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u/cbroughton80 · 3 pointsr/virtualpinball

Sorry for the delay, life. The MDF one has long been decommissioned but here are photos I have.

Base cabinet - I don't have the exact dimensions but it was basically big enough for a 24" widescreen and small form factor PC. The black MDF is somewhat rare but I love building with it because painting is one less step. Menards carries it in stock but you can probably order it from Lowe's and Home Depot.

Side view with back cabinet - Again, no dimensions but it was just big enough for a 4:3 19" and a small set of speakers below. 19" backglass is the perfect width for a 24" playfield but 17" could likely work.

With monitors - they're really nothing special, just what I could get my hands on from around the office. You could probably pickup a used 24" for $40 and 19" for $20 max from Craigslist.

Monitor mounts - to save space and cost I didn't use monitor mounts, just put the appropriate hole pattern in the MDF and used long bolts. The whole cabinet is held together with pocket screws from the Kreg jig and the back case easily unbolts for transportation.

Finished unit - I wanted it ready for an event while spending as little money as possible so there aren't any nice frames or t molding. The edges are, I believe, black electrical tape and foil tape over wood corner bead molding.

The goal was to source as much as possible from the IT office I work in so they're unexceptional monitors and an old HP Small Form Factor PC. I believe the speakers were this HP bar because it was small and could clip right on the the monitor. The controls are a single Zero Delay USB joystick encoder with like 6 standard arcade buttons.

I'd suggest thinking about how little you'll need to make you happy and build to that. I like Zen Pinball and don't need a real looking cabinet for my kid and I to have fun, so we're using Android X86, no backglass, a banana box and having a blast.

u/ericskiff · 2 pointsr/virtualpinball

I bought some clothes from wish.com once. It was the single most egregious lesson in “you get what you pay for” I’ve ever experienced. These clothes didn’t even come close to approximating the pictures of them. Seams were misaligned more than a Picasso painting, made out of some rough nylon that felt like a kids Halloween costume. I bought a bunch of pieces and ended up just donating the lot, and feeling bad about even giving them to some poor soul.

Never, ever, go anywhere near wish.
If you need reasonably priced joysticks, buttons and encoders, this set is awesome, and I’ve bought it twice


Easyget LED Arcade DIY Parts 2x Zero Delay USB Encoder + 2x 8 Way Joystick + 20x LED Illuminated Push Buttons for Mame Jamma Arcade Project White + Blue Sets https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WAYVR9M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_wz8kDbBCJARRG