Mame Bartop Cabinet Materials List


Tools:

Where Purchased


Soldering gun

Radio Shack


Helping Hands

Radio Shack


Flush cut trim router bit

Sears


Slot cutting router bit

Lowes


7/8" drill bit

Lowes


1-1/8" drill bit

Lowes


Solder

Radio Shack





Fasteners/hardware:



1-1/2" drywall screws

Lowes


1-1/4" drywall screws

Lowes


1/2" wood screws

Lowes


5/8" wood screws

Lowes


2-Tee-nuts

Lowes


2-Matching thumbscrews for tee-nuts

Lowes


Metal strapping

Lowes


30" piano hinge

Lowes


Black spray paint

Lowes


Hammermill Clear Window Decals (#10014-0)
I tried the Avery 8665 8-1/2" x 11" clear inkjet labels and they were not very "clear", the Hammermill were way better.

Staples





Building materials:



4' x 8' 3/4" cabinet grade plywood or MDF

Lowes


Contact paper

Wal-Mart


15" x 24" 0.08 acrylic sheet (plexiglass)

Lowes


25'-(49-0999-00) T-MOLDING 3/4" SMOOTH BLACK

Happ Controls





Wiring/computer materials



Wire ties

Lowes


18 gauge quick-connect wire connectors

Lowes


14 gauge quick-connect wire connectors

Lowes


18 gauge stranded wire-90'

Radio Shack


CPU fan

Free


CPU fan covers

Free


PCB standoffs (for motherboard, KeyWiz), Radio Shack part # 276-1381 and 276-195. The mounting feet shown below would have been easier, but I had already placed my order to Happ and didn't want to pay the shipping for just the PCB mounting feet. I made my own with PCB standoffs and some metal strapping

Radio Shack


Computer speakers with volume control

Free


2-15A receptacles

Lowes


Plastic triple gang box

Lowes


2 hole receptacle cover, 1 blank cover

Lowes


14 AWG wire (white, green, red or black)-20'

Lowes


DPDT relay (Radio Shack 275-218)

Radio Shack


Rocker switch

Radio Shack


Male receptacle (power cord socket)

Free (thanks Chu!)


Computer with sound card (use MAME install CD)

Free (thanks Matt!)


15" monitor

Free (thanks Matt!)


KeyWiz

GroovyGameGear





Control Panel



3-(58-9100-L) LONG HORZ PB RED W/.187 MS & NUT

Happ Controls


1-(58-9133-L) LONG HORZ PB GREEN W/.187 MS & NUT

Happ Controls


1-(58-9111-L) LONG HORZ PB WHITE W/.187 MS & NUT

Happ Controls


1-(58-9166-L) LONG HORZ PB BLACK W/.187 MS & NUT

Happ Controls


1-(58-9144-L) LONG HORZ PB PURPLE W/.187 MS & NUT

Happ Controls


1-(58-9155-L) LONG HORZ PB YELLOW W/.187 MS & NUT

Happ Controls


1-(58-9111-L1PLY) HORZ PB WT WITH MS & NUT 1 PLAYER W/LONG WHITE BEZEL

Happ Controls


1-(58-9111-L2PLY) HORZ PB WT W/MS & NUT 2 PLYR

Happ Controls


8-(95-4009-00) ID TAG UNPRINTED

Happ Controls


OMNI-Stik Prodigy (4/8 way)

GroovyGameGear




NOTE: These pictures are from Radio Shack and other vendors and help to illustrate what to buy.
I didn't use the camlock.

Power cord socket


14 and 18 gauge quick connects

1-1/8" camlock


Piano hinge

PCB mounting feet

Tee-lok