckit", seen here: http://www.suckitdustboot.com/

It's a fixed depth shoe, where the router will run up and down, however the shoe will remain stationary. It's a smart design, as any of the dust that does escape my present configuration usually occurs when the z-axis is moving up or down.

(Apologies for the wall o' text!)
 
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