arcade cabinet - just built one

[michelevit]

i'm not much of an experienced woodworker. I originally wanted
to learn woodworking to build furniture that i wanted. I picked
up the tablesaw to begin work on a large armoir. In the meantime, I've
been building smaller projects to get some practice in. So far this has
been the largest thing I have build.
Heavy use of the tablesaw. Other tools include drill press, router, nail gun.

Let me know what you think. I wanted something for the game room,
but didn't take the entire room. It was nice to combine PC skills and
woodworking. Thanks for also providing this forum, I've learned
a great deal from just lurking.

website documents build...

http://ameliavitarelli.com/minicadep/

[Scottydont]

Very cool. I like the pimpin' leopard skin.

[RayintheUK]

Nicely done. The WIP pictures are great for the detail too. Looking forward to seeing some more projects!

Ray.

[greencat]

Very Nice - Where did you get the controller and buttons? What games does it play?

[Tundra_Man]

Very, very cool! One of those is on my "someday" list.

[michelevit]

the buttons and joysticks are from happ controls online and
www.groovygame.com online. no more than 20 dollars for industrial quality parts.
everything was surplus pc parts that were laying around.
i think everyhome should have one.

[Jon The Buddha]

Yeah, that is a nice job!

I've been fooling with emulation for years, and always considered building my own cabinet. You have re-inspired the idea for me!

[bfrikken]

A friend of mine built his own cabinet and tried to capture a lot of what into it. Here is his website. Check it out. Nice job on yours...

http://www.monkeysigns.com/dragoncade/

I have seen the arcade cabinet and think he did a great job.

[John Hunter]

That is great! Nice job.

[Pappy]

Nice job. Should provide hours of fun.

[axio]

Looks great!

[monte]

Nice work. I have one of those on my to do list but haven't gotten around to it yet.

[lrogers]

Very cool project. Now, for the next one how about a complete reproduction Pac Man machine?????

[Greg.B]

Nice job. I like the idea of making a smaller cabinet than the traditional ones. I have been planning on making a full sized cabinet, but this might have changed my mind. What is the final dimensions of it, approx ?

[LinuxRandal]

What are the pc spec's of your mame cabinet? Any issues with cooling?