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This is not a really fascinating page, but I wanted to show and explain how I add the strengthening cross braces and the base panel to the cabinet. Apart from doing woodwork classes at school all those years ago I have no formal education in cabinet making so I am sure there are better ways to do this such as using a router to cut grooves into the inside of the side panels and using a tongue and groove type joint, however I didn't have a router at the time I built this cabinet AND I found on Gorgar that these joins out extremely strong anyway and it is simple. All I do is use the leftover off cuts from the plywood sheeting and make 3 x braces the same as in the original pinball cabinet. I then use the Liquid Nails to glue them in place and let it set, the next day I glue lots of little angled pieces of ply or pine to the ends of the braces that make contact with the side of the pinball cabinet and the brace itself, then I simply use 25-30mm self drilling screws to hold it all together nicely. I aim one screw down into the brace and one screw towards the pinball cabinet side, CHECK that the length of screw that you use will NOT come through the side of the pinball cabinet and poke out on the outside! If that's a problem - USE SHORTER SCREWS. In the shot below you can see the braces and brace holders glued, but not screwed, into place.
Next are a few shots showing the cabinet coming together, once it is all braced up with all the angled pieces glued and screwed into place. The base panel also adds strength to the whole cabinet and is screwed into the braces from underneath as well.
You can 'just' make out in the 1st shot above that I have run a strip of angled corner pine upright in each corner - the metal backing plates for the leg bolts will be nailed to these corner strips , after you drill your leg bolt holes which I explain on the next page of this cabinet re-build.
I will be installing a new stereo speaker in this machine so I have made that cut now as well.
The last page of my Flash cabinet re-build is accessible from the link below - it contains information on drilling the leg bolt holes and installing the playfield rests.
Continue on to see the last page on a pinball cabinet re-build.
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