Ant-H
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My initial idea was to sink all the wiring into the cabinet itself, then fill over them and paint. However even though the leds I used have a 100000 hour life, I wanted to be able to change any should I need to at any point in the future.
I took some measurements and my current SS side blades would hide all the wiring apart from rear. After abit of research I bought a sheet of 1mm Mirror HIPS so that I could make my own mirror blades to the sizes I need.
Next step was to remove the parts from the inside, mask everything on the outside and crack out the router.
Once I had cut all the channels for the wiring, I gave the inside a light undercoat and re-sprayed it in satin black.



After a a few days to let the paint harden, I wired everything up and tested it all. Thankfully everything worked


Next I moved onto measuring and cutting the mirror HIPS so that they could hide the wiring. It was pretty easy to do and only took a few runs with a sharp Stanley blade to cut. What took longer was measuring and re-measuring to make sure all the angles and holes lined up.

I used some ultra thin 3m tape to attach them to the sides. I re-fitted the playfield and while it is close, it does open without scratching the mirror HIPS.
I’ve left the protective film on the front of the mirror blades until I permanently re-install the playfield. I also plan to stick some thin felt to the side of the playfield just in case it gets to close.




I took some measurements and my current SS side blades would hide all the wiring apart from rear. After abit of research I bought a sheet of 1mm Mirror HIPS so that I could make my own mirror blades to the sizes I need.
Next step was to remove the parts from the inside, mask everything on the outside and crack out the router.
Once I had cut all the channels for the wiring, I gave the inside a light undercoat and re-sprayed it in satin black.



After a a few days to let the paint harden, I wired everything up and tested it all. Thankfully everything worked



Next I moved onto measuring and cutting the mirror HIPS so that they could hide the wiring. It was pretty easy to do and only took a few runs with a sharp Stanley blade to cut. What took longer was measuring and re-measuring to make sure all the angles and holes lined up.

I used some ultra thin 3m tape to attach them to the sides. I re-fitted the playfield and while it is close, it does open without scratching the mirror HIPS.
I’ve left the protective film on the front of the mirror blades until I permanently re-install the playfield. I also plan to stick some thin felt to the side of the playfield just in case it gets to close.




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