Arcade 360 finished! (world first?)

[jelwell]

That is one sweet beast. I thought about trying to do modular control panels, but I'm too freaking lazy. I hope the 360 rotation is motorized! hahaha.
Joseph Elwell.

[RetroJames]

hehe...


I just spent the day with my two cousins (boys).  They are about 6 and 8 I think.  I can only imagine them each at a different cp violently trying to gain control of the monitor.  


MINE! *TWIST*  *GRIND*  *SNAP* MINE! IWANNA!.....MY TURN!!  *WHACK*  *SMASH*  MINEMINEMINEMINE! *TUMBLE TUMBLE* MOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Too cool, very original!

[Apollo]

This a shameless bump just for all those new members who have never seen this awesome mame machine. Please forgive me.

[ginno]

Good work on the bump, this is my first read of this thread.  If not I may have missed it

Love the idea and nice to see something new, very impressive

Im interested in the winding of the cabinet, Im guessing there is at least wires going from the rotating CP to the fixed Monitor, how do you stop these from twisting up etc?

Or is it rotating monitor fixed CP? Now im confused, either way does the winding action cause problems?

Cheers buddy!

[Piss Ant]

Excellent job. One of the most original projects out there.

[Apollo]

ginno. Yes there are wires going from the monitor to the base unit. Power supply, wires for the video amp, illuminated marquee etc.
The solution was just to build in a stop to halt the rotation of the top unit after 360 degrees and then it would rotate back the other way. It never turns more than 360 degrees.
The whole machine takes up less space than you would think and works very well. I love playing at the uncluttered control panels it gives a really authentic feel.

Thanks for the comments guys.