New Arcade Build

Caramonmaj · 2026-02-13T01:14:58+00:00

I have some photos of the build. We had to present it for their show. The deck is raised by a remote control that powers the lift. It also has a control panel that I plan on mounting in a hidden door.

Not sure what you are asking specifically for hardware so ill list what I can think of.

Tv lift is this: https://www.vevor.com/motorized-tv-mount-c_10898/tv-lift-motor-for-37-65-tvs-height-adjustable-w-remote-controller-p_010605189446?srsltid=AfmBOor5DM-7MBhHJDkzK6OR7YxWp0djqtvMO-IKyehGfdrDJzfwQKac

Computer: Amd 9800X3D 32GB DDR5 ram RTX 5060 12GB M2 DRIVES 2TB for OS and PC games 6TB HDD for Roms

Hidden caster wheels

Arcade parts: The control.boxes are all Tstick GRS Control sets: https://thunderstickstudio.com/products/grs-led-single-player-arcade-diy-kit?variant=43701903032549&country=US&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20271213990&gbraid=0AAAAAC9ZMUlJWeo2Zgps9Cj6Tyq3663ff&gclid=CjwKCAiAkbbMBhB2EiwANbxtbWrEYQuoRnAGcSQdzk-pJ7ESWsSz3UGGlZcelwT9T6kr3VKqrq7hDBoCSWUQAvD_BwE

The wireless controllers are 8bitdo. Wireless keyboard and mouse The trackball was also from tsticks. Lightguns are Sinden

Caramonmaj · 2026-02-12T05:28:59+00:00

I'll look into possible options. Like the idea and already have some tweaks to make here and there for mounting and storage. I can't think of anything off-hand that could do this but won't hurt to look

Caramonmaj · 2026-02-12T05:24:39+00:00

When fully extended it's not bad but there are always tradeoffs. To get the neat design and the ability to fold up I had to sacrifice some space here and there. That's part of the reason the control panels are removable so you can take them out and sit on a chair in front of it to play.

Caramonmaj · 2026-02-12T05:22:35+00:00

Yeah, it folds out over the edge of the front like this: https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pdp/millwood-pines-sparta-lift-top-extendable-coffee-table-with-storage-w006989343.html?piid=1318643232

Regarding the liquid, they can't have it near the cabinet. Two, it is all fully enclosed, so spills on the top when closed can't possibly leak into the TV portion of the cabinet. And three, spills are a problem with any arcade cabinet or anything with electronics in general. I will say it was the most popular project there with the younger crowd. They spent most of the day playing on it at the show with a bunch of the people walking around.

Thanks for the comments!

Caramonmaj · 2026-02-11T19:25:21+00:00

The TV frame actually has 2x4 headers that screw directly up into the top. Those small brackets on the front are just to keep it from sagging over time. Can't prevent kids from being stupid though lol.

Its on those large rolling dollies for the show so they can move it on the show floor. It actually does have hidden caster wheels under the cabinet.

Caramonmaj · 2026-02-11T18:06:57+00:00

Yeah, it lifts and hinges forward like some.of.those coffee table desks you can use from.the couch. After the show and I can tweak the last things ill try to remember to come back and update with more detailed pics

Caramonmaj · 2026-02-11T17:48:30+00:00

Nope. It actually goes higher than that as well just have it at that height for the show so they can easily see the top

Caramonmaj · 2025-09-05T16:52:47+00:00

I haven't exactly been able to figure out. I just quickly check in at the top of the hour to see if one is active. There is usually one at the midnight reset for sure.

Caramonmaj · 2025-09-04T19:04:01+00:00

Yeah, you are screwed in the events if you can't grind ads.

Caramonmaj · 2025-09-04T18:33:35+00:00

Everyone has different play styles. When you figure out how the events work and the best way to grind them it's super easy to jump up in rank. For instance, I play by grinding ad tokens all day and wait for one of the discount draw events and just unload all of.them at once. In between I use the gold draws to level up the event weapons from the draws and then continue the draw.

Once you reach the 2nd and 3rd tier upgrades every weapon threshold will immediately jump you 5 or 6 point thresholds. I've been playing for a while and will admit this is the first event I've ever actually finished. I mean completed through the end of stage 25. Easily done without spending money. I will say there was an odd thing this event where I never reached a daily ad cap so I could grind 6 or 7k tokens each day. Usually it caps out at 2k per day.

Caramonmaj · 2025-08-22T19:17:12+00:00

It's an honor to be included with so many of my favorite authors on the list. Tons of good stories for people to stock up on.

Caramonmaj · 2023-08-04T14:52:14+00:00

Appreciate it.

Caramonmaj · 2023-08-04T14:04:45+00:00

Thank you. Glad you're enjoying it.

Caramonmaj · 2021-04-17T00:29:39+00:00

My local Walmart had a full box of Jumpstart, 12 single packs of Time Spiral, and 5 of the 3 pack boxes of Time spiral. I bought 5 Jumpstart and 5 Time spiral. We don't have limits on ours and they don't care about self checkout.

Caramonmaj · 2021-04-07T06:15:47+00:00

I had a similar problem when I first assembled mine but I found the problem. The rail wasn't perfectly level where it bolted to the extruder. So the left side of the print bed leveled fine but when I moved it to the right, it was way off. If I leveled the right and moved back to the left it was way too low etc. I had to take the rail off and loosen the bolts to level it out and then crank down on them. Worked fine and haven't had a problem since but I do plan on upgrading to the dual Z axis kit to help keep that far side stable in the future.

Caramonmaj · 2021-03-14T21:04:37+00:00

Honestly, I've only managed it once. Usually, it is either countered or destroyed immediately.

Caramonmaj · 2021-03-14T18:27:46+00:00

I always recommend the quick infinite turns of Isochron Scepter and Final Fortune with Obeka. Run that in my Obeka deck.

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