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Title: Looking for a mame builder in Michigan (48446) ....
Post by: Jasonmm on April 22, 2011, 03:06:50 pm: Hello Everyone

I am looking for a MAME builder in Michigan. (48446)

I was going to build a mame machine , but I kinda lost interest.

But not before , I ended up collecting , enough stuff in my garage to build a few.

I have ....

2 cabinets , 1 in better shape than the other
2 arcade monitors , a 29in and a 19in , I think
$300 in printed art work
new PCI video card
new usb trackball
motherboard , cpu , memory and hard drive
2 or 3 trackball mounts
5 or 6 new joysticks
maybe 60 buttons , all colors
3 different keyboard controllers
100ft of tmolding
a new light gun
coin doors
arcade speakers ( no amp )
control panels are drilled
the plexi covering for the control panels are 95% done
all the electrical stuff than you will ever need
other stuff

basically a tun of stuff ...

I know I still need a power supply ... to complete 1 unit ...

If you live in Michigan , and want to build a mame cabinet or 2 , maybe 1 for you , 1 for 1 me kinda thing ( xmas gift 2011 ) ... or we can build it and sell it , and split the money , I am open for any options you might have. Let me know.

pm me or jmm92@hotmail.com

thanks Jason

sorry if this is in the wrong spot ...
Title: Re: Looking for a mame builder in Michigan (48446) ....
Post by: Drakin on April 22, 2011, 10:01:21 pm: Jason, I think I could help you out but I think were kinda far from each other(looked up zip code).....I'm in Lawton...
Title: Re: Looking for a mame builder in Michigan (48446) ....
Post by: Jasonmm on April 22, 2011, 10:26:05 pm: ....................................
Title: Re: Looking for a mame builder in Michigan (48446) ....
Post by: skuttduck on April 25, 2011, 01:15:15 pm: I'm a little closer. I'm still new at this. I'd be good with electrical stuff, but probably not so good with cabinet stuff.

You can see what I did here.
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/189135_1591107660767_1328152487_31360365_3795539_n.jpg)
(http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/183127_1591107820771_1328152487_31360366_7435815_n.jpg[//img]
[img]http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183262_1592311570864_1328152487_31362033_5473309_n.jpg)
(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/190521_1592311730868_1328152487_31362034_2919802_n.jpg)
(http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/189935_1593534841445_1328152487_31363739_2566666_n.jpg)
(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/189151_1594488265280_1328152487_31364725_1783840_n.jpg)
(http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184810_1595907300755_1328152487_31366931_5782077_n.jpg)
(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185930_1604982287624_1328152487_31380793_5846627_n.jpg)
(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/190121_1601162192124_1328152487_31376529_725101_n.jpg)
(http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/188462_1618193777903_1328152487_31398728_2592328_n.jpg)

I had to have these in there!
(http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/225058_1701261334540_1328152487_31475400_5121733_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Looking for a mame builder in Michigan (48446) ....
Post by: scofthe7seas on April 25, 2011, 02:58:45 pm: skuttduck, don't be so hard on yourself. That looks very reasonable! :)
Title: Re: Looking for a mame builder in Michigan (48446) ....
Post by: skuttduck on April 25, 2011, 07:22:16 pm: Quote from: scofthe7seas on April 25, 2011, 02:58:45 pm
skuttduck, don't be so hard on yourself. That looks very reasonable! :)
It works pretty good. I just don't have the skills for woodworking. If you noticed initially I had the X-arcade set on there, and a piece of PVC pipe so I could play it.

Later I added the furniture drawer and had my uncle make the cuts in it for the X-arcade using his table saw.

I've done some stuff here and there that I didn't document/picture.
Such as the piece of sheet metal that I cut out for the bill validator hole. I also added a push button on the side of cabinet (a hole was there already) for the power switch.

But doing T-molding, using a router... Never done it.
Title: Re: Looking for a mame builder in Michigan (48446) ....
Post by: scofthe7seas on April 26, 2011, 01:17:46 pm: By the way, where did you get your marquee from?
Title: Re: Looking for a mame builder in Michigan (48446) ....
Post by: Jasonmm on April 29, 2011, 03:46:09 pm: took some pics ....

(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee35/Jasonmm92/CIMG0534.jpg)
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee35/Jasonmm92/CIMG0533.jpg)

(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee35/Jasonmm92/CIMG0510.jpg)
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee35/Jasonmm92/CIMG0509-1.jpg)
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee35/Jasonmm92/CIMG0508.jpg)
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee35/Jasonmm92/CIMG0513.jpg)
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee35/Jasonmm92/CIMG0512.jpg)
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee35/Jasonmm92/CIMG0511.jpg)

thanks ...
Title: Re: Looking for a mame builder in Michigan (48446) ....
Post by: elkameleon on April 29, 2011, 03:51:39 pm: Thats a really neat looking cab! Is that a kit?
Title: Re: Looking for a mame builder in Michigan (48446) ....
Post by: Jasonmm on April 29, 2011, 04:45:43 pm: Quote from: elkameleon on April 29, 2011, 03:51:39 pm
Thats a really neat looking cab! Is that a kit?

nope

early atari gauntlet cab ...

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=103342.msg1098842#msg1098842 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=103342.msg1098842#msg1098842)

j
Title: Re: Looking for a mame builder in Michigan (48446) ....
Post by: TheChairmanH2K on April 29, 2011, 06:29:08 pm: damn man, you werent lying when you said you had alot of parts. using it all or selling any of it?