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| pman555:
I'm thinking of building a Project MAME cabinet using Koenig's plans. I have never built anything like this in the past. I have built my own computers, though. I will be getting help from friends who are better with woodwork than I to help with the cabinet. Are there any better, more detailed step-by-step guides than the one here: http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/eng/stepprojectmame.htm I'm thinking of something very detailed in every step that also includes a parts list, etc. Just want to make sure I have the best information on hand! Thanks for your help. I have a feeling I'll be posting here a lot as the process goes on. -Perry |
| chopperthedog:
This site is over 10 years old and chocked full of all the info you could ever need. Start going through the projects forum for ideas. good day. |
| pman555:
--- Quote from: chopperthedog on February 01, 2013, 09:42:04 am ---This site is over 10 years old and chocked full of all the info you could ever need. Start going through the projects forum for ideas. good day. --- End quote --- Thanks for the reply. I have been lurking and looking at lots of different projects on here and other sites. But I was asking whether anyone knows if there's a really good step-by-step guide that a new guy could follow. |
| BadMouth:
Stickied at the top of this forum: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,118612.0.html |
| cipriani2k:
I don't think I've seen an inclusive guide that made things super easy. The whole idea going into it is you're building something unique. The guide you linked seemed pretty good, just understand where you can deviate and figure out what you want your arcade to have. I'm working on my first build now and honestly I just kinda research problems as they come up. Some problems I recommend looking into though, to help kinda focus your research: -how are you gonna set your computer into the cabinet, -what speakers are you going with, -what buttons/joysticks/devices does your control panel need to play every game you want to play, -what software frontend do you wanna use(I recommend trying a few out), -what art/marquee are you gonna use(Or if you want to create, then how are you gonna make or commission the art), -t molding or no, -coin door or no, -how are you gonna light the marquee(light bulbs, flourescents, led), -what kind of tv will you be using(crt takes extra work to get working on pc), -how are you gonna wire your buttons to your computer(you can buy premade control panels, wire up a keyboard to buttons, or buy a controller like an ipac). -You can use a smart strip to power everything on at once. Set the pc as the main outlet. -If you wanna go led for your marquee light and aren't terrific with wiring, these are wide leds and they can be wired into the molex connector off your power supply. http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=307 Sorry it's not what you're looking for, but hopefully it helps a little. |
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