Exciting New Virtual Pinball Parts for 2024!

[@cleetusvandame]

Really looking forward to the series of videos on this build. I myself have always used older pinball cabs for my Vpin builds, including one I'm working in now (Atari widebody) but always wanted to build a professional Williams widebody, so this is perfect. I remember when I started, we didn't have any of the tech we have today and things were a lot harder. Mad respect to guys like Arnoz and Cleveland Software for the innovation to make the process simpler for not only experienced builders, but to newcomers and a mad propz to The Way of the Wrench for the top notch vídeos. Much appreciated sir from another Canadian Vpiner.

[@wayofthewrench]

Thanks! Ya know I started this hobby thinking I would convert a real pinball cabinet too.... luckily I didn't find any so I had to build my own. Yes Arnoz and Philip from CSD are making this hobby amazing! I'm glad people are enjoying my videos, they are a ton of work to make. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel! Cheers!

[@stevetb7777]

@@wayofthewrench Luckily you didn't find any real pinball cab to convert? You found building from scratch better?

[@wayofthewrench]

​@@stevetb7777 Right?

[@scottkp03]

Thanks to your awesome videos, I just started a build with my 6 year old son! We cannot wait for this series of videos to keep up with your build! Thanks for the inspiration and getting us out of our comfort zone in trying something new for our winter project!

[@wayofthewrench]

That's so cool! You get Dad points for sure! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and my teaching style. Enjoy the series. Cheers!

[@stefanwillbold1476]

Your videos are very well done and very helpful. I'm currently building a virtual pinball machine myself and I've learned a lot. I ordered a builders kit from cleveland software design and I'm very excited about your experiences and new videos about the installation.

[@wayofthewrench]

Great to hear! You're gonna love this project! I'm glad I am able to help you with your build. Thanks for the watch and welcome to the channel! Enjoy your build!

[@sam27753]

High quality stuff, also the Video ( as always Emil!) This will be my favorite season of your pinball series 😁 You mentioned the external USB connector for install / updating tables, glad that i installed same on my cab. But now i stumbled over Vpin Studio from Matthias Faust, not only a gamechanger (in meaning of the words) , it another dimension for us vpinballers! Give it a (video)shot 😉 Again thank you for your helping and entertaiking videos, an keep on, this is the way 😁

[@wayofthewrench]

Thanks Sam! Yeah vpin studio is awesome. I've been using it since the summer and have my iscored stuff all set up. I'll make a bunch of videos on that probably when I'm done the new series. Thanks for the suggestion and the watch!

[@arnd69181]

Yeah, VPin Studio is great. I don't want to go without it!

[@wayofthewrench]

Yeah it's an awesome program.

[@MrTower27]

Great Video made by a great guy! Thank you for your work. I build my VPin along your first series and meanwhile I changed to the boards by arnoz. They are also very helpful, easy to install!

[@wayofthewrench]

Thank you! Glad I was able to help you out! Yeah the Arnoz parts are pretty slick looking, good to know he is very helpful too. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

[@Zetta_OG]

Amazing stuff! Watched your first vpin cab build and now the "BIG BUDGET". The detail and and information is highly appreciated. I am a bit of a pinball purist who isn't really huge on virtual pinball but you've still motivated me to do a build like this just for the hobby of building things and DIY. That being said vpin is still great and has a lot of positives so I'm sure when I have it next to my real pins I'm always gonna be happy that it's in my collection. Thanks a ton! Also PS, I'm so jealous of your shop/garage. Dream of mine to have a workspace like that for my mechanical brain one day, preferably in my back yard! Lol.

[@wayofthewrench]

Sweet! Thanks for all of your support and I'm glad you enjoyed the series plus the new one! I'm kinda the other way and now really getting into real pinball. Too much fun! Yeah I'm lucky to have such a nice shop but I work really hard to make it better every day. Hey maybe a diy project is constructing a massive shop/pinball arcade is in order! Thanks for the watch!

[@Arcadepassion]

Hi ! I made my pincab using the dude's cab card and other materials from the Arnoz workshop, it's really good quality I recommend

[@wayofthewrench]

Yeah it all seems to be really nice stuff, can't wait to install them. Thanks for the watch!

[@RobotRon_2084]

Does this stuff work as a steam controller to work with pinball FX also?

[@Arcadepassion]

@@RobotRon_2084 hello, yes it also works for pinballfx using the x360ce software

[@wayofthewrench]

Yes this totally works with fx, fx3, pinball M, pinball arcade, etc.​@@RobotRon_2084

[@apekop12346]

Cool video and looking forward to following along on this build! Depending on your PC motherboard, it should have multiple fan connectors on it and you can use its in-build cooling/speed profiles to control your fans. Saves you using that separate controller board you showed.

[@wayofthewrench]

Thanks! Yeah I will have that on my motherboard so I'll be messing with that and the argb LEDs too. Thanks for the watch and enjoy the series!

[@arnd69181]

Thanks for the great new video. I'm really looking forward to seeing how your project progresses.

[@wayofthewrench]

@@arnd69181 you're very welcome! Yeah I'm excited too.

[@jrelyea]

Excited to see this build come together.

[@wayofthewrench]

Yeah it's gonna be awesome! Thanks for the watch and enjoy the series!

[@markpoulsen6429]

Big fan of Arnoz's stuff, works great, good price. Highly recommend!

[@wayofthewrench]

Yeah I'm looking forward to installing all of his stuff too! The pricing is actually pretty good and even the shipping/duty wasn't that bad either. Thanks for the watch!

[@crennyw]

Excellent video Dr. J! Interesting to see Phil's newest parts, and Arnoz as well. I just finished my big budget build and have 99% of all the parts you have, except I went pure Cleveland. So fun to watch you put it all together, I'll pick up some tips on making my builds better I'm sure. Thanks to you and the generosity of several other experts this is feasible being that it's so technically challenging.

[@wayofthewrench]

Thanks dude! Yeah it's exciting to be building with all these fancy new parts. I'm happy that I can contribute to such a great hobby! Thanks for the watch and your support! Cheers!

[@chrishenshaw675]

what was your total (all-in) budget for the build, if you don't mind me asking... also, did you go 42" or 48" size? thx

[@wayofthewrench]

Not sure yet as it keeps climbing....lol. I am using a 42" for this build and probably will use a 48" in my budget build when I upgrade it.

[@namtech425]

SOOOOO many boards, I just have cutting boards and other boards...none with lights and switches....lol. Great stuff man I always enjoy your videos and work.

[@wayofthewrench]

Right? Sooo much goodness! Can't wait to try it all out! Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel! Cheers!

[@TerryRed]

I hear you about shipping costs to Canada for pinball parts (no matter where it comes from). I got my shaker motor and a couple other things from Marco years ago. Still working great today. Lots of new options today for virtual builds compared to when I hacked together my cabinet back in 2015 :)

[@wayofthewrench]

Yeah it's absolutely brutal to get parts into Canada. Yeah Marco Specialties has some top notch authentic parts and a wide range of parts too. You are one of the legends in this hobby so thank you for all of your contributions to the vpin community! Thanks for the watch!

[@stevetb7777]

@@wayofthewrench With great legends watching like TerryRed watching that means you too are becoming legendary! ; )

[@wayofthewrench]

Sweet! I have obtained legendary status! Level up! Lol

[@danw3735]

Great you got all the sponsors :D, they've made a few changes to the boards since I bought them off Phil and Arnoz :D

[@wayofthewrench]

Yes I'm very lucky to have these sponsors. I guess all my hard work and dedication to making good quality videos is starting to pay off. Thanks for the watch!

[@s7arguitar]

Good day Mr. Way of the Wrench! I really appreciate all of your content, thank you very much. I am going to be undertaking my own build primarily due to your content providing me with the confidence to do so! However I am curious if you will be putting in a switch panel to be able to turn on and off knockers and LEDS and an example while still being able to play? Thank you in advance.

[@wayofthewrench]

Awesome, I'm glad you enjoyed the video and my teaching style. Yes I will be doing this through Arnoz night mode buttons. I'll put it in a video soon. Thanks for the watch and enjoy the series! Cheers!

[@TomSchubert]

Awesome video, we seem to be building the exact same thing, glad you went with the OLED this time around.

[@wayofthewrench]

Perfect! Yeah me too, I'm looking forward to the OLED 4k 120 Hz vpin all. Thanks for the watch! Enjoy your build!

[@kdstyles1979]

As always, great video. For the full DMD, I got a portable monitor. I looked into everything you got for the laptop screen, because I already had one, but it ended up being cheaper for me to get the portable monitor off eBay. I cant wait to see the final build.

[@wayofthewrench]

Thank dude! Yeah I was looking at those but wasn't sure they would fit without modifying the flatpack kit. I also wanted to learn how to do this and teach others too. It's a cool little setup and if someone has a used laptop, the process would be the same but with a free LCD screen so even cheaper than the portable monitor. Thanks for the watch!

[@kdstyles1979]

@wayofthewrench that's how I started lol

[@wayofthewrench]

Hey that works!

[@breikers]

Awesome build! Going to follow this one!

[@wayofthewrench]

Thanks! It's gonna be good! Welcome to the channel! Cheers!

[@stevetb7777]

JUST WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! Mind = Blown The blower cracked me up, where are you going to put that??? Maybe you should do some flame throwers too, maybe shooting fire out of the top corners? (I'm joking about that... mostly!!) I'm probably going to start mine when yours is around 70% completed or so. I am somewhat intimidated by the vast amount of parts. The thought of just buying a complete unit in the future is tempting, however I think the journey of building it would be epic! If I just copy yours, it will be more like building legos... lol!

[@wayofthewrench]

Flamethrowers? Man that's a cool idea.....maybe for another build...lol. that's a good idea to wait and follow along as minor things might change but yeah when it's done you'll have the best instructions ever! Thanks for the watch!

[@2BZ2Z]

Love the videos you're making! I'll be trying to replicate your work on this one and I really appreciate all of the links for parts. Where did you get the Jersey Jack lockdown receiver bar? Can you please share a model number? I tried to find a widebody lockbar with fire button cutout in North America, but didn't have any luck, which is why I assume you said you were going to do a video on cutting it. Super excited for this build, can't wait to see it come together.

[@wayofthewrench]

Awesome! The jjp lockdown bar I got from pinball life. Yes I will be showing how to drill the lockdown bar for a fire button. Thanks for the watch and enjoy the series!

[@danw3735]

Ahh nice, you got the 42" oled :D

[@wayofthewrench]

Yes sir! OLED baby! Can't wait to see it in action!

[@UniqueWeas3l]

Way of the Wrench... You are the man!

[@wayofthewrench]

Thanks dude! 😎

[@tonysapienza384]

Very cool video! Looking forward to more. I followed everything you published to help me with my own build. Wondering if you will also make comment as you continue on how some of us might add some things to our "budget builds" like shaker motor from Cleveland, etc., i.e., do you need to buy the board for those things as well and how would you integrate into the existing KZ board? Also, was really hoping to see you include a topper monitor! That's #1 on my list of things I want to add but I won't do it without watching you first -- your videos are so helpful! Looking forward to seeing more and thanks!

[@wayofthewrench]

@@tonysapienza384 awesome, I'm glad you enjoyed the video and my teaching style. Yes for all of those external toys, you can just use a sainsmart relay board like I did before. Yeah I'm thinking of doing a topper monitor this time so stay tuned. Thanks for the watch and your support!

[@tonysapienza384]

@@wayofthewrench Cool! I forgot about the saintsmart board -- I must have one because I followed your lead to the letter and it worked out great, but it has been a while. Thanks so much for your videos. Really enjoy them.

[@wayofthewrench]

Yeah you might have one then. ​@@tonysapienza384

[@AlaskaNick]

Not yet. But I wouldn't mind a sneak peak. 🤣. Not sure which one I am more excited about, Christmas or your videos. 🤔 My nieces artwork is coming along nicely. The legs have been painted and the cabinet built. Standing by.

[@wayofthewrench]

@@AlaskaNick perfect! Lol, I bet! I yeah? What's the theme?

[@AlaskaNick]

@@wayofthewrench I'm going with the classic universal monsters. All black and white with a couple of colored spots such as a light in the window or fire. Starting off in the castle, through a forest, across the dessert and ending in the lagoon. If it doesn't come out we have a secondary theme based off fish tales. It will be ice fishing tales. Who doesn't like ice fishing 🎣 🥶

[@wayofthewrench]

@AlaskaNick neat! Both sound very cool!

[@TheDanielSpies_Arcades]

Looking very much forward to the next video’s !! Great work man 👊🏼

[@wayofthewrench]

@@TheDanielSpies_Arcades thanks a lot! Enjoy the series! Cheers!

[@HomeArcadeInABox]

Amazing video Emile! Great work!

[@wayofthewrench]

Thanks dude!

[@timloftus1590]

So excited for this build.. I am curious as to why you went with a 43 in play-field monitor vs a 50 inch? I know the 42 LG is considered the preferred moniotr, but it seems like the 50 in size matches the wide body tables closer..

[@wayofthewrench]

@@timloftus1590 I believe a 50" is too wide but a 48" OLED might fit with some modifications. I'm doing this one because it's more of a way to put a kit together and the monitor drops in and leaves room for led strips. When I upgrade my budget totan vpin, I'll put in a 48". Thanks for the watch!

[@robzspeedn]

Love this series already! Would you please offer the list of items you used and how many? Maybe if you have a spreadsheet? For instance, I ordered a mos8, turns out to do similar in what you are doing, they told me after shipping that I needed more than 1. haha

[@wayofthewrench]

Awesome, glad you are loving the content! Generally I showed exactly how many of each I ordered but yeah I will see about adding to the video description for the amount needed. Problem is I am almost out of characters allowed in the description. The MOS 8 allows you to control 8 toys and a second would allow 16 total. Thanks for the suggestion and the watch. Enjoy the series!

[@Mangler298]

Wow! Amazing video!! Thank You!!

[@wayofthewrench]

Glad you liked it! You're very welcome. Thanks for the watch!

[@danw3735]

You should've routed a channel for the LED strip holders on the inside of the cabinet, but I think it's too late now the cabinet is assembled, you would have to have done it when the sides were separate. Unless you have a small router maybe?

[@wayofthewrench]

This build is getting a 42" LG OLED c3 which leaves an inch gap on both sides so I won't need to router a groove but I will be mounting a muzata diffusser track in that gap for the aled strips. Thanks for the watch!

[@AlaskaNick]

🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤 Need to start working on my Christmas list 🎅

[@wayofthewrench]

Yeah me too but now for PC parts.....I hope I've been a good boy this year. Thanks for the watch!

[@cbruce1756]

Really enjoy your videos. I’m thinking of building a Vpin Williams Wide Body. If I end up emulating your build, am I able to slowly add components to the cab like solenoids, leds, translucent buttons, etc.?

[@wayofthewrench]

Awesome, glad you enjoy the videos! Thinking about it? Do it! It's such a cool project. Yes you can totally build it as slow as you want to. You can add stuff as you want or can afford. Thanks for the watch! Enjoy your build!

[@cuba1234100]

great!!!!!! lets get building ......ya !!!!!!!!!

[@wayofthewrench]

Let the games begin! Lol. Thanks for the watch and enjoy the series!

[@zerocool4life]

Will you be doing a video on the software side to upgrade to the HD matrix? To add the new pictures and video into the HD matrix inside of dof?

[@wayofthewrench]

Yes I will show a video on just that once the matrix is up and running. Too cool to not do it. Thanks for the watch and enjoy the series!

[@andreacostantino6782]

Great video! thanks for all ciao

[@wayofthewrench]

Thanks! You're very welcome. Welcome to the channel!

[@MandoMike]

Congrats on all the sponsored parts! What a great community the virtual pinball has become! can't wait to see all the future build videos!

[@wayofthewrench]

Thanks dude! Yeah it's pretty awesome to be using some truly awesome parts and I get to show everyone how to install them too so it's easier for them. Yes! It's great to see the vpin community come together and advance this great hobby! Thanks for the watch!

[@HomeArcadeInABox]

Oh, I have an STL file for you to clean up your tilt bob install.

[@wayofthewrench]

Cool, I'll check it out. Thanks for the STL file and the watch! Cheers!

[@MandoMike]

Going to be epic!

[@wayofthewrench]

Yes sir! See ya at the PinTech Live screen party! Link will be sent out! Cheers!

[@iamkiwi2714]

Thanks so much for your detailed videos your latest videos have rekindled my interest so I’m making the leap 😅. I’m trying to buy some gear and got a question. With that coin door do I need the brain board or can everything on the brain be done from the coin door?

[@LatelierdArnoz]

Love !

[@wayofthewrench]

Thanks! I hope I did your parts justice Arnoz! You like the inside llama reference? Thanks again for your sponsorship. Cheers!

[@NICOLASFBS]

Hey hey, iam french, and arnoz cards in m'y Pinball cab... 😊

[@wayofthewrench]

Hi French! I'm Emil. Lol.....had to do it. Yeah Arnoz parts are pretty awesome. Thanks for the watch and welcome to the channel. Salut from Canada!

[@chrispotts8623]

Are your budget build dimensions the same as your flat pack?

[@wayofthewrench]

@@chrispotts8623 no they are not. My budget is an ultra wide and has small differences from this kit. Thanks for the watch!

[@jamesmaynard3615]

still no swivel bolts for the play field come on man you were all ready on Marcos just get it. I do love your videos and thats how I built mine.

[@wayofthewrench]

I was sponsored by pinballcabinet.com to show how to install their lg mounting kit so no swivel mount. Maybe next time eh? Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel. Cheers!

[@WingburenArcade]

"OLED Baby!" ❤️😅

[@wayofthewrench]

Oh yeah! It's gonna be good! Thanks for the watch!

[@WingburenArcade]

@wayofthewrench absolutely. Have the LG C3 and I can confirm it autostarts with power outlet also kicks in the most recent HDMI used so no need to do anything as it's a ts like a pc monitor. Think the C2 needs to use external stuff but no need for C3 👌 also, it's unreal how good it looks. The black is really black, can't tell where the screen ends and the cabs walls begins ❤️

[@wayofthewrench]

Awesome, good to know. Thanks for the info. Cheers!

[@billlearning2259]

Hey, great video as usual! I can't tell you how helpful and encouraging these videos are, really appreciate the time you're taking to share the experience. I know you mentioned you would cover the PC in a later episode, but I don't suppose you'd be willing to share your CPU/GPU choices for this monster? I am picking up my playfield tomorrow (LG C4 42") and would like to get some Black Friday deals on PC parts next week and I am fretting over the GPU mainly. I am thinking RTX 4070 TI Super 16GB but I have no idea if that is over or under spec'd for this application. No worries if you don't want to spoil the surprise but thought I'd ask!

[@wayofthewrench]

Thanks! A 4070 ti is what I was going to go with but depending on sales, a 4080 super might be in the cards.... it's just money. Lol.

[@billlearning2259]

Thanks! I have a feeling I'm going to be telling myself that a lot! ​@@wayofthewrench

[@wayofthewrench]

Maybe....lol ​@@billlearning2259

[@AlaskaNick]

I CAN'T WAIT!!! 🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️

[@wayofthewrench]

It's gonna be awesome! Just curious, the video is not able to be seen yet right?

[@ariel_on_60fps]

@@wayofthewrench yup

[@wayofthewrench]

@@ariel_on_60fps awesome thanks!

[@chrishenshaw675]

Maybe I missed it, but do you have a list of parts required with the numbers of items needed to be ordered if something needs mulitples of the same item??? if not, is that something you could provide? I'm working on putting an excel sheet together to help me track costs/purchases. thanks!!!

[@wayofthewrench]

I don't have one but maybe I can do that after the build is done. Realistically, there is only one of each item unless I showed multiple then it is how many I showed in the video. Hope that helps. Thanks for the watch!

[@chrishenshaw675]

@@wayofthewrench i'm really looking forward to your next series of videos... i'm working on designing a custom Mid-centry modern cabinet w/ hairpin legs and walnut veneer plywood... let's see if the wife gives me a thumbs up. ;)

[@wayofthewrench]

Sweet! I think I saw your design on the Facebook group. Good luck on your build! ​@@chrishenshaw675

[@neilwalsh3824]

Per usual -- awesome video Emil!! Currently writing a long, long letter to Santa and a shorter apology note to the wife for not being around much for the next few months ... 😀😁😂

[@wayofthewrench]

@@neilwalsh3824 thanks dude! You are the lucky one of 7 people that somehow got the sneak peek preview of the video as I had it as unlisted for a sponsor to see it but somehow it went out to a few people. Lol. Oh well. Just in time for your wish list. Thanks for the watch!

[@Leroys_Stuff]

Let’s go brother

[@wayofthewrench]

Let's GOoooooo!

[@RobotRon_2084]

This video is some good advertizing for Arnoz. Also a very bad video for my bank account.

[@wayofthewrench]

Lol... you'll recover and be glad you did it. Thanks for the watch and enjoy your build!

[@danw3735]

Be careful with the double sided tape on the chrome side trims. Once it's on, it ain't coming off without tearing your artwork off, I know from experience :D

[@wayofthewrench]

You are correct. A cut along the stainless trim will prevent the vinyl from lifting off the vinyl on the cab. I'm also not going to take the sticker backing off so it won't do that.

[@KhmerRouge74]

the information on the 'low latency' inputs is misleading and partially wrong. The device wait time for KL25Z can be configured in the configuration tool. The default is 8.33ms. But you can set it as low as you want. However - the latency is defined by the Windows driver, which has a non-configurable HID polling rate of 8 - 10ms! Anything below that will not benefit from being faster. So while technically, the Dude's Cab has a low latency be default, it is in no way better than a KL25Z (neither at the default of 8.33ms, nor any lower setting). Please don't tell people the Dude's Cab is specifically 'good' because of the low latency.

[@wayofthewrench]

So here is some info straight from Arnoz dev team. There are many way to improve input lag, with high polling hid driver or other gist.github.com/rstewa/579e6003aed35572cdecfcc888ceefd6 and other thing, 8.33ms is for input only using a KL25, if you add DOF work, it's not so efficiency because KL have single CPU, where Dude's cab is Bi CPU, one for INPUT only, the other for DOF and other things like LED report and other... Hope that helps. Thanks for the watch!

[@csorrows]

18:20 Clipping does not come from not matching your speakers to your amp bro. Clipping is when the input signal is so hot that the amp cannot produce enough power and "clips" off the top of the frequency wave. Clipping is the cause of most damaged speakers because it holds the cone in place during the clip which causes excess heat. There is misinformation around not matching your speakers to your amplifier causing them to blow. The real cause is people turning the gain up too high trying to get more power. This causes the speaker killing clipping. It has nothing to do with the speakers being matched power wise to the amplifier or not.

[@wayofthewrench]

Bro.... everything you just said is correct. " The amp cannot produce enough power and clips off the top of the frequency wave". Yes it can be caused by cranking the volume too high. If you match RMS output levels between the amp and sub you have a good starting point. You can also have a more powerful amp but you can't have an under powered amp ( just like you said). Thanks for the watch and welcome to the channel! Cheers!

[@LeeGrill]

WOW! The amount of time to put a video like this together has to be time consuming. Appreciate everything you have done, this is how the hobby evolves.

[@wayofthewrench]

Thank you! Yes the amount of time is insane. Editing this probably took 7 or 8 hours alone let alone filming. Glad you enjoyed the video and appreciate the effort. Thanks for the watch and your support. Cheers!

[@J-CODA]

All I see here is an excess of sponsorship and the complete commercialisation of the hobby.

[@wayofthewrench]

Well you're entitled to your opinion but if you watch any of my videos, you'll see that is not what my channel is about. All of my videos are about helping people. Helping people get excited about virtual pinball, helping people build their own vpin cabinet, and in this video specifically, helping people learn about the current vpin parts that the community is using. All of these parts are being used in the virtual pinball cabinets that people in the vpin community are using. Are some of the parts sponsored? Yes but they are for my personal use and I'm not selling any parts or vpins so I'm not sure how you think this is bad. You can't build a vpin without these parts, it's just a list of parts with a brief explanation of what they do. It is still a hobby, I'm just helping people who are getting started in this very cool but confusing/ difficult hobby. Thanks for the watch!