So, back out with the sandpaper, up to 600 grit, filling in the countersunk screw heads, caulking the joints and sanding away the excess.I remember being really happy with how this had turned out at this stage, it all went together really well, a lot of which is down to having meticulously planned each stage and just taking my time to do it right.Such was my excitement and eagerness that I printed out some mocked up graphics – just to have a sneak peek at what it may become. Donkey Kong cabaret or full size?
Yes, now, I would use my router table with a jig, but this shows that it is still easily possible without such workshop tools.Next up I cut the t-molding slots into the two side panels, using my hand held router and a slot cutting bit.
For typical home use, classic arcade video game cabinets come in three styles - upright (standard), cabaret (smaller upright), and cocktail (table top sit down).
Whilst I wait for some much-needed parts to progress my.One, it puts in the time until I can get the Robo build progressing again;Two, quite a few people have asked me about the woodworking side, dismissing their ability to ever make such, without a workshop full of tools – well this one was all done with hand tools that anyone and everyone can afford/use;Three, I think this turned out rather well.So, this came about, at a time when I owned a couple of full size cabs – a.I told the kids my plans and asked what game was their favourite, both came back, straight away, with Donkey Kong. I start making plans of the Donkey Kong cabinet. We have ourselves a cabinet.
The lower marquee and upper bezel, is made by cementing an ‘L’ shaped strip to a ‘U’ shaped strip.
The main one to focus on, in keeping with the hand tool restrictions, is the front panel that houses the speaker grille. Redditor IntenseCircusFire made this excellent replica Donkey Kong arcade cabinet out of MDF wood. Along the way, he took tons of photos of the build process and he shares plenty of tips and equipment suggestions if you'd like to build your own. I may well try to do a replica build like your ones. If you want the entire archive, it is available in CD format at the Online Store.. M = Manual, S = Schematics, L = Parts List P = … Paperboy (Atari System II) Popeye
These certainly are not everyone’s cup of tea, but remember, this one was for the kids and was a bit of an experiment for myself, at the time still relatively new to the whole arcade scene.I started of by getting some plans for the original Nintendo cabinet from the internet and transferred these, to scale, onto some graph paper. We have built a great many of all styles over the years, and any Donkey Kong continues to be one of our most popular machines.
The intro paragraph is just a long boring history of how this project started, if you wanna get to the resto, skip it.
(This was a massive step up for me, as I had never really touched electrics/electronics previously).
Good taste. So really, this is all you need to do, as it much for and match the screen dimensions.Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:Donkey Kong Bartop Scratch Build – Part 1,Atari Asteroids Cocktail Restoration – Part 1,ATARI ASTEROIDS COCKTAIL RESTORATION – PART 2,ATARI ASTEROIDS COCKTAIL RESTORATION – PART 3,Donkey Kong Bartop Scratch Build – Part 1,Donkey Kong Bartop Scratch Build – Part 2,http://retromash.com/2016/06/01/building-a-home-arcade-machine-part-23-the-finished-cabinet/,Donkey Kong Bartop Scratch Build – Part 2 | My Arcade Diary,ROBOTRON CABARET SCRATCH BUILD – PART 6. It had to be of the right size for the kids to play on. The reality was that this one was going to have to have a modern screen, no room for the bulky crt.Planning stage over, it was time to build a bartop style cabinet, essentially a scaled down version of the Nintendo cabinet, with the lower half removed. Boulder Arcade Factory is no longer producing the items shown on this site.Contents of list updated on February 8, 2020.Providing reproduction arcade cabinets since 2012.2-color laminate (as shown in photos) is an additional cost.Cost-reduced, shallow version of the original cabinet. He used plans from Jakobud.com and it took him about 30 hours to build. Have you got part 2 to this story coming out soon?No worries pal. Nintendo's Donkey Kong cabinet makes for a fantastic looking arcade classics multicade, or for an all original restoration. ).Check out my current Robotron Cabaret build and let me know what you think. Joined Oct 3, 2009 Messages 5,126 Reaction …