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gourami:
Hello
Name is Jim, from central NJ. I have been lurking unregistered here for a white, and I finally feel confident enough to start building. I'd like to start of with an old, empty cab, and keep things cheap. I have a computer to use, a CRT monitor, and some controls (including an arkanoid spinner). What I need now is a cab, a trackball, and a keyboard and mouse interface. Once this is finished, I plan on donating to an organization I belong to, a volunteer first aid squad. Its kinda boring there with our 11 hour overnight shift, I want to build a 2 person control panel with a trackball ad spinner. I have a pair of nintendo arcade joysticks and a bunch of red buttons. I figure I'll give the cabinet an EMS theme, with Stars of Life, ambulances, etc.

Mainly, I want to know where to find an empty cabinet to start off with. I think I've found where to get the rest of the controls and such, but I can't figuire out where to get an empty cab. I'm low on cash, so basically the cheaper the better. I'm in Central NJ, in Ocean County.

Jim aka gourami

Jdurg:
I would take a look on craigslist.org.  That's a site where anything and everything in your general area is listed.  Take a search on there for 'arcade cabinet' and you should find a bunch in your area. 

Have fun!   :cheers:

Daniel B.:
I second the craigslist suggestion. However, I had to post that I was looking for arcade cab's. Don't post it in the wanted to buy - post it in the sale forums like you have one to sell, then inside post that you are looking for them. I posted both full/working/non-working/empty because you never know what someone wants to sell for a cheap price.

Give it a week or two, I'm sure you will find one.

Jdurg:
Also, I myself thought that I would just have a cab built for me, or take an empty cab and do the conversion myself.  In the end, it's much more fun to build it completely yourself.  It gives you a bit more pride and a greater feeling of accomplishment when it's all done.  Plus, you get to do it any way you want.  ;D

gourami:
I'd consider building a cabinet from scratch, but any of my previous attempts at woodworking, turned out like the TOwer of Pisa: Pretty to look at, but something about them ain't quite right.

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