Who would like to build me a MAME Cabinet?

[MoneyShot]

I would like a Mame cabinet built. Not sure about any prices at the moment, maybe some quotes from you all out there would be better.
I'm currently thinking about buying a SlikStik arcade panel for the cabinet. I like to play the games but don't know S about anything else though.

[termdec]

I've built mine, and now that I know how, I'd love to build another one. I don't have one of those 'job' things at the moment, and I only go to school 3 days a week, so I could probably do it in a few weeks. Or you could buy mine once I put the finishing touches on (still needs some sanding and some more paint), since it's too big to bring in the house. But... I would recommend building it yourself. It's a big job, and would be fairly expensive to pay someone to do. What are you realistically willing to spend? Don't forget the labor on top of the TV ($200), joysticks + adapter ($80+), wood ($50), PC ($$), etc. etc. etc. But it's fun, if you're willing to dedicate a lot of weekends to it. Oh, and I'm not a big fan of the SlikSticks, etc. The joysticks are decent, but they feel a little... odd. Even if you don't want to build the whole cab, you should try building the joystick box.

General info: www.arcadecontrols.com
Great parts place (up in placerville): www.videoconnect.com
Arcade joystick > ps2 adapters: www.ultimarc.com

[enervate]

But why build a MAME cabinet when you could spend even more on a "cave" to play all your favorite pirated fps games and flight sims in?