Mini Arcade

[bramk]

Hi Guys,

I think it's great to see so many enthusiasts in this forum. I got inspired to build a cabinet for my son and it's almost finnished.
take a look at http://videocoin.blogspot.com to follow progress

 
Bram

[vcoleiro1]

Great work, cant wait to see it finished

[Martijn]

Looks geweldig 

Another dutch cabinet builder Where size does matter in our small country 

Something i had stumbled uppon, that harddisk, how did you mount it? When i mount it directly on the wood i get a lot of resonating , i had to put it on rubber pads to get it silent

Cheers 

[shrunkenmaster]

Great start, I love a mini!

[bramk]

Looks geweldig 

Another dutch cabinet builder Where size does matter in our small country 

Something i had stumbled uppon, that harddisk, how did you mount it? When i mount it directly on the wood i get a lot of resonating , i had to put it on rubber pads to get it silent

Cheers 

Thanks !
The disk is mounted in a plastic bracket. You can find them in DELL optiplex 780. The plastic is melted at some parts with a soldering iron to make it fit the IDE cable because it is originally for a sata connector.
Haven't noticed the resonating yet, but i'll listen to it with some more attention and see if it needs some rubber pads ;p

[dandare]

Nice. I want one 

[bramk]

Almost finnished!!  

Some minor things to do.

- create a new bezel, this one is too sloppy. I have to do some router practice first as i'm not experienced with that
- create powerbutton on the back of the cabinet. Now it has the pc power switch inside of the cabinet
- configure mame front end
- bring the arcade to his room ;p
- update the blog




My son playing Sega Hang-On

[swaffar]

Nice work.  I'm really starting to dig these minis...  I've even entertained the thought of building a mini arcade.  You could have different cabs dedicated to different genres.  A fighter, retro, vertical, pinball... For a fraction of the cost.

[Woodshop Flunky]

Nice job!   

Love the video of your kid playing.