Finally got around to starting my vpin build. I’ve had the bits for this thing for years - just never the time or the space to do it. Well now I have *some* time, but still very little space, so I’ve had to be a little creative in my design for this thing.
It’s called Flip for a couple of reasons - it’s an obvious play on the flippers from pinball, it goes along with
Blip, and the playfield can be ‘flipped’ into play when it’s being used, and flipped down when not - saving a *lot* of space… if it all works out as planned then the final cab shouldn’t be more than a foot deep when not being used.
Here’s a model of what I am going for… (clicky make biggy)
The backbox part of the cabinet will be mounted to the wall with heavy bolts. Luckily I have solid walls and it can take the weight easily. When the table is up, foldable breakfast bar legs will support the front of the cabinet meaning the weight is evenly distributed.
The main points of stress will be the hinges connecting the backbox to the playfield part, so I will be using heavy-duty hinges for this part secured via bolts to the frame. I’ve tested these hinges out already and they’re more than strong enough for this.
The PC will be housed in the backbox as I do not want that moving around. I am trying to keep the majority of the weight in the backbox.
I’ll be using a 24” 16:10 monitor for the backbox, a 43” 4K TV for the playfield along with a real DMD. For a change I’ll be building the entire cabinet from plywood as it’s lighter and more rigid than MDF (albeit more tricky to work with)
First cutting of wood starts tomorrow... let's see how many injuries I do to myself this time!