It's good to see your new tools allow to work in a relatively dust-free environment. No work dust mask for you. Bravo Daniel. Another work of art arcade control panel!
Wow, very happy with the way the controller panel came out. I am patiently waiting for the controller to arrive. I will post the finished build of the cabinet. I have been talking about this for months with friends and family. Once they see the final completion and can touch it and work the controllers, they will want the best from the best builder in the world in my opinion. Tremendous work.
Daniel just wow, you are an essentiel key for the arcade gaming community ,there are many arcade people out there with their idea but you are execeptional,brillant,genius keep it up the good work .
Stunning stuff. Your attention to detail is very admirable, I love the polished edge of the plexiglass against the gold trim. Please do a full build video?
You always find a way to reorganize the board setup and still practical and amazing. You always surprise us. That is what i like. Also your new tool make the difference on your working station Make us Dream Great job Kris
Beautiful work once again. Wow dust. What dust. So glad you can eliminate so much dust. It’s really nice that you have the new tools to work with. Nice touch on the plate around the volume control.
Thank you for the parts list for my 4 player build. I appreciate you taking the time and like anyone else when you spend the $$ you want the best. I just got a pair of ultimate I/O boards today from overseas and I will order buttons, servo and regular sticks, wire sets and gold leaf switches. I wish I had a cnc available to me to do the fine work creating the button platform but by the time I am ready for this. I will finish my Alder Lake PC for this Big Box build. I own a simple table saw, router and some tools so this is mostly going to be slowly hand tooled. Any tips other than patience would be appreciated.
Hi Preston. Maybe some ideas: Print the designs out on paper and stick them to your MDF panels. Then cut the panels by hand. First order the plexiglass panel and use that as a template to cut the wood. These need to line up exact. Pockets you can do with a router yourself. No CNC needed. Watch my Ultimarc tutorials for the components and you are always welcome to email me if you get stuck somewhere. Have fun building! Thanks Daniel
@@TheDanielSpies_Arcades I bought some poster board and I'm tracing my side panel. Is there an outfit you can recommend who can cut some plexiglass? I'm deafly afraid of ruining a plexiglass panel. No issue with wood, particle board or MDF cutting with me but plexiglass seems like a death wish gutting those circles for a four player panel with trackball, spinner and flightstick cutting.
Thank you for your videos, VERY helpful! My current build (I believe is one of a kind as of now). It's designed to utilize a 7" touch screen making the control panle less cluttery and much more end user freindly. I've written a menu program that will run on the LCD to handle so many functions removing the need for start, exit and pause buttons. Volume control available as a slider, servo motor change from 4-8 way, sleep mode, shutdown, restart and program menu items such as ledblinky, rocketlauncherui, hyperspin, mame config, joypad, WinIPAC and onscreen keyboard. This also removes the need for all the external hardware like keyboard, audio controls or game shortcuts etc as well which cust the build down price as well. To leave the retro feel, the coin in and player start are still buttons.
Going dust free looks amazing, good for you. Nice video again, hopefully you will do more tutorial collections in the future, your new tools look amazing, and like i said seeing dust free tooling, is such a new level, and it really helps. Your work fully deserves using those festools.
Thanks!! The TKS80 Saw is my new favorite tool now. I am also curious of the Domino system, every cabinetmaker seems to have one. Do you think it would help in my builds?
always and artist. I take so much inspiration from your creations and wish I had your skills and equipment to make them a reality for my machine. I would love to see how your design your panels. impressive as always
Another amazing Control Panel. Found ur channel bout a month ago and love the content, and attention to detail on every build. Integrating a Stream Deck is a really cool idea and fits perfectly in a feature rich arcade cabinet. Your designs are one of the best arcade designs I've seen. At some point, Ill be making my own arcade cabinet, so I am definitely going to use your designs as inspiration when I go and build my own.
This is what I need. I did a customer cabinet that me and my father in law built. I'd love to be able to get a 4 player joystick setup on it. Hopefully I left enough room
Finally a new video again :D. It's great to see that you managed to yet improve your work again! Scratch resistant plexiglass for example. Since the builds are just perfected, I imagine it keeps getting harder and harder to come up with improvements every build. Anyways as always i enjoyed the build video Daniel. Keep them coming :D
Another great build Daniel! I have a question..... can you explain why you always have 4 admin buttons (Menu, Start, Exit, Pause)? I see other CP's that may only have 2 buttons and I'm wondering if there's real functionality for them. I have watched all of your videos and I don't remember you discussing this. Thanks!
Sure! I use an exit button (mapped to Escape) pause button (mapped P) menu button (TAB for Mame menu) and Start button (Mapped to Enter for various pc games)
Absolutely amazing as always. I see the new tools are working out well for you. I'm interested in pricing on such a thing as other commenters are. I've been working on getting my new pc setup for and arcade, still trying to find RELIABLE places for ROM's. Right now pc/monitor just sitting on my pc desk, eventually will look into a cabinet and control panel for it.
You can buy a ready to go hard-drive from Chris Shaw (Hyper Arcade Systems) or Kris Koolmod (Retrobeast) both are excellent and several of my customers own both!
@@TheDanielSpies_Arcades Do you know if they work with Launchbox/Big Box? I have an 8TB HDD with it on there and Mame and a few consoles on it with Launchbox/Big Box. I'll still check out the 2 places you listed, thanks.
Ok, I built my first control panels around 1997 when MAME supported like 7 games. I'm ALLLL about putting things in simply because they are cool... but is there any 'practical' use for the 7" monitor in the CP? Your work is amazing by the way. Great stuff!!!
@@TheDanielSpies_Arcades haha, I'm sure I will! My last build was a 4 player cab in 2013. I want to build a monster pedestal. I plan on putting in that monitor based on the coolness factor alone, LOL. On another note, thanks to you I learned what a Stream Deck was! Never heard of it before I discovered your videos a couple weeks ago. Already got one for my desktop computer... and plan on using one in the pedestal... my main use for it will be for C64 emulation 🙂 So thanks for that!!!
Hey Daniel love ya work... would like to know how did you setup the mini screen on the control panel. Looking to include a mini screen on my control panel
Man, this looks nice, but I wonder what is the cost for shipping to the US? I'd like a 4 player control panel for my existing 27" cab but I'm not sure if it would look good. I mostly just want the stream deck, spinner and the track ball.
You can contact me by email for pricing, putting prices in youtube comments always lead to negative reactions as not everybody understands what it takes to build such a machine 😉
It's good to see your new tools allow to work in a relatively dust-free environment. No work dust mask for you. Bravo Daniel. Another work of art arcade control panel!
I delivered this to the guy!! It was a super cool delivery!
How cool 😎 thanks for the excellent delivery 🚚
WOW That looks beautiful. The saving the cut-outs for the buttons was awesome idea.
Thanks! It was not my idea, I think I saw it somewhere in the fightstick community :-)
Wow, very happy with the way the controller panel came out. I am patiently waiting for the controller to arrive. I will post the finished build of the cabinet. I have been talking about this for months with friends and family. Once they see the final completion and can touch it and work the controllers, they will want the best from the best builder in the world in my opinion. Tremendous work.
Thanks Kirk ;-) it was a pleasure designing and building this!!
Daniel just wow, you are an essentiel key for the arcade gaming community ,there are many arcade people out there with their idea but you are execeptional,brillant,genius keep it up the good work .
Thank you!! 🙏🏼
This is really a piece of art that should go to a museum. I wish I have the skills like you to build something like this.
Stunning stuff. Your attention to detail is very admirable, I love the polished edge of the plexiglass against the gold trim. Please do a full build video?
Hi Neil, how would your ideal 'full build' video looks like? How long, how much detail?
@@TheDanielSpies_Arcades No, this shorter videos are much better and keep our attention much longer than 5 15 minutes videos.
You always find a way to reorganize the board setup and still practical and amazing. You always surprise us. That is what i like. Also your new tool make the difference on your working station
Make us Dream
Great job
Kris
Thanks Kris!
Beautiful work once again. Wow dust. What dust. So glad you can eliminate so much dust. It’s really nice that you have the new tools to work with. Nice touch on the plate around the volume control.
Thank you for the parts list for my 4 player build. I appreciate you taking the time and like anyone else when you spend the $$ you want the best. I just got a pair of ultimate I/O boards today from overseas and I will order buttons, servo and regular sticks, wire sets and gold leaf switches. I wish I had a cnc available to me to do the fine work creating the button platform but by the time I am ready for this. I will finish my Alder Lake PC for this Big Box build. I own a simple table saw, router and some tools so this is mostly going to be slowly hand tooled. Any tips other than patience would be appreciated.
Hi Preston. Maybe some ideas: Print the designs out on paper and stick them to your MDF panels. Then cut the panels by hand. First order the plexiglass panel and use that as a template to cut the wood. These need to line up exact. Pockets you can do with a router yourself. No CNC needed. Watch my Ultimarc tutorials for the components and you are always welcome to email me if you get stuck somewhere. Have fun building! Thanks Daniel
@@TheDanielSpies_Arcades I bought some poster board and I'm tracing my side panel. Is there an outfit you can recommend who can cut some plexiglass? I'm deafly afraid of ruining a plexiglass panel. No issue with wood, particle board or MDF cutting with me but plexiglass seems like a death wish gutting those circles for a four player panel with trackball, spinner and flightstick cutting.
Love your custom builds they are EPIC ! 👌
And I love your video's man. I need to bingewatch them now to keep on track haha
Thank you for your videos, VERY helpful! My current build (I believe is one of a kind as of now). It's designed to utilize a 7" touch screen making the control panle less cluttery and much more end user freindly. I've written a menu program that will run on the LCD to handle so many functions removing the need for start, exit and pause buttons. Volume control available as a slider, servo motor change from 4-8 way, sleep mode, shutdown, restart and program menu items such as ledblinky, rocketlauncherui, hyperspin, mame config, joypad, WinIPAC and onscreen keyboard. This also removes the need for all the external hardware like keyboard, audio controls or game shortcuts etc as well which cust the build down price as well. To leave the retro feel, the coin in and player start are still buttons.
Sounds awesome 😎!!
Can you link to the display you used? Thanks!
Going dust free looks amazing, good for you.
Nice video again, hopefully you will do more tutorial collections in the future, your new tools look amazing, and like i said seeing dust free tooling, is such a new level, and it really helps.
Your work fully deserves using those festools.
Amazing craftmanship! Great to see that our tools contribute to these amazing end results 😊👍
Thanks!! The TKS80 Saw is my new favorite tool now. I am also curious of the Domino system, every cabinetmaker seems to have one. Do you think it would help in my builds?
Amazing work again!
impressive! well done
That was another beautiful 4 player panel. You are incredible, Daniel.
always and artist. I take so much inspiration from your creations and wish I had your skills and equipment to make them a reality for my machine. I would love to see how your design your panels. impressive as always
I can make a video of the design of a new build maybe! Thanks Alex
Another amazing Control Panel. Found ur channel bout a month ago and love the content, and attention to detail on every build. Integrating a Stream Deck is a really cool idea and fits perfectly in a feature rich arcade cabinet. Your designs are one of the best arcade designs I've seen. At some point, Ill be making my own arcade cabinet, so I am definitely going to use your designs as inspiration when I go and build my own.
Thank you!!!
This is what I need. I did a customer cabinet that me and my father in law built. I'd love to be able to get a 4 player joystick setup on it. Hopefully I left enough room
Go for it! Playing on a beautiful panel makes the gaming experience even better!
You are a MASTER!! Great work!!
Finally a new video again :D. It's great to see that you managed to yet improve your work again! Scratch resistant plexiglass for example. Since the builds are just perfected, I imagine it keeps getting harder and harder to come up with improvements every build. Anyways as always i enjoyed the build video Daniel. Keep them coming :D
Thanks, I still have many ideas so new video’s are coming!
@thedanielspies, another great build! Can you tell us who cuts your plexiglass? Thinking of adding something like that to my build!
Beautiful as always!
stunning
Stunning build as always. Where do you get the flight stick from? Looking to add one to my own build.
Thanks 🙏🏼 flightstick is the mini gripstick made by Ultimarc
Incredible work!
artist great work
Another great build Daniel! I have a question..... can you explain why you always have 4 admin buttons (Menu, Start, Exit, Pause)? I see other CP's that may only have 2 buttons and I'm wondering if there's real functionality for them. I have watched all of your videos and I don't remember you discussing this. Thanks!
Sure! I use an exit button (mapped to Escape) pause button (mapped P) menu button (TAB for Mame menu) and Start button (Mapped to Enter for various pc games)
Absolutely amazing as always. I see the new tools are working out well for you. I'm interested in pricing on such a thing as other commenters are. I've been working on getting my new pc setup for and arcade, still trying to find RELIABLE places for ROM's. Right now pc/monitor just sitting on my pc desk, eventually will look into a cabinet and control panel for it.
You can buy a ready to go hard-drive from Chris Shaw (Hyper Arcade Systems) or Kris Koolmod (Retrobeast) both are excellent and several of my customers own both!
@@TheDanielSpies_Arcades Do you know if they work with Launchbox/Big Box? I have an 8TB HDD with it on there and Mame and a few consoles on it with Launchbox/Big Box. I'll still check out the 2 places you listed, thanks.
Amazing work Daniel! Have you done any tutorial's on the software side of arcades i.e. LED Blinky or HyperSpin?
No but I am planning to make s EDS and Ledblinky tutorial in the near future. Thanks, D
Beautiful work! I really enjoy seeing your projects. Can you share the more info about the plexi? Exactly what is the material trade name? Thanks.
I can’t tell. The shop just uses ‘scratch resistance plexiglass’ as title.. will search for more info later 👍🏽
Very nice man
Ok, I built my first control panels around 1997 when MAME supported like 7 games. I'm ALLLL about putting things in simply because they are cool... but is there any 'practical' use for the 7" monitor in the CP?
Your work is amazing by the way. Great stuff!!!
I use the monitor with HyperMarquee. The game art will change automatically with each game. You will love it, I promise 😅
@@TheDanielSpies_Arcades haha, I'm sure I will! My last build was a 4 player cab in 2013. I want to build a monster pedestal. I plan on putting in that monitor based on the coolness factor alone, LOL.
On another note, thanks to you I learned what a Stream Deck was! Never heard of it before I discovered your videos a couple weeks ago. Already got one for my desktop computer... and plan on using one in the pedestal... my main use for it will be for C64 emulation 🙂
So thanks for that!!!
Hey Daniel love ya work... would like to know how did you setup the mini screen on the control panel. Looking to include a mini screen on my control panel
I set it up in Hypermarquee and EDS
Love your attention to detail! How did you cut the plexi? Is it CNC?
Lasercutting :-)
Man, this looks nice, but I wonder what is the cost for shipping to the US? I'd like a 4 player control panel for my existing 27" cab but I'm not sure if it would look good. I mostly just want the stream deck, spinner and the track ball.
You can always email me to chat about possible options or if you like a CAD drawing of your cabinet with one of my panels! Thanks, Daniel
Grande Daniel
What brand arcade led buttons that you used to cut the circle picture inside the buttons. And hey 👋 Daniel it's been a long time ⌛️
Ultimarc Goldleaf buttons
jaaj mooie festo speeltjes
Leuk heh ;-)
Do you find it hard to use the flght stick or spinner. AKA stacking the controls does the controls below ever hinder it?
Hi, no if you position them carefully, they are not in the way
Hi Daniel.
Where did you get your icons for the streamdeck, did you do these yourself or find them elsewhere ?
Ignore that, just saw a link in the description, thank you
What is your opinion on a FPGA-based system (MISTer) instead of a Windows-based system with MAME, LED-Blinky, Launchbox etc.?
P e r f e c t for old-console gaming. But not as visually attractive as Hyperspin. But I would strongly recommend it for sure!
My great friend what model.keyboard is that ?
Rappoo E2710 :-)
Does anyone know what keyboard he is using in this build? I'd like to get the same one, but maybe in white.
Yes I know ;-) It is a Rapoo E2710
Can you ballpark the cost for this build to have you build one for a customer?
You can contact me by email for pricing, putting prices in youtube comments always lead to negative reactions as not everybody understands what it takes to build such a machine 😉
Hi sir. Could you send me your email to discuss purchase. Regards.
thedanielspies at gmail.com