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craiganater03:

I've been jumping from step to step while I build, but i think for now I'm going to try to stick to planning and building the cabinet.

For the time being I am not sure if I want to build a full size cabinet, or modify plans to fit them on top of a bar fridge, to make a full sized cabinet, or even modify one to sit the barfridge inside the cabinet. I don't know if I want to add a drawer into it for a keyboard, or just use a wireless bluetooth one I can keep inside of the door, long sorry short, I haven't 100% decided on what kind to build.

Having the final plans will help me overcome a lot of other problems I am having a long the way, to do with coin mech as well, if I need one.
I am feeling really lost and helpless during all of this and I feel that at least having the cabinet planned or built will clear a way through a lot of other problems.

So, is there a place i can find that has plans I can look at to use or modify either using sketch me or just on paper?
Any help I can have along the way would be GREATLY appreciated.

Generic Eric:

get wireless keyboard
search the forum for plans
setup computer for mame now with your front end etc.
build a "fight stick" to play while you research the cabinet type that is right for you.

Start small.  What you learn in fitting your parts in a bartop now will help your full size stay tidy when you do the interior wiring.

craiganater03:

I want to buy a wireless keyboard and mouse pad in one kind of thing.
my desktop PC already has all my system and hyperspin and mame set up.
I've been using an Xbox hori fight arcade stick to use so far while I set it up.

I'll have a look through the forum for plans then and see if i can find any to edit.

any build I build will pretty much just be a built pc set yup inside the cabinet, rather than buying real arcade cards and setting up a single machine.

PL1:

Check out Jakobud.


Scott

keilmillerjr:

Nothing beats the experience of standing at an upright cabinet and playing a game. Planning and purchasing parts have been taking a long time for my first build. I am not very experienced with cabinet building yet. However, I can say with confidence that you should build exactly what you want the first time or you will just be wasting money. I learned that with car builds. Doing something because it is cheaper only leads to you later spending even more money when you want the better part, or some thing else entirely.

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