WARNING: Power Tools required
To complete this project, you will need access to power tools. Make sure to follow all safety procedures or ask a professional for help.
This guide will let you build the same Arcade cabinets that are found in the MakeCode team room at the Microsoft offices.
The cabinet is built out of 3 - 8’ x 4’ plywood sheets of 1/2” thickness.
Tools needed
Cut out this template precisely and keep as you master template for all future cuts.
All units are in inches and degree angles. Add 1/4” to the length when a miter is present, 1/2” when 2 miters are present.
Thickness | Width | Length | Location | Miter Angle |
---|---|---|---|---|
1/2 | 23 | 59 3/4 | K | 22 1/2 |
1/2 | 23 | 24 7/8 | B | 0 |
1/2 | 23 | 22 1/2 | A | 0 |
1/2 | 23 | 18 1/2 | F | 0 |
1/2 | 23 | 16 1/4 | E | 0 |
1/2 | 23 | 15 7/8 | J | 22 1/2 |
1/2 | 23 | 12 15/16 | I | 22 1/2 |
1/2 | 23 | 12 | G | 31 |
1/2 | 23 | 11 1/2 | C | 25 |
1/2 | 23 | 6 1/4 | H | 31 |
1/2 | 23 | 5 | D | 25 |
You will also need to cut out the 2 sides of the arcade cabinet.
For each board,
Once all the boards are secured, attach the upper side of the arcade and you’re done!
Follow the wiring instructions of the cardboard control panel to wire the buttons and joysticks to the raspberry pi.
To make it easier, we recommend building a jig to position and build this part.
This is your cabinet, have fun decorating it and personalize it the way you like! We used the https://arcade-stencils.glitch.me/ to generate stencils and drawing on our cabinets.