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Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: BlackMage on April 11, 2016, 02:23:42 pm

Title: My Finished Coffee Table Arcade
Post by: BlackMage on April 11, 2016, 02:23:42 pm

I'm pretty happy with the result.

Materials:
IKEA Ramvik coffee table (OOS now, found this one for $70 on Craigslist)
Dark Tint glass from OneDayGlass.com (pricey but worth it...around $150 after shipping)
Pi3 and 2 SNES USB controllers (plus 16MB SD card, 2 heatsinks, cover for PI)  $88
8 2" I beam zinc pieces from Homedepot for supporting the monitor ($7)
Monitor (ASUS IPS 24") $95
Power strip and HDMI cord ($15)
TOTAL: $425

I didn't do the best job initially at cutting the rectangle hole so I needed to use woodfiller, black paint and foam padding, but this isn't needed if you do a good job initially. :)

Title: Re: My Finished Coffee Table Arcade
Post by: Nephasth on April 29, 2016, 10:55:13 am

So... It's a TV in a coffee table that plays console games...

Title: Re: My Finished Coffee Table Arcade
Post by: harveybirdman on April 29, 2016, 12:32:18 pm

Quote from: Nephasth on April 29, 2016, 10:55:13 am

So... It's a TV in a coffee table that plays console games...

and just like that, the salad days have returned....