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Title: Wanted. Good plans for a bartop MAME
Post by: pharoah007 on February 04, 2012, 03:53:15 pm
Well the time has come to build my next MAME rig...a bartop.

I have built 2 bartops in the past, both form scratch without plans.  They turned out alright, but are heavy due and prob took me WAY more time and effort than following a set of plans/blueprints would have.

So can anyone point me to a nice set of blueprints/plans for a bartop/weecade cabinet please.

the more detail in the plans, the better ;)

Looking for a 2 player CP, 14 button...Street fighter style...I can do that myself, just wanted to mention it so any plans provided will have enough room on the CP
Title: Re: Wanted. Good plans for a bartop MAME
Post by: DaveMMR on February 04, 2012, 04:12:09 pm
Here's the Weecade plans: http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/eng/drawweecade.htm (http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/eng/drawweecade.htm)  You'll have to widen it a bit for 2-player/6 button play (I did 20" on the one I'm planning right now).

[EDIT: Link fixed]
Title: Re: Wanted. Good plans for a bartop MAME
Post by: pharoah007 on February 04, 2012, 09:13:48 pm
Quote from: DaveMMR on February 04, 2012, 04:12:09 pm
Here's the Weecade plans: http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/eng/drawweecade.htm. (http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/eng/drawweecade.htm.)  You'll have to widen it a bit for 2-player/6 button play (I did 20" on the one I'm planning right now).

The link does not work :(
Title: Re: Wanted. Good plans for a bartop MAME
Post by: Bramlet on February 04, 2012, 09:21:30 pm
take out the trailing period and it will work
Title: Re: Wanted. Good plans for a bartop MAME
Post by: pharoah007 on February 04, 2012, 09:30:36 pm
Awesome, thanks guys.

Keep em coming.  If I do not get any better, I will go with the WeeCade, however, I would like to look at a few different options.
Title: Re: Wanted. Good plans for a bartop MAME
Post by: BobA on February 04, 2012, 11:44:21 pm
This is a pretty standard link for bartop plans.

Kator Legaz (http://bartoparcade.katorlegaz.com/)
Title: Re: Wanted. Good plans for a bartop MAME
Post by: pharoah007 on February 05, 2012, 09:57:26 am
Quote from: BobA on February 04, 2012, 11:44:21 pm
This is a pretty standard link for bartop plans.

Kator Legaz (http://bartoparcade.katorlegaz.com/)

awesome!  I would have to convert all that to Metric (CM/MM) as measuring a .XXX on a ruler is super hard. 

Thanks again..


Keep em coming.
Title: Re: Wanted. Good plans for a bartop MAME
Post by: DaveMMR on February 05, 2012, 10:51:55 am
Quote from: Bramlet on February 04, 2012, 09:21:30 pm
take out the trailing period and it will work

oops sorry about that - should have tested it  :-[
Will fix.
Title: Re: Wanted. Good plans for a bartop MAME
Post by: BobA on February 05, 2012, 11:02:16 am
Quote from: pharoah007 on February 05, 2012, 09:57:26 am
Quote from: BobA on February 04, 2012, 11:44:21 pm
This is a pretty standard link for bartop plans.

Kator Legaz (http://bartoparcade.katorlegaz.com/)

awesome!  I would have to convert all that to Metric (CM/MM) as measuring a .XXX on a ruler is super hard. 

Thanks again..

Just multiply by 2.54 for cm
                        254 for mm
 :)
Keep em coming.
Title: Re: Wanted. Good plans for a bartop MAME
Post by: pharoah007 on February 05, 2012, 01:30:55 pm
Quote from: BobA on February 05, 2012, 11:02:16 am
Quote from: pharoah007 on February 05, 2012, 09:57:26 am
Quote from: BobA on February 04, 2012, 11:44:21 pm
This is a pretty standard link for bartop plans.

Kator Legaz (http://bartoparcade.katorlegaz.com/)

awesome!  I would have to convert all that to Metric (CM/MM) as measuring a .XXX on a ruler is super hard. 

Thanks again..

Just multiply by 2.54 for cm
                        254 for mm
 :)
Keep em coming.

what are you trying to say BoBa ?? :)
Title: Re: Wanted. Good plans for a bartop MAME
Post by: BobA on February 06, 2012, 10:53:58 am
You don't really need the measurement to 3 decimal points.  All I ever do is convert to what is logical eg if it is 45.75 cm I go for 18 inches not 18.0118  ;)
Title: Re: Wanted. Good plans for a bartop MAME
Post by: pharoah007 on February 06, 2012, 08:11:44 pm
Quote from: BobA on February 06, 2012, 10:53:58 am
You don't really need the measurement to 3 decimal points.  All I ever do is convert to what is logical eg if it is 45.75 cm I go for 18 inches not 18.0118  ;)

Seen.  Good idea...keep it simple.
Title: Re: Wanted. Good plans for a bartop MAME
Post by: pharoah007 on February 08, 2012, 04:22:31 pm
totally forgot about this awesome post/plans...

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=113846.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=113846.0)