How to Build a DIY Arcade Machine under $100?

[@nikodembartnik]

Check out my open source CNC machine: indystry.cc/indymill

[@SpiderDanification]

Hi, quick question: I was planning to build your Dremel-CNC, but in all your newer videos you don’t seem to use it anymore. Is there a special reason for that? Would it be better to invest in the Indymill parts instead? It’s a serious question, I would prefer to work with my Dremel but if you say it has very clear disadvantages I might change my mind. Thanks!

[@nikodembartnik]

Hi, obviously IndyMill is better compared to Dremel CNC, it's bigger, uses mostly metal parts and has way more powerful spindle. The downside is it's more expensive and if you don't have much space Dremel CNC might be a better choice. Another advantage of this project is that you can easily 3D print parts for Dremel CNC. It's not like there is something wrong with Dremel CNC but since I have IndyMill I prefer to use it. But I still have one of the Dremel CNCs I build so maybe it will be featured in the next videos as well :) Build whatever works for you now, learn, and move on to something bigger like IndyMill.

[@SpiderDanification]

Thank you very much for your kind response! I think that I will start with DremelCNC then. 😀 keep up the great work, I really enjoy watching your videos and learnt a lot, and you even motivated me to think of little new projects to tinker with.

[@Raddlesnakes000]

It was really nice to see you and your brother working on this together, you know you've made an impact when you go away for a while and he's made heaps of progress unsupervised!

[@kevin-haggerty]

Heck yeah dude!!! Love seeing young dudes creating!!

[@courtenaybotterill5591]

Great to see you working with your brother. Awesome project!

[@nikodembartnik]

Thank you!

[@BENch_Gaming44444]

This was awesome to watch! This is something I've always wanted to do and seeing a guide on how to build one that isn't super expensive is incredibly helpful and inspiring!

[@bravo075]

Seeing these young people working together on a project like this makes me very happy.

[@tylaperryer]

Loved to see you working with your brother! I hope to see more ❤❤

[@gregghernandez2714]

Wow! I didn't think that I'd like an arcade build made of OSB, but actually it looks really cool. Something you might consider since this is a one player arcade machine: If you have an open USB port available on the Raspberry Pi that you used, consider adding a wireless Xbox 360 clone controller so that you can play 2 player games with your brother (if there are no USB ports open, you can always add a USB hub, they are pretty cheap). Not sure if Recall Box supports this feature, but I know that Batocera does. With your 3D printing skills, you can make a custom holder for the controller to hold it in place on the side of your arcade, or just make it out of scrape OCB. Really excellent job you two, you should be very proud of your hard work.

[@nikodembartnik]

Thanks a lot! We did considered it, we wanted to buy a panel mounted USB connector and mount it on the side so that you can easily connect the pad and disconnect when it is not needed. Using a Bluetooth controller is also an option.

[@ValRC1]

That came out pretty epic, and it's a great use for some of the really old components that would probably have ended up in a landfill sooner or later :)

[@nikodembartnik]

Thanksa lot! It's true, giving second live to components and having fun is another advantage of this project!

[@Gen.Z_king]

Me and my brother would be fighting before completing the project 😂

[@Zephiruxz]

amazing vid dude

[@bikrampal6099]

Creativity in craze, just awesome.

[@IPLAYMTG628]

Raspberry Pi’s are crazy! I used one for running ChatGPT 4o in the terminal and of course it wasn’t fast but for it’s price faster than my 7 year old Mac! Thanks for the vid! Keep the good work!

[@nikodembartnik]

You mean you connected to GPT API? Or is there any way to run it locally?

[@IPLAYMTG628]

@@nikodembartnik I ran it with Ollama! Do you know it! it’s crazy. You tell it to download any model and it runs it locally!

[@IPLAYMTG628]

@@nikodembartnik I ran it with Ollama. It's runs in your terminal and you tell it which modells you want to try out and he will run it locally without any need of wifi!

[@markomilovanovic5458]

Nice job guys. Greetings from Serbia.

[@tomgray7049]

didn't even know you had a brother, cool. I do not have one, wish I did.

[@VeerDaVlog]

old is gold

[@amadeorea_2090]

wiem że jesteś z polski

[@bsw6583]

Materiał klasa jak zawsze 😁Mam pytanie odnośnie frezarki CNC. Jak zrobiłeś odciąg? Może masz jakiś materiał do tego a ja po prostu przegapiłem. Za całość generalnie szacun.

[@paco3447]

If you use a nano FPGA board with misterFPGA instead the experience would be superb.

[@CraigJohn-kt6xe]

That looked like a LOT of work. I mean a LOT. Nice machine though

[@Suiiiiii299]

best russuian builder

[@joeygarcia3545]

Isn't electricals+ wood= fire hazard? What electrical + wood project that will surely catch fire? I would love to see some disaster and destruction

[@AntonioCaciuc]

"electricals+ wood" is how 99% of American homes are built and it's considered safe enough to live in them

[@gregghernandez2714]

Not really a danger if everything is well insulated. All of the classic Arcade machines were basically built of particle board. If you look at all the You Tube tutorials on how to build a custom arcade machine everyone from Tech Dweeb to We build stuff to the kits you can buy from places like Game Room Solutions here in America use MDF (medium density fiberboard) which is basically a mixture of very fine sawdust mixed with a very, very toxic glue and resin compressed into sheets. In other words just about any material you use is safe as long as you don't have any exposed wires anywhere. Yes I have built a few of them myself.

[@philipduttonlescorlett]

Electricals and metal cases can be pretty dangerous too! As long as it is done right, there is minimal danger and this job looked perfect to me!!

[@TheTurmanDreams]

[@gerGoPrint3D]

Is this the same brother you worked with in kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJSomH2rnq6BmrM ? He's grown a lot in 4 years!

[@nikodembartnik]

You have a good memory! That's him, I watched the video you linked and it's so fun to see it after a few years. Thanks!