Build a Retro. Pie Bartop Arcade Cabinet. Making my retro Arcade Cabinet last summer was one of my all time favorite projects. It been one of my most popular videos ever, and many of you have sent me awesome pictures cabinets you built that were based on my arcade cabinet plans. One piece of feedback that I have gotten over and over is that this cabinet is too large and too complex for many of you. D00_hinges_5F00_91.jpg' alt='How To Install A Piano Hinge On Plywood' title='How To Install A Piano Hinge On Plywood' />Some of you wanted me to cover the electronics in the plans rather than just the woodworking portion. Well I am happy today to bring you the Retro. Pie Bartop Arcade Cabinet This cabinet, as the name implies, is much smaller and can sit on top of a desk, table, or bar. The monitor is 2. The computer is a Raspberry Pi running a Retro. Pie which makes installing and setting up the game system incredibly simple. Watch the Retro. Pie Bartop Arcade Cabinet Video. Download the Bartop Arcade Cabinet Plans HereWorking with headphones on usually means youd rather not be bothered, but sometimes it means youre just listening to something while you work. If you want to be. Wrap around piano hinge with either single or double wrap around. Piano hinge is 48 in length. Both hinges are made to fit 34 plywood or any lumber that measures. PORTABLE SHOOTING BENCH Back in September 2013, I started shooting rimfire. I had been dormant for many decades and. Step 4 Install the Connectors. To connect the side panels the center panels you could just glue and brad nail them directly together or use screws or nails. Using the Raspberry Pi for the Bartop Arcade. Some of you will undoubtedly ask why I would use a Raspberry Pi instead of a full PC, like in my original full size arcade build. Theres a bunch of reasonsThe Raspberry Pi is only 3. Literally anyone can afford to buy a Raspberry Pi The emulation software is pre built and pre configured. Blt_th3jlcU/hqdefault.jpg' alt='How To Install A Piano Hinge On Plywood' title='How To Install A Piano Hinge On Plywood' />General Wood Finishing at WOODWEBs Knowledge Base. Find articles on stain chemistry, swirl marks in finish sanding, lacquer failure, spraying dye, thinning opaque. How to build a homemade sandblasting cabinet. How to build a homemade sandblasting cabinet By yours truly, Giovanni Smecca. UPDATE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14th, 2012All you have to do is download it and place it on an SD card. It honestly couldnt be any simpler. Many other games like Quake, Doom, Duke Nukem 3. D and others have free ports to the Raspberry Pi which usually come included  in your download of Retro. Pie. This means with literally no additional work, you can be playing all kinds of old PC games too. There are emulators for the Commodore 6. Amiga, Nintendo, Atari, etc all included. The Retro. Pie interface is clean and super easy to use. DSC_0440-copy1.jpg' alt='How To Install A Piano Hinge On Plywood' title='How To Install A Piano Hinge On Plywood' />The Raspberry Pi has a general purpose InputOutput GPIO that can be used to control all sorts of things, such as flashing lights, sounds, or even flash your lighted marquee. Imagine if you get shot in Quake and the marquee flashes or the cabinet vibrates. All of that is possible with the GPIO pins of the Pi. All of that being said, most certainly all of this can be accomplished with a PC. It will just cost more and take a little longer and in some cases require a few extra add on components. The Controllers and Buttons for the Bartop Arcade. On this build I decided to switch from the X Arcade joystick and controller over to the Sanwa Arcade Joystick Buttons and Easyget LED Arcade Controller. I did this because I wanted to add some color to the cabinet and I also wanted the buttons to have LED lights in them, so that I could put transparent labels under the buttons. I felt like this would make a really cool effect. I bought one red joystick, ten red LED lit buttons, one blue joystick, and ten blue LED lit buttons. The only real downside to the Sanwa solution over X Arcade is that each set of joystick and buttons requires a separate Easy. Get controller. If USB ports are at premium in your arcade youll need a USB hub to use them. In addition, youll have to find additional space to mount each controller board on the inside of the control panel. Finally, I do really love the ball top joystick as compared to the teardrop provided by X Arcade. It just feels very retro and has that old school arcade look Constructing the Retro. Pie Bartop Arcade Cabinet. Step 1 Layout the Side Panels. The first step is to layout the side panels on a sheet of MDF. You only need to draw out one panel, because we will cut both panels at the same time. Step 2 Draw in the Curves. Youll need a compass to make the curves. Unfortunately the little store bought ones wont work. I made one out of nothing but a 1. The easiest solution would be to use a 1. Step 3 Cut Out the Side Panels. Cut the MDF panel in half and sandwich the left and right panels together. Clamp them to a table, and then use your jigsaw to cut them out. Once your finished with the cut, unclamp the sides and fold them open. This will reveal two exact copies a mirror of each other. Step 4 Install the Connectors. To connect the side panels the center panels you could just glue and brad nail them directly together or use screws or nails. However, that would be incredible hard to hold in place during assembly and it would also be difficult to make sure both sides were perfectly aligned and square. To make it easier, first we lay out 34 x 34 inch connectors on the panels. We can take our time and measure everything out, and then glue and brad nail those to the panels. But This also has another great benefit No visible nails or screws on the outside of the cabinet that will need filling later In my case I am using 34 inch MDF to build my cabinet, so these connectors are inset exactly 34 inch. Youll need to adjust your spacing if you go with a thicker or thinner material. Step 5 Assemble the base Arcade Cabinet. With step 4 done, assembling the arcade cabinet is almost as easy as legos. Step 6 Route the T Mold Slot. This is a completely optional step depending on how you want your finished arcade to look. Business And Industrial Law Notes Pdf Software more. I personally love the retro look with T Molding. T Mold requires a slot in the MDF. You have to route all of the components before final assembly, otherwise your router wont reach the internals. If youre not going to add T Mold, you can skip this step. Step 7 Install the Front and Back Panels. Now that weve routed all of the T Mold slots we can finish install the panels. On the backside were leaving a large 1. Well make a door to cover this in a later step. Step 8 Drill the Control Panel. The control panel can be a real pain to drill out accurately. Thats why the plans include a glue on drilling template. Just glue this drilling guide to your control panel and with spray adhesive, drill the holes and then remove it by peeling it off. I recommend Super 7. Step 9 Install the Back Door. The back door of the cabinet will be used for maintenance purposes. Step 1. 0 Drill for the Speakers. Another really hard thing to get aligned is the speaker holes. They consist of 6. Ive included a left template and a right template with the plans. Hitting the holes with a sanding sponge will make them look like they were made at a factory. Step 1. 1 Prime the Bartop Arcade Cabinet. It is critically important to prime MDF. MDF by its nature will soak up paint. Ultimately MDF is nothing but glued together sawdust. I really like to use Rust Oleums Filler Primer with MDF. It will fill any tiny cracks and imperfections. The only downside is that you absolutely must hit it with sandpaper between primer coats and before painting. It is worth it though because this will leave you with an incredibly smooth base to lay your paint on top of. It changes everything when painting MDF. Step 1. 2 Paint the Retro. Pie Cabinet. In my full size arcade cabinet build I got a lot of comments like Yeah, anyone with an HVLP sprayer can paint like this. So with this build I decided to do everything with rattle cans. I can assure you the paint came out just as good. Step 1. 3 Install the Electrical. I installed a quad outlet plug inside the arcade cabinet. This provides the exact number of outlets needed to run the Retro. Pie Arcade since most everything else is USB powered. Step 1. 4 Install the T Molding. The T Molding pops in the to T Slots we routed earlier. I find the best way to install it is with a small rubber mallet. At the 9. 0 degree turns youll need to notch the ribbed track to allow it to curve around the corners. It makes for a very clean look. Step 1. 5 Install the Marquee Light.