ktm450 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Hi guys, I usually lurk around the Pinball area, and admit to knowing fuck all about this stuff, but have a question. I have a friend who is looking to buy a 2 player cocktail mame setup. Wondering who you would recommend that could supply one in the Geelong/Melbourne area? Roughly how much $$$ would you expect to buy one for? Thanks in advance:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacies Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Chris @ Ozstick. I dont think anyone else sells MAME machines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggeorge Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 How long is a piece of string? The prices vary wildly depending on the quality of the build, the PC that went into it, a whole variety of factors. I wouldn't sell my own machine for less than $2500. But i've seen much lower quality ones with shitter (low end) PCs in them for $500 to $1000. A slow PC will ruin the experience completely. So will something that's been built by a beginner or not very well thought out. I built one last year that cost $4000 but it was made to match the furniture and had enough computing power to run a small country's government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroGame Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 A faster computer doesn't mean a better machine, so long as the games installed play without any frameskiping it doesn't matter if its a Pentium II or the latest quad core. Granted with a faster computer you can put on more games but you are stuck with using Windoze and all the baggage than comes with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opm881 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 The pre-built cocktails i have seen are all $2000+ and are normally 1XXX in 1 boards. It would probably in all honesty be better to buy a flat-pack cocktail cab kit and just set the thing up with your mate. Shouldnt be too hard and could end up alot cheaper. Seen those flat pack ones for like $500 or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefjedi Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Markc does nice little coctails that look good to shoot him a PM or wait for one to comeup on ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm450 Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 Thanks guys:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 make sure you get a 'proper' cocktail. not one of those crappy looking 'midway' styles (",) if you cant find one, build it. if i can do it, anyone can... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacies Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 make sure you get a 'proper' cocktail. not one of those crappy looking 'midway' styles (",) Oi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggeorge Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Building one is not difficult. Upright or cocktail. You start with a few sheets of 6mm MDF and you draw the template for the sides onto it. Use it as a prototype template and you can hack bits off it with a jigsaw or scrollsaw until your happy with it. If you can trace one that a friend has or one in an arcade or pub you will be off to a flying start. From there you need a copy-cutter router bit and you make 2 identical sides. Once you have these the rest is basically rectangles to fill in the width of the cabinet. Just make the control panel at least 6 inches deep so you have room to install everything, otherwise things start to get real tight in there. For the screen, you use another copy-cutter router bit, and you make an outside template of your LCD which includes the width of the router, and then when you use your template on the top you're cutting out you will have the exact shape and dimensions of your LCD. For $500 you could buy all the MDF you need, a decent brand router, jigsaw, AND have money left over to have the glass professionally cut and the edges done. Something I did on my latest cab was include a timber lip around the table top so that the glass just dropped into place with no clips required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball god Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 have an original 'hankin' cabinet machine with a 48in1 PCB on it if this is of interest. It is the original cocktail table machine with 20cent coin slot etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthadog Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 have an original 'hankin' cabinet machine with a 48in1 PCB on it if this is of interest. It is the original cocktail table machine with 20cent coin slot etc etc Whereabouts are you located? And what price are you looking for the Hankin? :unsure Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horseyboy69 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 have an original 'hankin' cabinet machine with a 48in1 PCB on it if this is of interest. It is the original cocktail table machine with 20cent coin slot etc etc Hey, tmscnc, I noticed you have a heap of posts but only 52 points. What are you doing with all your points. Are you hitting the casino or what? :lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzStick Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Markc does nice little coctails that look good to shoot him a PM or wait for one to comeup on ebay Just so you all know, I sell the same little cocktail cabs as MarkC but for a lower price.... http://www.ozstick.com.au/prod_cabs.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefjedi Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Just so you all know, I sell the same little cocktail cabs as MarkC but for a lower price.... http://www.ozstick.com.au/prod_cabs.html Noted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm450 Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 Thanks guys, I have pointed him to AA for info, and am sure he could build it himelf as he is a electrician, but like most of us he is very 'time poor' as he has just started his own business. Therefore he was thinking of buying a 'ready made' unit, but it is still up in the air. Thanks Ozstick your unit looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Oi! well, youre excused. youve also made real ones as well (",) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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