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Repurpose furniture at right height for lightweight stand-up MAME machine?
drventure:
--- Quote from: mo1e on April 12, 2012, 03:35:17 pm ---haaa, well your username is inspiration alone. But maybe i should just stick to building a control panel then.
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That's what I thought I'd do.
Boy, did that not work out :D
If you're saving to buy a house, I'd put that front and center.
One possibility is to take an old coffee table or end table and hack it into a simple cocktail cab.
There's a number of very nice examples on the boards here for that.
That's a build that's not too hard, can look reasonably nice in a living room if you're tight on space, still works as a table if you put glass over it, and yet can be perfectly playable for a large number of games.
The rolling cart idea seems great for a projector cart with speakers that you roll out on your lawn to watch movies outside, but not so much for an arcade cab.
mo1e:
--- Quote from: drventure on April 12, 2012, 04:13:12 pm ---
--- Quote from: mo1e on April 12, 2012, 03:35:17 pm ---haaa, well your username is inspiration alone. But maybe i should just stick to building a control panel then.
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That's what I thought I'd do.
Boy, did that not work out :D
If you're saving to buy a house, I'd put that front and center.
One possibility is to take an old coffee table or end table and hack it into a simple cocktail cab.
There's a number of very nice examples on the boards here for that.
That's a build that's not too hard, can look reasonably nice in a living room if you're tight on space, still works as a table if you put glass over it, and yet can be perfectly playable for a large number of games.
The rolling cart idea seems great for a projector cart with speakers that you roll out on your lawn to watch movies outside, but not so much for an arcade cab.
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Yeah obviously saving is more important. but i want to start a hobby to help me save. instead of going out all the time. plus i absolutely love my gaming
drventure:
--- Quote from: mo1e on April 12, 2012, 04:38:49 pm ---Yeah obviously saving is more important. but i want to start a hobby to help me save. instead of going out all the time. plus i absolutely love my gaming
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No worries
Finally found the link. This thing is awesome!
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=112343.msg1210899#msg1210899
mo1e:
--- Quote from: drventure on April 12, 2012, 04:47:02 pm ---
--- Quote from: mo1e on April 12, 2012, 04:38:49 pm ---Yeah obviously saving is more important. but i want to start a hobby to help me save. instead of going out all the time. plus i absolutely love my gaming
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No worries
Finally found the link. This thing is awesome!
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=112343.msg1210899#msg1210899
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Now that project has been noted. its beautiful.... Its not too arcadey so the wifes must dig it. :P Im seriously considdering going cocktail now. DAMN
Donkbaca:
just consider a couple things with a cocktail:
1 - you have to run power to it
2- they are not all that comfortable to play on, imagine sitting on the edge of your couch, hunched over your coffee table for your gaming duration