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Feeling much more confident after making my first MAME cabinet,
I decided to do a much more precise 2d model in Autocad. The 3D
model is just a simple model.
This should make a much faster and easier cabinet to build than
Project Mame.
I decided to go with a bartop design. The whole idea is to
make it as small as possibly for a 17" LCD and two player setup
with decent sound system. |
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The sides
were easily cut out in 12mm MDF board. I used 16mm for Project
Mame, but WeeCade is a much smaller bartop and 12mm is more than
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mouldings is mounted with glue and screws. |
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The buttom is mounted and the backpanel is tested on with the
PSU. There aren't much room for mistakes in this cabinet, not
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The speaker-board and top of the cabinet is placed. I also tried
to fit the control panel.
The control panel is made from 1.5 mm
stainless steel.
I also tested if the light would fit.
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Finally the bezel and marquee is made and they fit perfectly.
The marquee is mounted with steel frames. |
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29mm hole for pinball/coin input it made. |
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I made this panel to be mounted on the backpanel.
2 x USB
1 x headphone
1 x mic
1 x Powerbutton
1 x Volumecontrol (not installed yet) |
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Here is the back. I got the PCB from a midi-tower cabinet. |
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Time to paint the WeeCade. First
two layers of primer. This is important, always use primer
first.
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If you decide to make your own MAME cabinet using my drawings, please feel free to
make a donation, as I'm trying to raise enough money to make a new
up-right cabinet, that's hard to do as a student. |
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