Pinball Cab - MultiBall Madness [Upd 14 March. - Finished]

[BadMouth]

Epic quality once again. 

I've come to accept that I get nothing done when holding myself to those kind of standards. 

[swaffar]

Stop making me look bad.

[Martijn]

I just don't show my mistakes  And swaffer, your build wanted me to make mine 
p.s. Any progress on yours?

[a1pharm]

I just don't show my mistakes 

+1

[Martijn]

Ok, here is a mistake i made, but i dealt with it.

Started working on the flasher panel, it will have 5 rgb high power leds. The ledwiz has a 500mA limit so they will be locked at a save 450mA with some resistors and fuses to protect the wiz.

Draw out the hole markers



Drilled 5 holes with t bit



But as you can see the last hole is ruined, because i didn't lock the bar hard enough, it warped and the bit went crazy. Also very dangerous..



I could remake the panel , but i thought to solve this differently.

I cut out a piece of laminate.



I placed the panel on top and cut out a correct hole



All smooth



Then glued the correct hole over the bad one



All good 







goodbye bad hole 

[swaffar]

I just don't show my mistakes  And swaffer, your build wanted me to make mine 
p.s. Any progress on yours?

All your cabinets look very professional, but I wasn't talking about quality...  I'm teaching myself as I go along.  This was the first time I ever used a router, so I'm very happy with my build, especially the DMD/speaker grill.

I meant that your progress is making me look bad.  I started mine March 2012, and I probably won't be finished until March 2014. 

[TopJimmyCooks]

it looks like your power switch is on the back.  typically on pinball machines it's recessed on the bottom near the front.  The back is hard to get to.  something to consider. 

Looks awesome and looks even more awesome considering the tough workshop conditions.  What do you do when it snows? 

[sabreerbasAlpha]

Some stunning work here. Looks excellent. Looking forward to seeing this finished. 

[Martijn]

All your cabinets look very professional, but I wasn't talking about quality...  I'm teaching myself as I go along.  This was the first time I ever used a router, so I'm very happy with my build, especially the DMD/speaker grill.

I meant that your progress is making me look bad.  I started mine March 2012, and I probably won't be finished until March 2014. 

yes, you should be happy and proud with your build, its looking great. If you seen my builds you can see i always make them in 3-4 months.

it looks like your power switch is on the back.  typically on pinball machines it's recessed on the bottom near the front.  The back is hard to get to.  something to consider. 

Looks awesome and looks even more awesome considering the tough workshop conditions.  What do you do when it snows? 

Powers witch on the back is no problem, i like the connectors and buttons in the back, its not a full size pinball cab and standing on its on, getting back there is the same as my arcade cabs, no problems.
Snow is a problem, ill probably finish woodworking end of Oct. Beating the cold

[Martijn]

Some daily news update

Forgot to mention it can stand now, so this pic is a small roll back



Finished the bottom grills



This one is for the woofer


and this one is for the air intake


Now for the weather 

[rablack97]

Highlight of my day to see your updates   

[stinkyrob]

I'm new to ArcadeControls, and watching build threads like these have been absolutely great!  Thank you for sharing 

[swaffar]

Welcome to the site.  When can we expect a mini-pinball cab thread?

[Martijn]

Small update

I mounted the flasher panel with glue and screws



And started laminating the top and visible inside part of the cab. I just cut out a straight piece of laminate and with the correct angle, then glue it to the side and trim it









Checking the weather its getting colder in a week, so fighting the clock here

I ordered more then a month ago that new plunger unit, sadly its still not shipped, site stated 2-3 weeks till shipping, but he got behind in work or something..
Because i wanted to finish the bottom unit this week , now ill just drill the plunger holes later..    (Don't like drilling and vacuuming the cab again with hardware installed)

[swaffar]

Keep up the great work.  I really like the use of laminate.  It looks great, as always.

[keilmillerjr]

This project looks amazing! Very detail oriented.

Where did you get the aluminum grill? That might b a good option to lighten up the weight of a cab.

[edekoning]

Where did you get the aluminum grill? That might b a good option to lighten up the weight of a cab.

I bought mine at multimate.nl

[Martijn]

I got my perforated aluminum from a local DIY shop (Praxis)

Little update, i finished laminating the front and sides, made flipper holes, finished the back latch and started on the backbox.

I removed the II from the titel, it was in the way on some parts of the artwork 

Added a extra bar for strength



Glued 2 pieces of mdf on the sides of the speaker grill, i forgot the hole wasn't big enough for the sub to fit in it, so i elevated it a little.



Placed the woofer on top, and screwed it fastened on the pieces of mdf below



Then added 2 extra metal brackets to add extra strength to the sub and the entire cab



Then started on the backbox







And thats how she is standing now..



Also i finished up on the artwork and getting it ready for printing.

[swaffar]

Good progress today.  I'm most excited to see your DMD/speaker grill.  I was shocked at how well my second one turned out.  It was EXACTLY the right size.  Of course I drafted it up in sketchup, but it's still hard for me to trust software.

[Martijn]

Some more progress on the cabinet. I finished the bottom mostly, still waiting for the plunger kit. And almost done with the backbox. I have also installed hinges for the backbox, i was uncertain i would install them, the pinball cabinet is not that big and the top could be easily removed. But i went for it and cut the hinges up and mounted them , had some trouble with installing them, i forgot how wide the screw in part was, so i removed 1.5cm from the sides.

Cut them up and drilled new holes



Ready



All my panels have non visible hinges









Still need to cut the DMD hole and laminate the piece, then apply artwork and t-molding and then hardware + wiring.

Oh did i mention i still don't have my plunger (6 weeks now, still not shipped!) 

[a1pharm]

Lookin sweet.  Superb craftsmanship, as always

 

[tron84]

Zoinks!!!!!
That is Beautiful as hell, truly stunning work.
Even the back of the pin cab is Sweet!!!!  Wow 

[emphatic]

She's a beauty. 

[AlienInferno]

Can't believe I haven't seen this until now. Great  job so far. Subscribed.

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[blueznl]

Martijn, better close of the areas around the fans, it will make them more efficient, otherwise they'll be moving air around the edges (ie. there's a shortcut between outlet and inlet).

(Het regent nu, ik hoop dat je het buitenwerk af hebt...)

[Martijn]

Hey people, thanks for the kind words. Keeps people motivated you know 

Martijn, better close of the areas around the fans, it will make them more efficient, otherwise they'll be moving air around the edges (ie. there's a shortcut between outlet and inlet).

Didn't think that over, i just went for a big gap for heavy breathing room. I can always close it up with plexi if needed.

Yep its raining allot today,so i covered my balcony partly with a plastic sheet. Just a few things and bringing it back inside.
Everyday when i finish a part i clean up the whole balcony and vacuum the house, my wife loves it lol , i just don't want a messy working space.

Cleanliness is next to godliness 

Oh might as well post some progress i did.

Installed the ledstrip, i didn't trust that 3m adhesive that came along with it so i hotglue every 5 cm or so



Wired them up (be sure to wire 12v to 12v, cutting the strip can easily make you mount a part upside down)

and made a hole where the cables go to the top



Sexy 



This ledstrip has 60 leds per 100cm and is the new 5050 model, really bright !

Finished cutting the dmd holes and laminated it

[swaffar]

Great progress.  I'm still not sure if I'll use real hinges and cut them like you did, or if I'll make some custom hinges.

[njay]

Martijn,

Good luck ! i would suggest going the pindmd route with a real plasma dmd

I also used one for my mini pin and it looks sexy and hot

If you are ever interested in viewing it give me a PM i live near Utrecht

here is a preview:

[Martijn]

Great progress.  I'm still not sure if I'll use real hinges and cut them like you did, or if I'll make some custom hinges.

yep, only thing for you size cab would be the authentic look me thinks. when i look at your backbox, i think the wings on the hinges are also to wide to fit them flush.

Good luck ! i would suggest going the pindmd route with a real plasma dmd..

He Njay, remember me asking questions on tweakers, that was the first step to my current cab form
About the vishay dmd, i thought about it, money was not the problem, more the size of the dmd, the screen size would look out of place in my opinion.

[njay]

I think you would be suprised about how it would look, i only use a 24 inch playfield monitor and 19 inch for the backbox

i still would consider it lol

anyways good luck with your build looks awesome, no build topic on tweakers?

[swaffar]

He Njay, remember me asking questions on tweakers, that was the first step to my current cab form
About the vishay dmd, i thought about it, money was not the problem, more the size of the dmd, the screen size would look out of place in my opinion.

I agree.  I think the real DMDs look great, but I prefer keeping the proportions as close as possible.  Also, I really like changing the DMD colors to match each table instead of regular red/orange.

[kixfan]

Can you clarify what size opening you created for the DMD?    A 9 inch diagonal screen seems to small?

Thanks,

Kixfan

[Martijn]

This is a official size plan, hole for dmd and speaker



about 33 x 9 cm

i resized that hole to match the maximum width of my lcd (9" lcd)  (19,5cm x 5,4 cm)

[Martijn]

Little update, i am still waiting for my plunger to get shipped , they promised this week. lets hope so. And i printed the artwork somewhere in my country, but i was unhappy with its result. Its still pending if i can get a refund or something else. They are very slow.. So i decided to print it at Gameongrafix, and its already shipped 

I started working on the led flashers, i have 5 RGB leds in a row , they can get very hot and need a heatsink, so i cut up a cpu heatsink/

Cpu heatsink ready to get a new life



Cleaned it and drawn out the cut out plans



Chopping it up with my metal cutter, this material gets really hot !



Then drilling holes for screws to hold the leds



All done, backside of the leds have some thermal grease



Wired them up to a ATX connector



And mounted them



You need to have them connected to a connector because the cables need to be out of the way if you want to slide in the lcd panel

And i wired up the ledwiz some more, and added cable management sleeves

[floriske.nl]

This project is coming along very nicely! Looking great so far. 

[swaffar]

Looking nice and clean.  I don't know if I'll use cable management sleeves, but I'll be cleaning up my wiring before I close it up for good.

[arno]

Really nice work Martijn! Is the artwork going to get over the lamination?

[swaffar]

Updates, damn you!  Updates!

[Woodshop Flunky]

Impressive craftsmanship... as usual. 

I'll be following this one.

[Martijn]

Yep, sorry for the lack of updates. Cant do much until my parts arrive. Waiting for the Artwork (2nd revision), Glass and Plunger.

After almost 10 weeks the plunger has been shipped, he had many production problems, waiting for parts etc. But its on his way

21 of November will be my sons birthday, i hoped to had at least one table running. I wont rush things so that plan is canceled.

As for the rest, i got most wiring done, but i only post progress when i complete a part.

Not to disappoint anyone, here is a pic of all 3 screens running from the system. Main playfield and Backglass from the pci-e Videocard and the lcd for the DMD from the onboard graphics.