Continued work on the Arcade today. We are closing in on the finishing stages of construction - How exciting!!

Covered the holes where the Speakers are to be placed internally (and the grills
externally) with accousticaly-transparent felt. The material had to be stretched tightly and stapled down onto the MDF surface. Unfortunately I didnt have a staple gun at hand, so I used the more colourful solution of Drawing Pins! Worked a treat!!



Drilled small holes through the flat plastic wings of the Creative PC Speakers and mounted tight to the MDF panel using regular screws.



Next stage was to use the Straight-Edge to level and mark where the runners for the hidden drawer will go.



The actual MDF drawer is constructed and ready to fix onto the runners.



The Hidden Drawer houses a mini-keyboard and mouse for emergency administrative purposes and should be camoflaged as unnoticable when closed.



Next, we mount one of the most useful and essential parts of the Arcade Cabinet - the beverage holder! I bought two of these babies from ebay for the dirt-cheap price of £1.50 each! They were originally designed for Golf Trolleys and came with a metal clip that is supposed to hang off the edge. I removed the clip and mounted to my cabinet with screws. When closed, the drinks holder blends seamlessly with the Black Hammerite painted finish. When opened, the holder itself can expand and retract to suit your beverage container, be it cup, glass or can!



Let there be light! The two 10watt florescent bulbs are mounted within the marquee panel with plastic brackets - Incredibly bright!