moogster66
02-03-2010, 10:43 AM
Here is my idea, making a portable pin/mame cab out of pvc. what do you think?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47132036@N03/
tezz81
02-03-2010, 11:38 AM
LOL, I am not sure what too think.... it is certainly original, and good idea. Is it stable when using the control panel?
Very nice work!!! Thanks for sharing! Are you a plumber or something?
moogster66
02-03-2010, 12:55 PM
I have done some plumbing work in my life. I wanted to build a pincab, but I do not have a basement in my house. I wanted the cab to be able to be torn down and put away in a closet or under a bed. I also wanted to use it for mame games as well. PVC is inexpensive, very easy to work with, and strong. As for stability, it is very strong. The side panels are glued together, and the center pipes fit together into the T's on each side piece. The thing is like a big sandwich. The monitor frame, and control panel frame are glued, and help to hold the whole thing together when they are in place. This is not totally finished yet, I am thinking of a way to install side panels on it, and I am thinking of painting it. Everything that I used to build it, except for the electronics of course, I got from a major chain home improvement store. It can be put together in a day if you plan correctly. I do not have any nudging sensors installed, that would take away from the simplicity of the design. I can put this in the trunk of a Honda Civic, not many cabinet builders on this forum can say that. I am not trying to be cocky, but that was the main reason I went with PVC over wood.
Strangeleo
02-03-2010, 01:05 PM
Its a good idea.. i put the Joystick in my Virutal Pinball on the backglass and play Mame in the playfield... its good too!