Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Episode#1 Big Budget Virtual Pinball Cabinet Tutorial Series!
In this video I will introduce the big budget series which is something I have been planning for 7 months! I'll be talking about what I am doing different in this build series and this time we are spending some money.....So for those of you wanting to build a virtual pinball cabinet and would like to learn how to build a flat pack cabinet and how to install/configure a bunch of new/different parts, this is going to be well worth your time. Enjoy!
I am pleased to announce that this build series is sponsored by a bunch of awesome companies out there and I can't wait to show you all their new products and how to install them. Super stoked!
Special thanks to Lance at pinballcabinet.com for sponsoring the deluxe Williams widebody flatpack for this series. Look forward to a complete assembly video for his cabinet next!
Special thanks to Arnoz at L'atelier d'Arnoz
shop.arnoz.com/en
instagram.com/latelierdarnoz/?hl=en
for supplying a huge amount of our input/output boards and awesome parts which will be getting a bunch of tutorial videos coming soon, stay tuned!
Special thanks to Philip from Cleveland Software Design at clevelandsoftwaredesign.com for sponsoring a ton of parts for SSF, solenoids, and much more, stay tuned for those great videos!
Special thanks to Marco from Marco Specialties marcospecialties.com/control/main
instagram.com/marcopinball
for sponsoring all of the real pinball parts going into this awesome build, stay tuned for those videos!
Special thanks to Derek from Woodstock Custom Arcades for sponsoring the vinyl artwork, stay tuned for the theme and vinyl video!!
If you have a company and would like to sponsor a part for this build in exchange for promotion for your parts/services, reach out to me on Instagram!
The following parts are still open for sponsorship:
Gaming PC
Video card
Custom speaker grills/led rings
Back glass monitor
Full DMD 15.6" 1080p HD screen and controller
Topper
Blower fan
Custom ???
Are you loving the vpin series? Share with your friends and get them interested in building a vpin.....it's never been easier! Think I'm doing a crazy good job and want to help fund my next cool project or help support the purchase of some new filming gear? Check out my Patreon where you can support the channel.
patreon.com/WayoftheWrench
Or do you just feel like saying thanks and/or wanna support the channel?
paypal.me/WayoftheWrench
Interested in building a budget vpin and learning a ton of vpin building skills?
Link to the Budget Virtual Pinball Cabinet Build series youtube.com/watch?v=JxilHoceiNo&list=PLrqlHbqP7FIO5P8e8HtrBB01xqQtAWpJ5
These links will take you to the parts I used in this video/filming gear and help support my channel! As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I get commissions for purchases made through links in this post.
Filming gear:
Canon M50 camera amzn.to/3x53c3v
Canon M50 AC adapter amzn.to/3JTaMpe
Canon lens filters/protective covers amzn.to/3HO6fBQ
Rode Wireless Go 2 amzn.to/46eIzl2
Smart Phone tripod with cold shoe mount amzn.to/3RSQUEP
GoPro suction cup mount amzn.to/3DSQHvJ
GoPro head strap and quick clip amzn.to/3RMXxIB
GoPro Media Mod amzn.to/3YESM6r
GoPro Light Mod amzn.to/3YfQsml
GoPro Chest Mount amzn.to/3HFlvAU
GoPro Dual battery charger and battery amzn.to/3DV0xNA
If you would like to make my vpin cabinet, here is a link to the free plans!
sdssautomotive.wordpress.com/way-of-the-wrench
If you design your own, I'd love to see it! Send pics/video to my DM on Instagram!
If you would like to keep up with behind the scenes info, pictures, and videos, follow us at instagram.com/way_of_the_wrench
Thanks for watching and if you hit the post notification bell, you will know when our next videos are out!
Thanks to Teknoaxe for his royalty free music for our intro/outro music. Please check out all of Teknoaxe's sweet music tracks!
teknoaxe.com
Intro music is Synthwave D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNDvO...
Outro music is Sythwave E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBxnY...
Disclaimer: These videos are intended for entertainment, inspiration, and educational use only. Working in a woodshop, metalshop, or autoshop is dangerous without proper safety and experience. Always seek professional advice and training before using any power tools/machinery. If you have any uncertainty before performing any shop procedure, stop and learn a safe method/technique. Do not attempt anything simply because you saw it in one of my videos. Be smart, use common sense, respect your power tools/machines, and be safe.
Episode#1 Big Budget Virtual Pinball Cabinet Tutorial Series!
In this video I will introduce the big budget series which is something I have been planning for 7 months! I'll be talking about what I am doing different in this build series and this time we are spending some money.....So for those of you wanting to build a virtual pinball cabinet and would like to learn how to build a flat pack cabinet and how to install/configure a bunch of new/different parts, this is going to be well worth your time. Enjoy!
I am pleased to announce that this build series is sponsored by a bunch of awesome companies out there and I can't wait to show you all their new products and how to install them. Super stoked!
Special thanks to Lance at pinballcabinet.com for sponsoring the deluxe Williams widebody flatpack for this series. Look forward to a complete assembly video for his cabinet next!
Special thanks to Arnoz at L'atelier d'Arnoz
shop.arnoz.com/en
instagram.com/latelierdarnoz/?hl=en
for supplying a huge amount of our input/output boards and awesome parts which will be getting a bunch of tutorial videos coming soon, stay tuned!
Special thanks to Philip from Cleveland Software Design at clevelandsoftwaredesign.com for sponsoring a ton of parts for SSF, solenoids, and much more, stay tuned for those great videos!
Special thanks to Marco from Marco Specialties marcospecialties.com/control/main
instagram.com/marcopinball
for sponsoring all of the real pinball parts going into this awesome build, stay tuned for those videos!
Special thanks to Derek from Woodstock Custom Arcades for sponsoring the vinyl artwork, stay tuned for the theme and vinyl video!!
If you have a company and would like to sponsor a part for this build in exchange for promotion for your parts/services, reach out to me on Instagram!
The following parts are still open for sponsorship:
Gaming PC
Video card
Custom speaker grills/led rings
Back glass monitor
Full DMD 15.6" 1080p HD screen and controller
Topper
Blower fan
Custom ???
Are you loving the vpin series? Share with your friends and get them interested in building a vpin.....it's never been easier! Think I'm doing a crazy good job and want to help fund my next cool project or help support the purchase of some new filming gear? Check out my Patreon where you can support the channel.
patreon.com/WayoftheWrench
Or do you just feel like saying thanks and/or wanna support the channel?
paypal.me/WayoftheWrench
Interested in building a budget vpin and learning a ton of vpin building skills?
Link to the Budget Virtual Pinball Cabinet Build series youtube.com/watch?v=JxilHoceiNo&list=PLrqlHbqP7FIO5P8e8HtrBB01xqQtAWpJ5
These links will take you to the parts I used in this video/filming gear and help support my channel! As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I get commissions for purchases made through links in this post.
Filming gear:
Canon M50 camera amzn.to/3x53c3v
Canon M50 AC adapter amzn.to/3JTaMpe
Canon lens filters/protective covers amzn.to/3HO6fBQ
Rode Wireless Go 2 amzn.to/46eIzl2
Smart Phone tripod with cold shoe mount amzn.to/3RSQUEP
GoPro suction cup mount amzn.to/3DSQHvJ
GoPro head strap and quick clip amzn.to/3RMXxIB
GoPro Media Mod amzn.to/3YESM6r
GoPro Light Mod amzn.to/3YfQsml
GoPro Chest Mount amzn.to/3HFlvAU
GoPro Dual battery charger and battery amzn.to/3DV0xNA
If you would like to make my vpin cabinet, here is a link to the free plans!
sdssautomotive.wordpress.com/way-of-the-wrench
If you design your own, I'd love to see it! Send pics/video to my DM on Instagram!
If you would like to keep up with behind the scenes info, pictures, and videos, follow us at instagram.com/way_of_the_wrench
Thanks for watching and if you hit the post notification bell, you will know when our next videos are out!
Thanks to Teknoaxe for his royalty free music for our intro/outro music. Please check out all of Teknoaxe's sweet music tracks!
teknoaxe.com
Intro music is Synthwave D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNDvO...
Outro music is Sythwave E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBxnY...
Disclaimer: These videos are intended for entertainment, inspiration, and educational use only. Working in a woodshop, metalshop, or autoshop is dangerous without proper safety and experience. Always seek professional advice and training before using any power tools/machinery. If you have any uncertainty before performing any shop procedure, stop and learn a safe method/technique. Do not attempt anything simply because you saw it in one of my videos. Be smart, use common sense, respect your power tools/machines, and be safe.










![How to paint an arcade cabinet! Raspberry Pi Arcade Cabinet Episode #8 What are you getting into?
In this very special episode, I show you how to prep, fill holes/scratches, sand, primer/sealer, scuff, and top coat paint a custom arcade cabinet. If you are planning on painting your own, this episode is for you so you can learn some tips/tricks and see how much you are getting yourself into. It is a lot of work but so worth it in the end when you see your beautiful handcrafted piece of your childhood come to life.
This episode was edited down from over 400 Gb of video filmed during this process and painstakingly massaged 3 times into a 45 min so it wasnt smash your head into the wall boring. I filled my SSD!
This custom arcade cabinet can be used as a stand up arcade cabinet or the control panel can be removed from the cabinet so you can take it to a friends house and plop it on their coffee table, hook up a HDMI cable and plug it in and play! It is a portable arcade with everything needed to play inside the control panel.
Have any questions about the build? Please feel free to comment and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
If you would like to keep up with behind the scenes info, pictures, and videos, follow us at https://www.instagram.com/way_of_the_wrench
If you would like a PDF of my Sketchup plans and dimensions, smack that subscribe button and go to the link below to collect your free plans: https://sdssautomotive.wordpress.com/way-of-the-wrench/
If you enjoyed the video, learned some cool tech tips, or would like to use my plans, I would appreciate a like and a subscribe so I can be inspired to create more videos and continue to make better content for you guys! Thanks for watching and if you hit the post notification bell, you will know when our next videos are out! I hope that these videos can help someone if they want to create their own arcade cabinet and if you would like to make a similar version as mine, go ahead. I will be posting all designs and plans throughout the build videos and a final video showing build costs and plans.
If you have any ideas for the theme or look of the arcade cabinet, please leave a comment down below!!The next video will be installing all of the goodies like vinyl on the control panel, chrome t molding, buttons, joystick, trackball,etc! If you missed the earlier videos, start here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjo56... for episode#1.
Music for this very special episode by :
Parasail - Silent Partner (No Copyright Music)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzO4z...
Eva – 失望した [Synthwave] 🎵 from Royalty Free Planet™https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVTsD...
Badass Wolf Shirt – Lightning Wheel: from Royalty Free Planet https://youtu.be/qzZ5EvSdh9U
Thanks to Teknoaxe for his royality free music for our intro/outro music.
Please check out all of Teknoaxes sweet music tracks!
http://www.teknoaxe.com
Intro music is Synthwave D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNDvO...
Outro music is Sythwave E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBxnY...
Driving to the Future - Synthwave - Royalty Free Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO_CV...
Synthwave C - Royalty Free Musichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v WYJ1..
Logical Sequence of Events - Chiptune/8-bit - Royalty Free Musichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zIzl...
Way of the Wrench is looking for a collaboration with any Youtubers out there hard at work making royalty free music, just send me a message with your link for consideration.
Disclaimer: These videos are intended for entertainment and inspiration. Working in a woodshop, metalshop, or autoshop is dangerous without proper safety and experience. Always seek professional advice and training before using any power tools/machinery. If you have any uncertainty before performing any shop procedure, stop and learn a safe method/technique. Do not attempt anything simply because you saw it in one of my videos. Be smart, use common sense, respect your power tools/machines, use safety glasses/guards and be safe. How to paint an arcade cabinet! Raspberry Pi Arcade Cabinet Episode #8 What are you getting into?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oAPAR3P19k4/mqdefault.jpg)