4 PLAYER ARCADE CONTROL PANEL PLANS FULL
4 PLAYER ARCADE CONTROL PANEL PLANS PC
4 PLAYER ARCADE CONTROL PANEL PLANS PLUS

You also need to plan out what type of controls you wish to have, and how many buttons per player. I've included a diagram with the dimensions of the boars you will need to make it like mine. I started off using Google SketchUp to design the unit, then tweaked it until it looked right. the front, back and both sides are 24' wide, so there was very little cutting involved. also, this prevented me from having to cut a bunch of long straight cuts. This means that no panel is larger than 2ft x 4ft.

4 PLAYER ARCADE CONTROL PANEL PLANS FULL

I didn't want to try to haul full sheets of MDF in my minivan by myself, so I used pre-cut 2ft x 4ft pieces of MDF for the construction. I designed this cabinet build around simplicity.

4 PLAYER ARCADE CONTROL PANEL PLANS PC

a 3ghz pentium 4 for 4gb of ram should be plenty for mame, you may need more if you choose to add PC games or other emulators)

PC for emulation (PC specs depend on what games you wish to use.

USB Control interface ( I used an iPac 4 from Ultimarc).

31 - arcade pushbuttons (i used HAPP concave pushbuttons).

3' Arcade trackball with USB interface ( i used an Electric Ice-T Deluxe from ).

4 arcade joysticks ( I used Ultimarc J-Stiks/Sanwa JLWs).

ratcheting wire crimpers (don't bother with the non ratcheting kind, you will be doing a lot of crimping, spend the $15 on a ratcheting crimper from harbor freight, your hands will thank you).drill with 1 1/8' Forstner bit, various small drill bits for bolt holes.Router with straight bit, v-groove bit, flush trim bit, and 1/16' slot cutter.about 10 feet of 1x4 pine board ( you could also use MDF, if you dont' mind the cutting).1/8' plexiglass slightly larger than the surface of the control panel (my panel is 18' x 46').zip ties (optional, but great for cable management) wood screws.crimp-on female wire disconnects ( i used about 100 of them).Wire, two colors, at least 50 ft (i think i used 18guage).t-nuts of various sizes (4 for mouting legs, 4 smaller ones for each joystick).small carriage bolts for mounting joysticks (size can vary, based on which joysticks you use).small chain or rope ( to support lid when open, 2 ft should be plenty).3/4' MDF or plywood ( i used 6 pre-cut 2ftx4ft sheets of MDF, it is a little more expensive, but easier to transport and work with).This 4-player arcade includes a 2 1/4 inch trackball.

4 PLAYER ARCADE CONTROL PANEL PLANS PLUS

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