How I Built an Arcade Machine Cabinet in 65 Complicated Steps

Yes, way back in 2007 I managed to muddle my way through building an arcade machine cabinet completely from scratch. I had no idea what I was doing really. I am not a trades person or particularly handy with tools or building things. I work in IT! So this is not really a tutorial (there are plenty of those on the web already) and don't take it for best practices.

I've had my pics up on facebook for a while so thought I would post them here to show how I did it and some of the gotchas that caught me out. There's no right way or wrong way. I just did as much research as I could before I began and then figured out a lot of stuff as I went. I encourage anyone thinking about this to give it a go - it was a great experience and I learned a lot. Feel free to use my art assets and plans if it helps you with your own project.