These two bartops are what led me to the pinball hobby! We'll take a look inside and out of both cabinets, see how it all began, and what came before and after these were built.
Beautiful work. I have a thorough understanding of RetroPie, I can wire up controls, and source the games, but wood working is what is holding me back from building my own machine. I applaud those who can, but I’m also super jealous, haha. Those are keepers for sure - it’s amazing your little builds got you into pinball!
These look great! Can I ask how much they weigh? Do you think they’d be too heavy to wall-mount so I wouldn’t have to have them sitting on a table or something?
Awesome builds! Just curious about the artwork...did you get it all (minus the marquee) printed on adhesive backed vinyl? Any details to share on that process?
@JonHoule yes exactly it was printed on adhesive-backed vinyl with a UV resistant clear coating over the top of it. I got them made by a local commercial printer and probably cost $20-25 per cabinet (2016).
@JonHoule yes, and it is tricky to do it and not end up with a crinkle at the end. I had to be really careful not to stretch the art in any way... but yeah, they are both done that way. Thin plexiglass bezel cut on the tablesaw with a thin kerf blade made for plastics. File and sand edges smooth, then remove the protective covering, and then the vinyl graphic was applied on the front.
@@JonHoule yes, and it is tricky to do it and not end up with a crinkle at the end. I had to be really careful not to stretch the art in any way... but yeah, they are both done that way. Thin plexiglass bezel cut on the tablesaw with a thin kerf blade made for plastics. File and sand edges smooth, then remove the protective covering, and then the vinyl graphic was applied on the front.
On a game like Donkey Kong which uses a 4 way joystick. Do you have to buy a joystick that is specifically a 4 way or is there an adjustment for an 8 way joystick to make it behave like a 4 way joystick. I got a gift of an X-Arcade tankstick from a friend and it has 8 way joysticks on it.
Great question which I forgot to talk about in the video. There is a restrictor that comes with the Sanwa JLF-TP-8YT. It's a clear plate that can be snapped onto the bottom in one of two ways depending if you need 4 or 8-way control.
But you can also download the restrictor from Thingiverese and print one (if you have a 3d printer). I did this on the Cuphead bc I didn't have the right restrictor. Maybe it's available for the joystick you have.
