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Title: Not a good picture but heres my latest projects
Post by: dungbeetle46 on July 19, 2009, 07:16:34 am
Just thought I would share what has been keeping me busy, here I have 4 cocktail machines running MaLa with
Mame
Visual Pinball
N64
Super Nintendo
NES
Sega Master System
Sega Genesis
Wincab Jukebox

INTEL CELERON D 2.8GHZ CPU &
INTEL D915GAG MOTHERBOARD
512MB RAM
80G sata HDD
17" CRT monitors
stereo speakers
ipac keyboard encoders
zippy joysticks
6 buttons a side + pause button on both sides
side 1 also has 2 flipper buttons for pinball on sides of CP
also usb ports in the front which are monitored by the jukebox for usb sticks with mp3s

All up they took me 1 1/2 weeks to complete, i will try and grab another camera as this was from my phone in a dark shed, but you get the picture :laugh2: get the picture get it :laugh2: Oh I crack myself up sometimes ;D

Title: Re: Not a good picture but heres my latest projects
Post by: IG-88 on July 19, 2009, 12:06:48 pm
Very nice  :cheers: I would definitely like to see more pics of these!
Title: Re: Not a good picture but heres my latest projects
Post by: dungbeetle46 on July 19, 2009, 10:21:14 pm
more pics
Title: Re: Not a good picture but heres my latest projects
Post by: dungbeetle46 on July 19, 2009, 10:26:22 pm
more pics
Title: Re: Not a good picture but heres my latest projects
Post by: dungbeetle46 on July 19, 2009, 10:32:51 pm
more pics
Title: Re: Not a good picture but heres my latest projects
Post by: skyblast on July 25, 2009, 02:03:48 pm
Just curious about the the home desk computer speakers mounted on the sides of each cocktail?  Your work is excellent however these speakers detract a lot from the overall look.
Title: Re: Not a good picture but heres my latest projects
Post by: Franco B on July 25, 2009, 03:57:18 pm
Just wondering why you have 6 buttons either side on a horizontal cocktail?
Title: Re: Not a good picture but heres my latest projects
Post by: extendedplayarcade on July 26, 2009, 10:51:41 am
Nice Fleet of cocktails.  Looks like they are lined up and ready for battle.

Did you weld the legs in a T yourself?  Did you use a mig welder?

My only concern is that the glass looks to have a really sharp edge at the corners.

Most cocktails I have seen have rounded edges. 

The monitors seem to get a bit lost due to the size.  A bigger monitor would of look nice or a smaller cabinet.

Good job over all.

ps the speakers probably should be put inside the cab, cut a hole and put a black grill over it.
Title: Re: Not a good picture but heres my latest projects
Post by: dungbeetle46 on July 27, 2009, 04:51:48 am
Just curious about the the home desk computer speakers mounted on the sides of each cocktail?  Your work is excellent however these speakers detract a lot from the overall look.
yes I agree, I will be looking at improvements on this next time, the main reason I did it like this was easy access to volume control and also could plug earphones straight into speakers if trying to play without annoying others.
Just wondering why you have 6 buttons either side on a horizontal cocktail?
for playing street fighter etc, also I have N64 which uses all the buttons etc

Nice Fleet of cocktails.  Looks like they are lined up and ready for battle.

Did you weld the legs in a T yourself?  Did you use a mig welder?

My only concern is that the glass looks to have a really sharp edge at the corners.

Most cocktails I have seen have rounded edges. 

The monitors seem to get a bit lost due to the size.  A bigger monitor would of look nice or a smaller cabinet.

Good job over all.

ps the speakers probably should be put inside the cab, cut a hole and put a black grill over it.
Yes I welded the legs but I used an Arc not a mig
the glass corners are rounded, it just doesnt show that well in the pics, I picked up the glass as surplus stock and they cost me $16 each so I couldnt pass up that bargain.
yes the monitors are a bit small, I am trying to understand how to use tv monitors so I can go larger but just cant grasp the concept yet, PC Monitor plug & play, TV Not
and yes the speakers need to be rethought.

Thankyou all for your input, much appreciated
Title: Re: Not a good picture but heres my latest projects
Post by: Franco B on July 27, 2009, 12:05:03 pm
Just wondering why you have 6 buttons either side on a horizontal cocktail?
for playing street fighter etc, also I have N64 which uses all the buttons etc

I understand you have 6 buttons for SF on one but did you say you had 6 buttons on each side? I'm just wondering how that works.
Title: Re: Not a good picture but heres my latest projects
Post by: dungbeetle46 on July 27, 2009, 08:28:12 pm
Just wondering why you have 6 buttons either side on a horizontal cocktail?
for playing street fighter etc, also I have N64 which uses all the buttons etc

I understand you have 6 buttons for SF on one but did you say you had 6 buttons on each side? I'm just wondering how that works.
if playing street fighter with 2 players in mame config under video options, i just set it to cocktail which splits the screen in 2, 1 facing player 1 and 1  facing player 2