Arcade Cabinet
My cabinet has an administration panel below the monitor, which offers basic navigation functions for starting / stopping games. It also has a 7" LCD that displays the controls for the current game. First, I cut a 1/2" MDF sheet to the appropriate dimensions. Then, I clamped a
Arcade Cabinet
Here, I detail how I used a paper template to create the two identical side panels for my arcade cabinet. Weekend #1: Using my original SketchUp drawing, I saved a 2D PNG version looking directly at the side panel. I scaled this up in GIMP to the actual dimensions at
Arcade Cabinet
Some would argue that an arcade cabinet doesn't need a frame, or that it makes it too heavy. I disagree. The frame will give additional weight on the bottom, to prevent the machine from being too top-heavy. Also, it'll provide a skeleton that should make it
Arcade Cabinet
I don't own a table saw, and I'll need to make a lot of long, straight cuts in MDF to build my arcade machine. Rather than drop a few hundred bucks on a table saw, I made a sawboard for less than $20. I started with
Arcade Cabinet
Here's what my arcade cab will eventually look like, once I get a chance to start working on it. I like it.
Arcade Cabinet
Not much progress yet. I did manage to use PhotoShop to make the sideart for my cab. I had some empty space to spare, so I made a brushed metal-like surface for where the keyboard & mouse will sit when that panel is installed.
Arcade Cabinet
The winter weather has not been cooperating with my plans to go outside and cut wood for the arcade cabinet. So, I decided to start designing some of the graphics that I'll use for the marquee, admin panel, and control panel. I think I've settled on
Arcade Cabinet
I've finally bought some of my building materials to get started on construction. I've also completely redone the original Sketchup plans, taking into more careful consideration how I'm actually going to assemble the cabinet (placement of furring strips, making sure all of the electronics
Gaming
Is it possible? Well, it turns out that it is. I use Steam Big Picture to play games on a 64-bit Windows 7 home theater PC hooked up to my living room television. I recently decided that I wanted a headset for group chat in games like Borderlands. I already
Arcade Cabinet
I'm slowly making some progress on my arcade cabinet... In the last couple weeks, I downloaded Google SketchUp, watched the first few demo videos, and jumped in on the design. I think I have a pretty good idea of how my cab will look now. Still no idea
DIY
For several years, we've had an issue where every time the temperature would get down in the single digits (Fahrenheit), our house would take on a rotten egg / sewer smell. The smell didn't seem to be coming from a specific room or drain -- it was
