Arcade Cabinet Introduction

Thank you for your interest in building a miniMame half-size arcade cabinet. This document is intended to walk you through the construction process of building one yourself.

Because of the various skills required, I can’t guarantee that yours will turn out or at what level of quality. I will try to communicate as many details as possible to help yours turn out to be a well-built cabinet.

You must be very comfortable using a circular saw. There are a few unusual cuts that must be made with it. This is a very dangerous tool. If you are not completely familiar with its operation and comfortable using it, you should not attempt this project without help.

You should plan on reading this document from beginning to end before starting your miniMame cabinet. It’s very important that you have the whole build process familiar in your mind as you are progressing. This will help you avoid mistakes and actually help you get the project complete in a very short period of time.

Throughout the document I have added sections called ‘Building Tip’s. These are usually things I have learned along the way because I messed something up and had to do it again. Hopefully these will help you avoid making the same mistakes.

At the end, I’ve put some references to web sites you may want to visit to get controls and other information. I also added a cost summary for the items I had to purchase to give you an idea of the material costs.

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