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Build an OND designed cab 'Metropolis'
edekoning:
I know several cabs have them, inlcuding Martijn's awsome Street Fighter cab: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=84649.0
You could also look at my cab http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=119175.40 (WIP, not installed yet) it shows pictures of them and lists the exact brand/type. I ordered them from http://www.arcadeshop.de/. They are real easy to install. Just drill a 24mm hole, put them through and screw tight.
eds1275:
This is getting kind of off topic, but when you have additional gamepads, how does one go about making them plug and play? I always have issues with the gamepads not remembering which player they were.
Le Chuck:
--- Quote from: eds1275 on July 19, 2012, 07:54:24 pm ---This is getting kind of off topic, but when you have additional gamepads, how does one go about making them plug and play? I always have issues with the gamepads not remembering which player they were.
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DRVenture has a good solution for that, check out his signature.
Hockeyboy:
Ond, I just want to give a big thanks for starting a thread like this. I've been a MAME/BYOAC fan for many years now, but real life problems and obstacles have prevented me from starting my own cab project...until now. I finally got the blessing from the wife to get one into our home.
To be honest, I was really leaning towards the infamous Knievel "Woody" project, but I'm not a cabinet builder, so there's a lot of his actual cabinet dimensions that I just can't figure out how to make work (I'm an electronics technician by trade), and was getting frustrated on how to even start such a project. Your work here, and the helpful drawings and explanations are giving me all sorts of ideas and hints on how to proceed. One change I'll be making is instead of doing a widescreen monitor, I'll use a spare 19" regular monitor that I've got.
Thanks again, for providing something like this to the BYOAC community. :applaud:
Ond:
--- Quote from: Hockeyboy on July 23, 2012, 09:23:26 pm ---Ond, I just want to give a big thanks for starting a thread like this. I've been a MAME/BYOAC fan for many years now, but real life problems and obstacles have prevented me from starting my own cab project...until now. I finally got the blessing from the wife to get one into our home.
To be honest, I was really leaning towards the infamous Knievel "Woody" project, but I'm not a cabinet builder, so there's a lot of his actual cabinet dimensions that I just can't figure out how to make work (I'm an electronics technician by trade), and was getting frustrated on how to even start such a project. Your work here, and the helpful drawings and explanations are giving me all sorts of ideas and hints on how to proceed. One change I'll be making is instead of doing a widescreen monitor, I'll use a spare 19" regular monitor that I've got.
Thanks again, for providing something like this to the BYOAC community. :applaud:
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G'day Hockeyboy, you're most welcome, I certainly understand how real life obstacles can get in the way of the hobby, for instance I'm away from home this week on business and didn't manage to get in the update to this thread I'd planned for the weekend just past. It doesn't matter, once this hobby has it's hooks in you, you'll find the time and enjoy it all the more. I've got a lot from the forum in terms of like minded enthusiasm and inspiration, so I'm only too happy to be of some use with some practical information for cab building from the ground up. I've just got to get past the construction details so I can cover some other things like paint finishing techniques that I've gotten good results with. Not the high gloss (high effort) finishes I've posted about elsewhere, but easier to achieve vinyl like paint surfaces using rollers which look really nice as well.