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how much have you spent on your cab?

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Ginsu Victim:
I'm not keeping track.
That way my wife doesn't notice.

EDIT: Though if you scroll down, you'll see where I just added it all up. Jeeze....

rackoon:
$1800 at least on my oak cocktail. Heck! I spent $50 just on router bits, then $400 for a 27" monitor, $100 for a computer, $50 on diamond plate, $200 on oak wood, $140 for two trackballs, $55 for a coin door, $80 on four metal control panels, $120 on speakers, equalizer and 300 watt power supply, $60 on speaker and fan grills, $120 on buttons and joysticks, $80 on spinner, $60 on hole saw bits for CPs, $50 for tons of metal braces to hold it all together, etc.... :dizzy:

I wont even go into the 100 UV LEDs, wiring and soldering stuff, stain and sealer, glass top, custom art, plexi glass for around speakers and coin door, lost wages :blah:

Im about 75% done. Been at it two years. Its my hobby.  When its done it will blow some minds. I set out to make the best yet.  :o

Havok:
This thread was obviously started by one of our wives - don't respond to it!

 ;D

MazzMn:
This is a good question, I was thinking of posting the same thing.

I aimed to make mine for less than a new PS3...spent $322 on a 2 player cocktail cab

Paul Olson:
Are we counting tools in the total? I ended up with a pretty full woodshop; not sure how that happened, but it cost a lot of money.

The cab itself is probably between $2-3k. Buying authentic controls on ebay not only becomes an addiction, it is also very expensive. Hopefully this is the year that all those parts get installed so I can start using them. I am getting a little tired of having a closet full of parts that do not do anything. ???

New ideas cost the most money. Every trip to Home Depot costs more than I think it should, and those little trips add up over the life of the project.

I think the people who make multiple cabinets will get the most bang for their buck. The prototype is always the most expensive. If my modular panel is ever complete, I want to build a vertical cabinet that will use the same panels so my average cost will be lower. OK...that is my justification for the vert cab, I really just hate seeing the screen cropped in Donkey Kong.  :)

These cabs can be built cheap, but the cheap ones will not do everything. The more you want it to do, the more it will cost. When you already have 20 different joysticks and you still NEED more, it costs a lot more. Seriously, I have 5 shifters sitting on the shelf next to me, please help me.   ::)

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