Author Topic: Bartop Arcades ~Lots of PICTURES~ (Read 33486 times)

gamuhar · « **Reply #40 on:** June 03, 2012, 03:08:42 am »

We are obviously not looking at it with the same eyes.

It says: "MAME, created by CoryDee"

It says nothing else, so I'm not sure why don't you see it. It says so on MAME splash screen, in SOFTWARE that you did not make. Your modification of that splash screen image is probably improper by itself and most likely implicitly prohibited by the authors of that front end, and you seem to be taking their credit as well.

I feel though you genuinely don't realize the weight of what you did, and I think you will eventually change your mind about it, so I will not persuade you to it anymore. The best thing is probably to wait and see if other people find it inappropriate as well.

Still, great looking cabinets!!

Thank you for sharing.

CoryBee · « **Reply #41 on:** June 03, 2012, 03:24:52 am »

Quote from: gamuhar on June 03, 2012, 03:08:42 am

We are obviously not looking at it with the same eyes.

It says: "MAME, created by CoryDee"

It says nothing else, so I'm not sure why don't you see it. It says so on MAME splash screen, in SOFTWARE that you did not make. Your modification of that splash screen image is probably improper by itself and most likely implicitly prohibited by the authors of that front end, and you seem to be taking their credit as well.

I feel though you genuinely don't realize the weight of what you did, and I think you will eventually change your mind about it, so I will not persuade you to it anymore. The best thing is probably to wait and see if other people find it inappropriate as well.

Still, great looking cabinets!!

Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for the comment. I honestly didn't see it that way. The people that are receiving these don't know what the MAME software is, they only know that it stands for (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator). I am designing something else to go there, any suggestions for a decent signature so that people wouldn't take offense?

Maybe, Cabinet by CoryDee?

Also, it is a boot screen for XP that I altered with the mame logo. Then running Mala Front End.

CoryBee · « **Reply #42 on:** June 03, 2012, 03:45:31 am »

What do you think of this one?

gamuhar · « **Reply #43 on:** June 03, 2012, 03:48:26 am »

Quote from: CoryDee on June 03, 2012, 03:24:52 am

Maybe, Cabinet by CoryDee?

Yeah, and bit further from MAME logo, that's all.

gamuhar · « **Reply #44 on:** June 03, 2012, 03:52:21 am »

Quote from: CoryDee on June 03, 2012, 03:45:31 am

What do you think of this one?

Perfect! Looking much better overall, I think.

CoryBee · « **Reply #45 on:** June 03, 2012, 04:17:45 am »

Quote from: gamuhar on June 03, 2012, 03:48:26 am

Quote from: CoryDee on June 03, 2012, 03:24:52 am
Maybe, Cabinet by CoryDee?

Yeah, and bit further from MAME logo, that's all.

thought you might like the new distance

ChrisK · « **Reply #46 on:** June 03, 2012, 09:43:53 am »

<sarcasm>Wow, I totally thought CoreDee made MAME at first! By the way, did you guys know Donald Trump built this building with his bare hands?</sarcasm>

gamuhar · « **Reply #47 on:** June 03, 2012, 10:25:33 am »

I don't think sarcasm works because Trump build it with his own money, and that's just as good to warrant the sign, even a picture of himself over the face of the whole building... and how cool is that?!

@CoryDee: I'm not upset about any software license, I said it so it does not cast shadow over what you should really take a credit for. Keep up the good work!

ChrisK · « **Reply #48 on:** June 03, 2012, 10:36:46 am »

He financed the tower, but didn't build it. He still put his name on the tower itself. And the sign doesn't say "financed by Trump, Inc." That's what you were complaining about earlier.

In any case, my point is nobody here is going to think CoryDee designed MAME. And those that don't know what MAME is will look at this cabinet playing, say, Donkey Kong, and they won't be thinking "wow, you're the guy who made Donkey Kong?"

Anyway, thanks for sharing your builds, CoryDee. You've blazed through a few cabinets in the same amount of time it took me to read a bunch of threads and procrastinate about building my own.

CoryBee · « **Reply #49 on:** June 03, 2012, 05:50:06 pm »

You guys crack me up. Thanks for the comment, but please no more Trump....his hair (or lack there-of) scares me.

CoryBee · « **Reply #50 on:** June 04, 2012, 10:04:23 pm »

Alright guys, I am pretty much done with this Bartop Arcade and will get some more pictures and a video of it up here. I was browsing some Build Logs on here and ran into this, http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=87113.msg914585#msg914585 .

It gave me the Idea to build a removable base for it (if my friend wants to pay extra ).
My idea is a bit different then his as the arcade will still be 1 player when disconnected. Any-who, here are some sketch ups I did. Don't mind the use of paint, I don't have quite the awesome CAD skills you fold have at rendering ideas.

Here is a GIF of my first idea, this way keeps it a 1-Player and is basically just a base for it to bring it to relative standing height.

This is the design I prefer though, it makes the Bartop a 2-Player cabinet and adds a working Coin door.

What do you guys think?

ChrisK · « **Reply #51 on:** June 04, 2012, 10:31:54 pm »

Proof that great minds think alike!

This is what I was planning to do, and why I was planning on building a tiny cab in the first place. I have a toddler who likes to pound on my iPad, an old netbook, and pretty much anything else with buttons or a screen. I figured a little arcade cabinet would be a fun five-minute-at-a-time toy for her right now, and in a couple years she'll probably have fun with a few games here and there. And if not it'll be my own little bartop to sit on my desk in my office.

My idea was to build a bartop much like yours out of my old 14" laptop and drill some holes into the bottom of it, like modular office furniture. Then I'll make a matching wood base with some pegs on top, and connect the two for a tiny arcade cabinet. Something like the American Ace, only smaller. (My daughter isn't even 3ft tall yet.) The bottom part will just be a simple wooden cube, probably with some weight in it. I built a cat tree a while back where the base is all 2x4's, and that was nice and heavy/stable. It was almost a Weeble.

Over time I can build a taller bottom box as she gets taller, or just abandon the stand-up cab design as desired. But having the cabinet split into two pieces is a big benefit for me, because I can change the cabinet around without redesigning the whole thing. And I'm nothing if not lazy.

Sooooo... I think it's a good idea! My only complaint is that if you go and build one in a weekend I won't be able to post my design when I finally get around to it and claim to have a cool new idea!

CoryBee · « **Reply #52 on:** June 04, 2012, 11:30:50 pm »

That's an excellent idea, I would recommend a thick acrylic for the screen bezel to protect from the tiny fists.

Could you do some drawings for me of how you would go about connecting the two pieces? I am having some troubles choosing what I think would be a suitable way of accomplishing this.

Sorry to say Chris I already have all the wood\joysticks\buttons\wires I need to get this done. All I am really missing is the coin-mech, paint and whatever hinge\connector need to fit them together.

Also, came up with this too. Seeing how this Base will have all of the components minus a computer, I will add a usb hub inside it so with one plug of the USB you can use it on any ("big"

) screen connected to a computer.

Mind=Blown

ChrisK · « **Reply #53 on:** June 05, 2012, 01:06:25 am »

Acrylic might not be sufficient for my daughter's temper. What do they make the Popemobile's glass out of?

I'm afraid I'm pretty awful at making drawings, but I can swipe images with the best of them! Here's what I was thinking....

Build a sealed wooden cube for the base. At the top four corners drill one short vertical hole each. In those holes put some wood glue and a wooden peg. You end up with a cube with four pegs sticking out vertically. Here's a picture of the pegs I'm thinking of... common in modular furniture like you'd find from Sauder or Ikea:

On the bottom of the bartop, drill four peg holes to match the base. Then you just drop the bartop onto the base. On the back of both pieces you could (if needed) add some kind of fastener to keep the pieces from separating during play. Something as simple as a door hinge could do the job cheaply:

I'm guessing, but I suspect that just one fastener on the back would be plenty. There are better mechanisms for fastening the pieces for sure, but those fancy metal buckles with the swinging clasps are surely a lot more expensive than some cheapo door hinge.

This is just what has been floating around in my head for the past couple months. I haven't even mocked anything up, so I don't know how well this might work.

CoryBee · « **Reply #54 on:** June 05, 2012, 02:04:33 am »

Pertaining to your youngins destructive properties....

I like that peg idea, but I think that would cause a transition that is a bit rough (stuck feeling at first). Take a look at my gif, I was thinking two hook type pieces of wood would slide into the bottom of the Bartop and then secure it in place as a first step. Then you could have something on the back side of the base that would grab a latch or something and hold it secure.

A weighted bottom is also a needed factor for this so it is not so top heavy.

Cheers mate for similar ideas working together for the common good (of arcades anyways)

ChrisK · « **Reply #55 on:** June 05, 2012, 10:42:02 am »

I think THAT will be thick enough! Ya gotta protect the cab, you know? There's no telling how strong she is until the first time she gets her butt kicked by Chun Li.

Those hooks you're planning on would probably be more secure because they hold in two directions. For latches we have some furniture at work with these on them. They secure two big wooden desk pieces to each other and are very secure. Two of these on a cabinet would be plenty tight, I think.

(Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic, it's all I've got at the moment.)

CoryBee · « **Reply #56 on:** June 05, 2012, 11:33:43 am »

I thought I was the only one that got my butt kicked by Chun Li every time.

I like those latches a lot, pretty much what I was looking for. To find them locally I will probably just wander around Home Depot till something sparks my interest. Usually how I pick things out for my wood projects, no one should get the kind of joy I get strolling through Home Depot or Fry's Electronics.

CoryBee · « **Reply #57 on:** June 05, 2012, 12:05:49 pm »

Early this morning I jumped right into building the Base attachment to the bartop. With some rough measurements of the bartops bottom I started cutting the wood. I played around with how tall I wanted the base to be and came up with 3' exactly. Makes it almost perfect height for someone 5'10" - 6'.

Cutting pieces using a quick guide

Using 2x2 supports, nice heavy weight to it to help keep the whole thing from being top-heavy.

Test fit for the height. Still need to design and build the control panel for it too.

I have the marquee holder drying from the white paint and installed the bottom wood piece in after I took these pictures.

CoryBee · « **Reply #58 on:** June 05, 2012, 12:24:31 pm »

Quote from: pinballjim on June 05, 2012, 12:20:18 pm

Cut an opening in that pedestal and put a door on it so you can fill it with treasure.

Already on it brother!

Ordered one of these

ChrisK · « **Reply #59 on:** June 05, 2012, 01:12:48 pm »

I've seen those latches at hardware stores, I just don't know the name of them. That's what always slows down my search for parts like this. I know what it looks like but I have no idea what it is.

I think if you use those latches you might also want to use the pegs I was speaking of before. Those latches are very secure against pulling, but not so much side-to-side movement. Even a couple pegs would keep the unit from moving around at all.

EDIT: I see while I was typing you went out and built the thing! Man, you're quick.

How are you going to weight it down?

ark_ader · « **Reply #60 on:** June 05, 2012, 06:11:41 pm »

How stable is that pedestal?

Yeah cut a door in that bad boy and fill it with consoles.

CoryBee · « **Reply #61 on:** June 05, 2012, 10:37:50 pm »

Took a little break when I received some free much needed tools

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=120631.0

CoryBee · « **Reply #62 on:** June 06, 2012, 12:08:32 pm »

Got to working on the Bartop Stand (pedestal).

Don't mind the chicken scratch

Test fit of CP pieces

Attaching 1x1s

Side pieces, little under 5" in height

Top piece in place

Brainstormed many ways to keep the bartop secure in the "pedestal". This way is easy and very secure. The bottom of my bartops have these little rubber feet and I made holes with a spade bit in the pedestal top to have them slide into. I shook it all about and did all kinds of things to test if it was rigid enough.

Mounting the control panel on the pedestal

Make sure everything is level

It fits! Also, it is at the perfect height and the controls will be at the desired distance from the screen.

Fits all of my bartops too

Extended cup holder for

Next is to design and place the joystick & buttons on the CP. Sand, fill the gaps\screws with filler and paint it. After which I will get to the electronics side.

Thanks for looking

phyrosis · « **Reply #63 on:** June 06, 2012, 01:57:40 pm »

amazing looking work, i need to get off my bum and build some of these units...

CoryBee · « **Reply #64 on:** June 06, 2012, 02:48:57 pm »

Quote from: phyrosis on June 06, 2012, 01:57:40 pm

amazing looking work, i need to get off my bum and build some of these units...

Thanks boss

Quote from: pinballjim on June 06, 2012, 02:09:42 pm

So it's a detachable pedestal with a second set of controls. That's such a weird idea that I like it.

Yes sir, the idea intrigues me. You get a portable 1-player bartop that you can take on your travels or leave on your table\desk. Then you can place it on your pedestal at home for a two-player mini arcade system to play with others. Another feature is just plugging the pedestal into your computer for a gaming session in front of (in my case) a wide screen 55" LCD.

rooter · « **Reply #65 on:** June 06, 2012, 04:07:33 pm »

This is an awesome idea. Are you going to make the controls on the base connect with a USB cable that connects to a USB port on the bottom of the bartop? I would have made bottom of the base as wide as the control panel as no one is going to be standing in that space anyway. I would have to, because my friends would rip that thing over playing fighting games no matter how heavy those boards in the bottom are.

This is a great project, I am having a blast looking at all the pictures. Thanks!

CoryBee · « **Reply #66 on:** June 06, 2012, 07:50:03 pm »

Quote from: rooter on June 06, 2012, 04:07:33 pm

This is an awesome idea. Are you going to make the controls on the base connect with a USB cable that connects to a USB port on the bottom of the bartop? I would have made bottom of the base as wide as the control panel as no one is going to be standing in that space anyway. I would have to, because my friends would rip that thing over playing fighting games no matter how heavy those boards in the bottom are.

This is a great project, I am having a blast looking at all the pictures. Thanks!

Thanks again guys, I really tried to make sure I took a ton of pictures through the build. I know I love just scrolling down the pages of peoples builds looking at all of their work.

Having the base that wide would really be too big for me to be honest, I thought about it long and hard before I started. I like the look of it this way as well. Even without the extra weight I plan on adding to the base of it me and my brother couldn't tip it over while -pretend- smashing buttons "very" hard.

Right on the nose about the usb connector, I will have a usb port on the bottom panel of the bartop. A 6ft usb cable coming from the pedestal. Control panel is two USB gamepads that will be wired into a usb hub so only one wire comes out of this thing.

CoryBee · « **Reply #67 on:** June 07, 2012, 01:03:23 am »

Just finished dinner and got all gitty to continue working on this pedestal

-----You guys know how I like my pictures so here you go-----

Printed out two control panel layouts and cut them to size (much thanks to Slagcoin for this)

Lining things up

Marked a line across the CP where the top buttons will be with a t-ruler, Helps to keep them lined up

Mark holes with a nail and then I like to poke it with a sharpie to better mark where the holes are

Used the t-ruler again to mark the top buttons this time

Testing the look, and the tight fit of where the buttons and the 1x1s meet

Now my favorite part, DRILLING the holes

Fits well

More drilling

Test fitting again but with all buttons, joystick not installed yet so just hangs

With the bartop docked

Prepping to cut the plexi

Plexi cut, nice fit too

What looks like scratches and scuff marks is merely sawdust from the table I cut it on.

Hope you guys like the documentation

Now I need to figure out how I will mount the control panel top (hinges maybe), sand and paint everything. Cut the holes in the plexi glass, and get to working on the electronics.

Thanks again.

CoryBee · « **Reply #68 on:** June 07, 2012, 07:56:40 am »

My friend decided he did not want a coin door mech.....makes me sad. He does however want a mini fridge.

I figure I would mount the thing where a coin door would be, paint it black and slap a mock coin door sticker on it.

Speaking of which, I can't find that sticker anymore. Anyone know where I can get it?

PL1 · « **Reply #69 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:38:35 am »

Quote from: CoryDee on June 07, 2012, 07:56:40 am

I figure I would mount the thing where a coin door would be, paint it black and slap a mock coin door sticker on it.

Speaking of which, I can't find that sticker anymore. Anyone know where I can get it?

http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=89&products_id=308

Scott

Mysterioii · « **Reply #70 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:53:18 am »

Quote from: CoryDee on June 05, 2012, 12:24:31 pm

Quote from: pinballjim on June 05, 2012, 12:20:18 pm
Cut an opening in that pedestal and put a door on it so you can fill it with treasure.

Already on it brother!

Ordered one of these

Sorry to hijack, but anyone know where one might be able to get just the outer frame to go around a coin door like this? I picked up a similar one on the buy/sell/trade that was really just the inner door, I didn't realize there should be a frame around it. (At least it was cheap...

) Of course I'd have to make sure it was a matching model but I'm not sure where to start looking.

CoryBee · « **Reply #71 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:56:54 am »

Quote from: PL1 on June 07, 2012, 09:38:35 am

Quote from: CoryDee on June 07, 2012, 07:56:40 am
I figure I would mount the thing where a coin door would be, paint it black and slap a mock coin door sticker on it.

Speaking of which, I can't find that sticker anymore. Anyone know where I can get it?

http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=89&products_id=308

Scott

Thank you good sir

Quote from: Mysterioii on June 07, 2012, 09:53:18 am

Sorry to hijack, but anyone know where one might be able to get just the outer frame to go around a coin door like this? I picked up a similar one on the buy/sell/trade that was really just the inner door, I didn't realize there should be a frame around it. (At least it was cheap... ) Of course I'd have to make sure it was a matching model but I'm not sure where to start looking.

You should start a new thread buddy =) bound to get better results that way

leapinlew · « **Reply #72 on:** June 07, 2012, 12:08:26 pm »

Quote from: gamuhar on June 03, 2012, 03:08:42 am

I feel though you genuinely don't realize the weight of what you did, and I think you will eventually change your mind about it, so I will not persuade you to it anymore. The best thing is probably to wait and see if other people find it inappropriate as well.

It's not inappropriate and it's not a big deal. I think it's a bigger deal to even mention it.

CoryBee · « **Reply #73 on:** June 07, 2012, 12:32:39 pm »

Quote from: leapinlew on June 07, 2012, 12:08:26 pm

Quote from: gamuhar on June 03, 2012, 03:08:42 am
I feel though you genuinely don't realize the weight of what you did, and I think you will eventually change your mind about it, so I will not persuade you to it anymore. The best thing is probably to wait and see if other people find it inappropriate as well.

It's not inappropriate and it's not a big deal. I think it's a bigger deal to even mention it.

I agree, and thanks. It really isn't a big deal. But anyways I like the new MAME boot this way so it works out.

Malenko · « **Reply #74 on:** June 07, 2012, 01:15:32 pm »

Quote from: gamuhar on June 03, 2012, 10:25:33 am

I don't think sarcasm works because Trump build it with his own money, and that's just as good to warrant the sign, even a picture of himself over the face of the whole building... and how cool is that?!

@CoryDee: I'm not upset about any software license, I said it so it does not cast shadow over what you should really take a credit for. Keep up the good work!

Hey saint, can you just ACTUALLY ban Driver-man this time? Its obvious the vacations aren't working.

phyrosis · « **Reply #75 on:** June 07, 2012, 01:37:45 pm »

why are you people continuously taking this project off topic and battleing about stupid things, cant you enjoy the excellent updating for what it is.

Cory, this project looks fantastic, the only thing i would like some more detail on is the laptop wiring, i am not a wire guy, i build stuff, but when it gets to running my own wires, using resistors and such i am learning.

Care to share the process?

leapinlew · « **Reply #76 on:** June 07, 2012, 01:47:28 pm »

Quote from: phyrosis on June 07, 2012, 01:37:45 pm

why are you people continuously taking this project off topic and battleing about stupid things,

First day on the internet?

CoryBee · « **Reply #77 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:20:25 pm »

Quote from: phyrosis on June 07, 2012, 01:37:45 pm

why are you people continuously taking this project off topic and battleing about stupid things, cant you enjoy the excellent updating for what it is.

Cory, this project looks fantastic, the only thing i would like some more detail on is the laptop wiring, i am not a wire guy, i build stuff, but when it gets to running my own wires, using resistors and such i am learning.

Care to share the process?

Yea I would like it to stay on topic, as the point of this was to have a ton of pictures that was easily scrollable.

I can go into the wiring a bit more for you if there are some discrepancies in my posts about it. I thought it was pretty straight forward.

Basically though;

- Take apart the laptop down to the motherboard

- Secure any wiggling parts like the fan and hard drive

- Build some type of mount like I did with 1x1s for the motherboard and screen to fit on

- To extend the power socket and switch outward you need to solder onto appropriate connections

- Here is a picture of prepping and soldering the main DC power that comes from the AC plug

- It was easy to find which was - & + with a multimeter while the ac adapter was plugged in

- Same goes for the power switch to turn the laptop on

If there is more you need me to elaborate on please point it out, I love helping with things. Especially when it is electronics related.

phyrosis · « **Reply #78 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:50:26 pm »

yeah that is pretty much what you said before.... well... i guess it is time for me to just break out the old laptops and doing some trial and shocker...

CoryBee · « **Reply #79 on:** June 07, 2012, 03:07:57 pm »

Quote from: phyrosis on June 07, 2012, 02:50:26 pm

yeah that is pretty much what you said before.... well... i guess it is time for me to just break out the old laptops and doing some trial and shocker...

do you not have a multimeter?


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