This project is going to be a wooden scratch built Japanese style candy cabinet. The design is influenced by a number of projects seen on here (mostly mako72's build) and a Sega Naomi sit-down cabinet.
I have never built anything from wood before (or any other material for that matter!) so hopefully this project will serve as some inspiration for people who have been putting off an arcade build because they think they're lacking the know-how.
I've got a circular saw and a small workbench, so this will be an exercise in construction with the minimum tools required!
I did the plans fairly roughly using PowerPoint to work out the lengths and angles etc.
The plan is to use a 21" PC CRT monitor and use a Sega Dreamcast as the brain of the cabinet. I'm also going to make the monitor rotatable by mounting it on a square sheet of MDF that can be turned as needed.
The main focus of the cabinet is for shmups, so it will probably have a 3 or 6 button single player setup. Although I am also considering a 2 or 3 button two player layout.
Will update with build pics soon!