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dshickman:
I was thinking earlier today about how I could save space in my house and still have and arcade and pinball machine. Initially, I though I could just make miniature versions with all the functionality of full sized machine. I like this idea, because having mini arcades or virtual pinball machines is just crazy awesome. I plan on having a game room one day, in the not so distant future( I hope...), but for right now, i want to use my house more efficiently.

Then it came to me. Why not build a arcade cab that is also a virtual pinball machine. A cabinet that has both built into the same cabinet. If i want to play an arcade game i put the cab in an upright position, and if i want to play a pinball game, i rotate it to the pinball position.

I spent the next few hours modeling the concept, and here is what i came up with...








Tell me what you think. And if you want to use these pics for inspiration to build your own, by all means, build away.
Oh, and if anybody has built something like this already, let me know, i would really love to see them

Gatsu:
that is a really unique and cool idea. I think it'll work. Just gotta make sure everything is mounted 100%.

CheffoJeffo:
Very creative.

I'm not quite the believer that Gatsu is (cabs are heavy, even when you use plywood and LCDs), but I would be interested in seeing somebody try.

bartre:
i like it, but i'm also with jeffo.
cabs weigh a ton, you'd need more support than just those two A braces.
also you'd have to think of how to mount everything so it wouldn't budge.
maybe the support question could be answered by some braces that simply snap into the frame when in the upright, but when you decide to go into pinball mode, you pull them out?

dshickman:
I would build the A-frame legs out of tube steel, and have a bar going through the cab to connect the two, using high quality bearings for smooth, stiff rotation. i would also use 5/8" plywood as the building material for the cab, and metal(preferable angle iron) for the monitor brackets.  It would not be that much heavier than a 72" full size arcade with a 27" crt arcade monitor. One person wouldnt be able to pick it up though, no doubt about that.

Actually, i could just buy some lcd wall mounts( the stationary kind) and that would secure them to the cab nicely.

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