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I’ve been hard at work on the arcade cabinet, so I wanted to give an update! First the base was built, and the sides attached. [singlepic=8530,320,240,,center] Next came the top and the control panel. [singlepic=8535,320,240,,center] The nearly finished cabinet. [singlepic=8559,320,240,,center] I’ve still got some work to do on the set-up. More pictures are below.
Read More Arcade ConstructionYesterday at Menards I picked up what I hope will be most of the materials I will need for the cabinet. [singlepic=8161,320,240,,center] I also got the first set of pieces measured: [singlepic=8173,320,240,,center] and cut: [singlepic=8174,320,240,,center] [singlepic=8176,320,240,,center] I actually got the base fully assembled today, I’ll add a picture next time I update.
Read More Arcade Update – ShoppingWith summer officially starting today I got a chance to get the main part of the arcade project underway. First a quick update on what I’ve done since I last wrote about this project. Over spring break I built a mock-up of the control panel: [singlepic=8170,320,240,,center] I’m glad that I took the time to do […]
Read More Arcade UpdateMy arcade controls arrived yesterday! [singlepic=7003,350,250] The buttons are on the right (including the 1 and 2 player start buttons) and the microswitches are to the left (they attach to the bottom of the buttons are actually control the machine). [singlepic=7005,350,250] From left, the cable to connect to the computer, the interface card, the mounting […]
Read More Arcade Controls ArrivedSome of you may remember from last summer that I decided to complete several summer projects. I’m planning the same for this summer, and in the interest of actually completing it by the end of the summer I decided that I’d better get started. My goal is to build an arcade machine, a real one […]
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