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zaphod:

--- Quote from: RayB on November 03, 2005, 07:11:00 pm ---
And it makes you look like a genius to the average person.  ;D


--- End quote ---

AMEN!

MARINE1142:
Very good points. I think I will start to build my own hopefully with the help of all you guys it will go smoothly. Thank for the insight and help.

Glaine:
Do it for the braggin rights. It so very ownes to have something like this you wired up yourself. There is very little one can do that gets the WOWZA factor anymore. But this is one such thing, and just buying one won't get that. That gets you beat up for being the rich kid.

Have a good one.

Mark70:
I'm only at the prototype control panel stage, but my preliminary calculations are as follows:

Buying vs Building - the cheapest option is somewhere in between.

It would be cheapest to get a used cabinet.  Possibly in working condition.  You should be able to get one for about $200-$300 working if you look in the right places and you're patient.  Then all you need is an old PC and monitor, some wood filler, painting supplies.

Compare this to building from scratch with new materials.  I paid 250 for control parts, and I'll have to pay $100 for wood.  350.  Plus wood filler screws, painting supplies.

If you can keep your used cabinet purchase to 250 or less,  you can buy replacment controls, switches, coin mechs etc and still come out cheaper than building from scratch.

The trade off is, if you design your own cabinet and build it from new materials, you can get the exact design you want.

PetitMorte:
The name of the website being Build Your Own Arcade Controls, the general answer you'll get here is build.

It really is satisfying to have built a thing yourself, and the kudos from others are just extra gravy.  jucy jucy kudo gravy... slipping squishily between your toes, warm and lumpy inside your socks.

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