My project started when I purchased the book Project Arcade by John St. Clair.  After just a few pages, I was addicted and felt "I could do this."  I never built anything major in my life, so this was going to be my first major construction project.  The book did a great job of preparing me for what to expect.  I highly recommend it.

The book comes with a couple of sets of cabinet plans.  I followed the plans based on LuSiD's Arcade Flashback.

Another good source of information was the BYOAC (Build Your Own Arcade Controls) website.  There is a great source of knowledge there for helping a person build their first cabinet.

Lessons Learned