I spent an hour this afternoon putting a few more panels on my arcade machine.  Tomorrow afternoon I’ll fit the monitor bracket, slide rails for hardware, and most of the cabling.

The cabinet is coming along nicely

I’m planning Saturday to fit the last of the panels, and paint the cabinet with undercoat.  Depending on the weather, and a bit of luck I might even get a chance to put on the final coat of paint.

So far I’ve spent ~$410 of my $500 AUD budget:

+ $247.95 on the pre-made arcade controls
+ $105.80 on timber
+ $58 on assorted finishing bits for the cabinet

I’ve got ~$90 left, which should be enough to finish things nicely.

Once the cabinet is together and painted, I’ll start the install of Home Server.  When that’s underway, I’ll post a full breakdown of costs and all the item that I bought.

It’s taken me about 9 hours to get this far.  That includes, all the setting up, cutting, etc, and 2x trips to Bunnings.  One to buy all the timer, and another to buy replacement drills for the one I broke =)

I’ll post more on the weekend.