Monthly Archives: February 2016

Mr T. Mold and the All-Mighty Arcade Assembles!

Posted on February 13, 2016 by fantahpants — Leave a comment

The trick with knocking in the T-Mold is taking your time with a steady constant pace moving along as the mold locks in place. Also make sure to put plenty of cloth material between the hammer and the mold. I…

Tagged with: Arcade machine, DIY, DIY Arcades, Gaming, nerd, Old School, woodwork
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Condensation desperation -The final coat of paint

Posted on February 10, 2016 by fantahpants — Leave a comment

I took the day off specifically to finish the final coat of paint on the arcade and I’m greeted with this pissy-ass-on-and-off-rain-all-day crap? What do we say to rain? Not today! BOOM! See this? This is pure ingenuity. You…

Tagged with: DIY, DIY Arcades, Gaming, Handmade, Maximus Arcade, Multiple Arcade Machine, Old School, Retro
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Routering 101 (not routering 404)

Posted on February 7, 2016 by fantahpants — Leave a comment

Score! After speaking with some mates at work I managed to persuade Mr Young to make use of his prized power tool. Sun. Hot! Sun. Bad! Unfortunately timing was not on my side. I had picked the hottest day in…

Tagged with: Arcade machine, DIY Arcades, Gaming, Old School, Retro, woodwork
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“No colors anymore, I want them to turn black”

Posted on February 1, 2016 by fantahpants — 1 Comment

For those of you just tuning in (reading in?) I have decided on painting my arcade black. Sounds like it was a simple decision right? Wrong. If you are curious on the alternate ideas I’ve had (with their pro’s…

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