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#Diy step by step bartop arcade cabinet plans install#

CAD is a very useful program for checking against conflicts and making changes. I used autocad (CAD) for the planning process and for producing cut sheets to scale.

Forstner bits (used 16mm, 20mm, 24mm, 28mm, and 35mm.

Not required unless power adapters are not included with leds.

Power halo switch (better to use a momentary switch).LED light strip for marquee and under cabinet glow (I used 30’ but it was overkill).Ethernet cable (cat 5, use the wire for soldering leads, its easier to work with).T-nuts with bolts varying lengths for control panel, monitor mount, acrylic glass, etc.Acrylic glass used for marquee, monitor, and control panel.LED joystick and buttons with encoders (10) x 2.Wire buttons to encoder and led lights to power supply.

#Diy step by step bartop arcade cabinet plans install#

Install buttons, joysticks, and acrylic glass.

Connect momentary switch to GPIO pins 5 and 6.

Install usb extension and momentary switch.

Affix LED lighting strips in marquee box and underside of cabinet.

Measure and paint bezel on acrylic glass.

Pre-assemble buttons, joysticks, and switches to ensure everything fits.

Mark location of monitor with screen for affixing blocking.

Assemble all parts by predrilling pilot holes for screws (leave monitor mount for now).

Glue and nail 1” blocking (leave the monitor blocking until the cabinet is assembled).

Use router to add a recess for joysticks, smaller buttons, and the amplifier.

Cut amp hole, buttons, power rocker switch, momentary switch, usb extension hole, speaker holes, LED pass though holes, coin selector, venting holes, and ethernet port.

Cut the acrylic glass for the controls, screen, and marquee.

Cut the pieces with jig saw and circular saw.Make a half scale model with cardboard (optional).My intention here is to share what I did and hopefully provide a starting point for anyone looking at tackling this project. With that said, there are many different tools and customization’s that can be done to make this project unique and your own. This was my first attempt to build an arcade and for the most part, it worked out for me. There are many different ways one could complete this project.