Arcade Cabinet build - Part 1 // How-To

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Check out how I made my own custom arcade cabinet to run retro games on a Raspberry Pi! Subscribe to my channel: http://bit.ly/1k8msFr Plans for this cabinet are available at http://www.iliketomakestuff.com/product/arcade-cabinet-digital-plan/ MORE PROJECTS, POSTS AND EVENTS http://www.iliketomakestuff.com HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED: http://www.iliketomakestuff.com/product/arcade-cabinet-digital-plan/ - Arcade Cabinet - Digital plans http://amzn.to/1NCVmAb - SawStop cabinet saw http://amzn.to/1LZGmJS - Skil circular saw http://amzn.to/1nAb7Q6 - Speed square http://amzn.to/1SP44ii - 54" Drywall T-Square http://amzn.to/1GMrfGL - Dewalt 20v drill driver combo http://amzn.to/1GMjjoW - Dewalt compound miter saw http://amzn.to/1WXMCJ4 - Dremel Tool http://amzn.to/1HdQuwD - Grizzly G0555LANV Bandsaw http://amzn.to/1GyGjbg - Grizzly Drill Press (WAAAAY overpriced (3x) on Amazon, buy from Grizzly directly.) http://amzn.to/1GMpZn3 - Kreg Rip Cut (circular saw guide) http://amzn.to/1GyGp2v - Kreg R3 pocket hole jig http://amzn.to/1WjF7Q4 - clamp http://amzn.to/1nzWRXs - 1/2" Overlay Face Frame concealed hinges http://amzn.to/1nzX3Gb - 48" Piano Hinge http://amzn.to/1nAbj1O - 11" Digital Protractor http://amzn.to/1nAbs5g - Digital Angle gauge http://amzn.to/1WXMM2Z - Classic steel ruler (cork back) http://amzn.to/1WXNjlo - 24" Soft-close drawer slides http://amzn.to/1nAbzOh - 27" LCD Monitor http://www.inventables.com?ref=iltms - X-Carve http://amzn.to/20fPAeN - Silhouette Portrait (vinyl cutter) http://amzn.to/1WXN368 - 3" Speaker grilles http://amzn.to/1WXN89P - Logitech computer speakers Want to support ILTMS? Get early viewing, exclusive content and more... http://www.iliketomakestuff.com/patreon BUY A SHIRT, STICKER, PENCILS and MORE!! http://www.iliketomakestuff.com/store FOLLOW: http://twitter.com/iliketomakestuf http://instagram.com/iliketomakestuff http://facebook.com/iltms It's been a L-O-N-G time coming (probably longer than you know) but I'm so happy to finally present part 1 of my arcade cabinet build! In case you haven't seen it, be sure to watch my older video all about setting up the Raspberry Pi (using RetroPie) and the controls. If you've got that system all up and running, putting it in something is the next step! I've been working on the plans for this system for a long time, rethinking them over and over to include all of the stuff I wanted my cabinet to have. This was especially important to me, since my wife gave me the OK for this to go in our living room. In my mind, that means that it HAD to be as practical as possible (even though it's completely impractical by nature.) The biggest difference in my cabinet and the vintage cabinets, is the fact that the modern electronics can literally fit in your pocket, so the majority of the cabinet is empty. I wanted to take advantage of that with my design... I decided to keep all of the electronics in/around the controls and monitor. This left the area below the controls, and behind the monitor open, so I made them into storage. Underneath the controls is a simple bookshelf with two doors. Behind the monitor was harder to get to, so I designed the cabinet so that one side panel could actually swing open, revealing six drawers, each 24" deep. Being able to swing open the side panel COMPLETELY changed the structure, in comparison to most cabinets, but I totally think it was worthwhile.