The project is finally complete. It's been roughly nine months since we got started, but we finally have a working cabinet in the office. This final post in the series will cover the following items: Final painting Routing Internal hardware Hyperspin Front-end Custom artwork Believe or not, there were no significant changes to design this time! And that was ... READ MORE
Arcade
Let’s Build an Arcade Cabinet: Episode IV
Well, we're now all covered in saw dust and paint, but the shell is up and ready for hardware! The steps we've taken since Episode III are very straightforward, though we also ended up changing the front of the MCP Base just slightly. Other updates included the following (each of which will be covered in more detail below): Attach the cup holder panel Add casters for ... READ MORE
Let’s Build an Arcade Cabinet: The Series
Episode I: The initial purchase of materials and the assembly of the side panels and kick plate. Episode II: Addition of the coin door and assembly of the lower half of the cabinet. Episode III: Completion of the shell and addition of the control panel. Episode IV: Sanding, priming, and more sanding along with the addition of our cup holders Episode V: Final ... READ MORE
Let’s Build an Arcade Cabinet: Episode III
Last week, I was going back through the arcade cabinet posts, and I realized we started this project way back in October. So, our new goal is to get it up and running by the end of March with everything finished except for the artwork which our graphic design team will be doing internally. Changes in Design In the interest of time, we've opted to purchase a fully ... READ MORE
Let’s Build an Arcade Cabinet: Episode II
Our busy season is winding down! That means more time to dedicate to the arcade cabinet. I didn't get as far as I would have liked last Wednesday, unfortunately. The shell's interior supports ended up being about an inch off on one side, and it was causing the whole cabinet to lean significantly. That oversight has been addressed, though it ate up a lot of time. Measure twice, ... READ MORE
Let’s Build an Arcade Cabinet: Episode I
So this is not a security-related post, but what the heck. Every quarter or so here at RSM, we hold an Innovation Day. We get to dedicate a full day's worth of time to personal projects that will benefit the company in some way. We've had some really cool projects come out of the Innovation Days of the past which have included the WMD (a Pi-based device for tracking down ... READ MORE