"Dave Blandston" <nomail@nomail> wrote:

Hi Dave,

> I'm currently working on programming a remake of the game Centipede

You're programming the whole game yourself?  :O
I remember trying to make my own version of Space Invaders on my Atari 800 XL.
I _may_ have programmed a toy version on an Arduino.

> so if I can
> find a local cabinet shop who's willing to do the woodwork for me I'll make a
> control box to go with it.

Could be pricey.
I'd be sorely tempted to make the prototype myself, since there's usually tweaks
and revisions that ought to be done before a professional charges you for
something you may need to modify anyway.

Also, since it's just a cabinet, you would likely be able to save a ton of money
and just build it yourself.  Paint and a fancy printed vinyl sticker can cover a
multitude of sins.

I don't know what it's like in your area, but people around here throw out
EVERYTHING.  You could probably find a curved-edge table top and a
particle-board table top or kitchen cabinet with that plastic edge spline that
fits in the wood (if you wanted that effect).  Free.
Then if it all works, and the test cabinet is to your satisfaction, you can hand
over the cabinet as a reference model along with your drawings so that they know
_exactly_ what you want.

Brandon Sander of YT channel Inheritence Machining seems to like:
https://sendcutsend.com/services/laser-cutting/

- BW

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