Here's a full dump of the spreadsheet I used to keep track of pricing as well as time. I tried to track where I bought everything or where you could buy it, and what the cost was. Keep in mind these prices are from 2005. Some stuff like the PC can be had for $200 or so. Also some of this I already had. While the cost may seem daunting the truth is if you borrow tools, and work smartly you can … [Read more...]
Cutting and Stencils
When building my cabinet to try and save on time I created stencils of everything first by tracing or drawing it out on Bristol board. I then traced that stencil onto the MDF. The one good thing is that because there are 2 sides to the cabinet most parts I only had to create once, and once it was done each side was almost identical to the other. The other thing is that when you work with MDF make … [Read more...]
Materials For My Arcade Cabinet
Getting materials for the cabinet was pretty straight forward. A cabinet it's self is not all that complex. It is pretty much MDF, Paint, Screws and Glue. I'm positive anyone who wants to do this can with a little help and some determination. Truth be told if I was in wood shop I'd have probably opted to build one of these instead of the chess board I did build in grade 8. At this point I should … [Read more...]
Getting Started
The first thing I did to build my cabinet was research. I checked out the BYOAC community site, and I came across the Heavy Metal Arcade Cabinet that was the cabinet I wanted to model mine around. I loved the kick plate, the cartoon artwork, and it just looked bad ass in general. Except I wanted mine to be 4 players, just like the TMNT arcade game. I also went out and got Saint's book Project … [Read more...]