Thank you for these videos, they have shown me it's not something I've got the patience for so I think I'll just be buying one. Fascinating to watch you do it though, you have some serious skills!
You're welcome dude! I'm sure you could do it, just take your time and it'll turn out great and you'll have a fun time making it. Plus you have an amazing step by step series to guide you....wink wink. Don't forget there is a huge and very helpful vpin community that could help ya out too. Thanks for the support for the channel! Cheers!
Thank you very much for your kinds words DJ! Ya know that's not a bad idea as my channels about a bunch of technology not just cars. If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate a share out on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for the support DJ!
It's like Christmas morning every Thursday! That's a fantastic end result. Looks really good! The thing that I'm loving the most about this series is that both the successes and failures are shown and the engineering behind them is always explained in great detail.
LOL, well my beard is getting whiter! Happy to bring you joy every Thursday.....now to figure out how I can share this with the whole world just like Santa. It's very hard to do this in a sea of other TH-cam videos out there. Yeah the ld bar turned out great and hopefully this video can help a bunch of people when they build their own. Wait till you see the next video, the stainless version is wicked awesome! Yeah you know, I try to be very genuine in my videos, I'm not trying to just make cool stuff and hide all of my mistakes....they happen to everybody. It's what you do with these mistakes is what's important, ya learn and improve....which you'll see in the next video. Thanks for the watch dude and for your support of this channel. Merry Xmas Patrick....Merry Xmas!
Mate your build of the arcade and this awesome pinball is what I have been lookn for. Love the content and the instructions you give so us not so smart people can follow. I'm inspired but your builds and can't wait to see the end result and to start my own. Keep up the good work mate. Go the blues. From Adelaide Australia.
Awesome! Glad you're enjoying the channel and my teaching style. Are you building an arcade cabinet or vpinball cabinet? If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Maybe you can make me famous in Australia! Thanks from Vancouver, Canada!
Sweet! If you're going to go to all that work, I recommend making the stainless version and weld up the corners or take it to a welder to tig up the corners. Thanks for the watch and good luck!
My dude, thank you so much for these videos. I JUST started making my own virtual pinball cabinet, and finding your channel is like finding gold. I especially like the very detailed approach, while at the same time keeping the video fun to watch. Thanks again, and keep up the great work!
You're welcome Ruby! Glad your enjoying the channel and the series! If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate a share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for the watch and welcome to the channel!
Thanks Jerry! It's coming along nicely but I'm getting antsy to play on it. If you're looking for extra pics/video clips of the build, you might wanna follow my instagram too. Thanks for your support of the channel Jerry!
Thanks Vance! Yeah I learned a lot doing this video too and I took what I learned and made an even better one out of stainless and 16 gauge so it is exactly like the real ones. Thanks for the watch!
Thanks Sam, yeah its coming along nicely.....wait till you see the stainless version! No worries, just trying to give all the info people need to be successful. Thanks for the watch!
There is a good bit of new information for me in this one. I think the test run on with mild steel is going to help with the results of the stainless. I look forward to seeing that process. Great work as always!
Ya if you haven't ever done it before, I would suggest the practice piece. You can also experiment with the size of the cut out in the corner so you have a perfect bend and almost no gap to fill or weld. The stainless version video is coming, I'd wait till you see that one before starting on it. Cheers Mike!
LOL, not my intent Bruh! I'm shooting for the inspiring/teaching really well angle. Thanks for the props dude! Stick around and I'll keep showing ya new skills for ya to try and master yourself. Cheers!
That came out incredible. With that being said, I'll pay the $150ish to get one... It would cost me almost that much to get good tools and all the wood working parts just to do it. Really nice job.
Thanks dude! Remember I live in the great white north so for me that same part plus receiver is $500 Can. Waaay to rich for this cheap skate. Just gotta roll up the sleeves and do it yourself ya know. Thanks for the watch!
Hey, Really nice Work, you've done. since 6 month, i'm on the search to build a lockbar. With many many "Kopfzerbrechen" (nice german word😉)... . I think i'll do this in the exact same way you did!! Thanks for your Videos and Inspirations 👍🏻. Greetings from Germany
Thanks Markus! Yeah there is only a few videos on 3d printing ld bars and 2 videos on how to make one out of an oven door.....that's it. I did my research before starting my idea and knew this would be a good idea for people to diy their own. For a non welded steel ld bar, I think it turned out amazing. Wait till you see the stainless steel video! Hey Markus, wanna make me famous in Germany and share my channel over seas? That would be awesome, I'd be a Canadian Hoff! LOL. Cheers Markus!
@@wayofthewrench I'm looking forward to your new video and of course I'll share your channel here in Germany… Thanks a lot and greetings from over Seas😊
Most intimidating build step I’ve ever seen. I was freaking out when you cut those corners. Lol The JB Weld looked really good! Hind sight, perhaps you can leave some tips in the comments. Just cut the corner before hammering to make hammering easier knowing your going to fill afterwards? Also… you said before you did this to save costs. Any idea what it cost you to make this? As someone who doesn’t have stainless steel lying around, I’m wondering if I would save anything at all if I had to by and entire sheet and then cut off the 6” I need. Lots of expensive scrap. Ideas? All in all, an amazing video on no weld hammer forming! I especially loved the tip on choosing a hammered metal finish paint to hide your hammer marks! That was a pro move! Great video man.
Thanks Donald! Great comments and questions too! Yes you are right, people should figure out a cut out to do on the corner so it's way easier to form; I did this video to show my learning process and how to do it knowing this would happen rather than just show a final product like some youtubers do. In the next video, I use this knowledge to help me make a perfect version but out of stainless. Cost? Almost free dude. I had the wood (maybe $5-10), I had the 19 gauge steel sheet metal (maybe $5), I had the flat bar ($2), I had to buy the jb weld ($10), and the paint was like $12. I would not buy a whole sheet of steel or stainless, just order the exact size you need, it will be way cheaper. Just go to a metal supplier local to you. Thanks for the watch dude, if ya haven't already, I could really use some help spreading the word about my channel. Thanks in advance!
I've decided to build a 32 inch playfield mini vpin. I have a question about the side rails. Since my cab will not be as long as a standard WPC cab, I need alterative side rails. I've found Pinball 2000 side rails that are 42-13/16" long. How long would I need my cabinet sides need to be to accommodate those rails? Thanks for the video!
That I'm not sure about. Perhaps someone who has build a mini pin on the facebook group will know that answer. I would be tempted to just modify a stock set to the length I needed. Good luck and thanks for the watch!
can i ask why your tv is sloping downwards towards the back of the machine shouldnt it be the other way around higher at the back and lower at the front .
Its further down at the back but the back is higher to begin with so it's not actually leaned back, it's just slightly upwards to make room for the 4" needed for the matrix aleds and to simulate a real pinball table playfield. Thanks for the watch!
Unfortunatly I am not able to create this lockdown bar, altought you did a very good instruction video. Is there any lock down bar to buy which suits your measurements? I tought the Williams Wide Body lock down bar should fit, but the seller said that my size of the cabinet (like yours) is too big.... :-( Is this correct? If i am forced to create my own custom lockdown bar, it would be a desaster :D
I believe that Virtuapin sells custom width lockdown bars. If you found a woodshop and a metal shop, you could get them to make your custom parts like in the video. Perhaps a local high school shop class? Thanks for the watch!
Hi, i really like your videos and you inspired me to start to build my own pinball cabinet. My only worry with that is the crafting part, especially the metal workings like in this video. I dont have any experience with that, or any tools to learn it. For woodworking i will work together with my father in law, so he can support me with that. I am an IT guy, so the wireing and configuring of components will be no problem. What would you recommend me to do? Buy premade ones and plan the cabinet to fit the bar? Im really excited for hours now, watching almost every part of your journey and meanwhile its 2:40 in the morning here in Germany. The end result looks so amazing that i am a little intimidated to be honest. I hope my cabinet will look half as good as yours.
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed the channel and I have inspired you to build your own. I would honestly suggest you guys try to make everything yourself. Remember that you could make a wooden lockdown bar if you wanted or just buy the parts you can't make. Between your father in law and you, I'm sure you can make an awesome vpin cabinet! Good luck and enjoy your build! Prost!
@@wayofthewrench Thanks for the advice. Maybe i will ask a metal shop in my area if they can build one for me when i have the measurements ready. May i ask how many weeks/months it took to build? It looks and feels like many many weekends 😅 My mother in law has wanted a Indiana Jones table for a very long time, but a original one in good shape will go for 12-15k Euros over here. Thats another reason what started me on that topic. But nonetheles i'm very happy i found your channel. You definitly got my sub. Is it ok to get back to you if i got any questions down the line?
It took a long time but because of all the filming and editing. It's seriously adds hundreds of not thousands of hours to this series. Just take your time and enjoy the build, it also allows you to spread out the cost. Indy would be a cool theme! Yes of course, ask your question in the corresponding video and I'll help you out as much as I can. Cheers!
Thanks bud! It's way more than that. You need a receiver and a lockdown bar. For me after conversion, taxes, duty, and shipping....it was almost $450. So I made it. This is the first time I made a hammer form so really it can be easily made, especially with a diy video like mine to guide ya. Thanks for the watch!
Thank you for these videos, they have shown me it's not something I've got the patience for so I think I'll just be buying one. Fascinating to watch you do it though, you have some serious skills!
You're welcome dude! I'm sure you could do it, just take your time and it'll turn out great and you'll have a fun time making it. Plus you have an amazing step by step series to guide you....wink wink. Don't forget there is a huge and very helpful vpin community that could help ya out too. Thanks for the support for the channel! Cheers!
Authentic and genuine, should be renamed way of the world. Thanks for the videos, keep up the great work!
Thank you very much for your kinds words DJ! Ya know that's not a bad idea as my channels about a bunch of technology not just cars. If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate a share out on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for the support DJ!
It's like Christmas morning every Thursday!
That's a fantastic end result. Looks really good!
The thing that I'm loving the most about this series is that both the successes and failures are shown and the engineering behind them is always explained in great detail.
LOL, well my beard is getting whiter! Happy to bring you joy every Thursday.....now to figure out how I can share this with the whole world just like Santa. It's very hard to do this in a sea of other TH-cam videos out there. Yeah the ld bar turned out great and hopefully this video can help a bunch of people when they build their own. Wait till you see the next video, the stainless version is wicked awesome! Yeah you know, I try to be very genuine in my videos, I'm not trying to just make cool stuff and hide all of my mistakes....they happen to everybody. It's what you do with these mistakes is what's important, ya learn and improve....which you'll see in the next video. Thanks for the watch dude and for your support of this channel. Merry Xmas Patrick....Merry Xmas!
Mate your build of the arcade and this awesome pinball is what I have been lookn for. Love the content and the instructions you give so us not so smart people can follow. I'm inspired but your builds and can't wait to see the end result and to start my own. Keep up the good work mate. Go the blues. From Adelaide Australia.
Awesome! Glad you're enjoying the channel and my teaching style. Are you building an arcade cabinet or vpinball cabinet? If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Maybe you can make me famous in Australia! Thanks from Vancouver, Canada!
Welp I now have solution for my nonstandard width cab....gonna take me forever but it'll be worth it! Thanks for the guide dude!
Sweet! If you're going to go to all that work, I recommend making the stainless version and weld up the corners or take it to a welder to tig up the corners. Thanks for the watch and good luck!
My dude, thank you so much for these videos.
I JUST started making my own virtual pinball cabinet, and finding your channel is like finding gold.
I especially like the very detailed approach, while at the same time keeping the video fun to watch.
Thanks again, and keep up the great work!
You're welcome Ruby! Glad your enjoying the channel and the series! If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate a share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for the watch and welcome to the channel!
Can’t get enough of your pinball cab build. Sweet!
Thanks Jerry! It's coming along nicely but I'm getting antsy to play on it. If you're looking for extra pics/video clips of the build, you might wanna follow my instagram too. Thanks for your support of the channel Jerry!
This is an awesome video. I learned so much. Thanks Emil.
Thanks Vance! Yeah I learned a lot doing this video too and I took what I learned and made an even better one out of stainless and 16 gauge so it is exactly like the real ones. Thanks for the watch!
Another piece of art! Congrats! Thanks for the spraying tips!
Thanks Sam, yeah its coming along nicely.....wait till you see the stainless version! No worries, just trying to give all the info people need to be successful. Thanks for the watch!
There is a good bit of new information for me in this one. I think the test run on with mild steel is going to help with the results of the stainless. I look forward to seeing that process. Great work as always!
Ya if you haven't ever done it before, I would suggest the practice piece. You can also experiment with the size of the cut out in the corner so you have a perfect bend and almost no gap to fill or weld. The stainless version video is coming, I'd wait till you see that one before starting on it. Cheers Mike!
you depress me with your skillz...haha.........great vid dude
LOL, not my intent Bruh! I'm shooting for the inspiring/teaching really well angle. Thanks for the props dude! Stick around and I'll keep showing ya new skills for ya to try and master yourself. Cheers!
Great work.
Thanks dude!
That came out incredible. With that being said, I'll pay the $150ish to get one... It would cost me almost that much to get good tools and all the wood working parts just to do it.
Really nice job.
Thanks dude! Remember I live in the great white north so for me that same part plus receiver is $500 Can. Waaay to rich for this cheap skate. Just gotta roll up the sleeves and do it yourself ya know. Thanks for the watch!
Great work, i love it :)
Thanks Patrick! You should see how it looks it person, this things amazing!
Hey, Really nice Work, you've done. since 6 month, i'm on the search to build a lockbar. With many many "Kopfzerbrechen" (nice german word😉)... . I think i'll do this in the exact same way you did!!
Thanks for your Videos and Inspirations 👍🏻. Greetings from Germany
Thanks Markus! Yeah there is only a few videos on 3d printing ld bars and 2 videos on how to make one out of an oven door.....that's it. I did my research before starting my idea and knew this would be a good idea for people to diy their own. For a non welded steel ld bar, I think it turned out amazing. Wait till you see the stainless steel video! Hey Markus, wanna make me famous in Germany and share my channel over seas? That would be awesome, I'd be a Canadian Hoff! LOL. Cheers Markus!
@@wayofthewrench I'm looking forward to your new video and of course I'll share your channel here in Germany…
Thanks a lot and greetings from over Seas😊
Prost Markus!
Nice !!
Cheers Dan! Wait till you see the welded stainless version in 2 weeks!
hank you very much, very well explained although we don't speak the same language I understood everything, hug
Glad you liked the video and were able to understand everything. Where are you from in the world? Cheers!
@@wayofthewrench
Hi, technology helps us communicate better, I'm from Argentina
Yeah it's pretty cool. Cheers from Canada!
Tops of dryers make good lockdown bars
My wife would kill me......lol
awesome!
Thanks Bruh! Wait till you see the welded stainless version!
Most intimidating build step I’ve ever seen. I was freaking out when you cut those corners. Lol
The JB Weld looked really good!
Hind sight, perhaps you can leave some tips in the comments.
Just cut the corner before hammering to make hammering easier knowing your going to fill afterwards?
Also… you said before you did this to save costs. Any idea what it cost you to make this?
As someone who doesn’t have stainless steel lying around, I’m wondering if I would save anything at all if I had to by and entire sheet and then cut off the 6” I need. Lots of expensive scrap. Ideas?
All in all, an amazing video on no weld hammer forming!
I especially loved the tip on choosing a hammered metal finish paint to hide your hammer marks! That was a pro move!
Great video man.
Thanks Donald! Great comments and questions too! Yes you are right, people should figure out a cut out to do on the corner so it's way easier to form; I did this video to show my learning process and how to do it knowing this would happen rather than just show a final product like some youtubers do. In the next video, I use this knowledge to help me make a perfect version but out of stainless. Cost? Almost free dude. I had the wood (maybe $5-10), I had the 19 gauge steel sheet metal (maybe $5), I had the flat bar ($2), I had to buy the jb weld ($10), and the paint was like $12. I would not buy a whole sheet of steel or stainless, just order the exact size you need, it will be way cheaper. Just go to a metal supplier local to you. Thanks for the watch dude, if ya haven't already, I could really use some help spreading the word about my channel. Thanks in advance!
I've decided to build a 32 inch playfield mini vpin. I have a question about the side rails. Since my cab will not be as long as a standard WPC cab, I need alterative side rails. I've found Pinball 2000 side rails that are 42-13/16" long. How long would I need my cabinet sides need to be to accommodate those rails? Thanks for the video!
That I'm not sure about. Perhaps someone who has build a mini pin on the facebook group will know that answer. I would be tempted to just modify a stock set to the length I needed. Good luck and thanks for the watch!
can i ask why your tv is sloping downwards towards the back of the machine shouldnt it be the other way around higher at the back and lower at the front .
Its further down at the back but the back is higher to begin with so it's not actually leaned back, it's just slightly upwards to make room for the 4" needed for the matrix aleds and to simulate a real pinball table playfield. Thanks for the watch!
Unfortunatly I am not able to create this lockdown bar, altought you did a very good instruction video. Is there any lock down bar to buy which suits your measurements? I tought the Williams Wide Body lock down bar should fit, but the seller said that my size of the cabinet (like yours) is too big.... :-( Is this correct? If i am forced to create my own custom lockdown bar, it would be a desaster :D
I believe that Virtuapin sells custom width lockdown bars. If you found a woodshop and a metal shop, you could get them to make your custom parts like in the video. Perhaps a local high school shop class? Thanks for the watch!
Hi, i really like your videos and you inspired me to start to build my own pinball cabinet. My only worry with that is the crafting part, especially the metal workings like in this video.
I dont have any experience with that, or any tools to learn it. For woodworking i will work together with my father in law, so he can support me with that.
I am an IT guy, so the wireing and configuring of components will be no problem.
What would you recommend me to do? Buy premade ones and plan the cabinet to fit the bar?
Im really excited for hours now, watching almost every part of your journey and meanwhile its 2:40 in the morning here in Germany. The end result looks so amazing that i am a little intimidated to be honest. I hope my cabinet will look half as good as yours.
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed the channel and I have inspired you to build your own. I would honestly suggest you guys try to make everything yourself. Remember that you could make a wooden lockdown bar if you wanted or just buy the parts you can't make. Between your father in law and you, I'm sure you can make an awesome vpin cabinet! Good luck and enjoy your build! Prost!
@@wayofthewrench Thanks for the advice. Maybe i will ask a metal shop in my area if they can build one for me when i have the measurements ready. May i ask how many weeks/months it took to build? It looks and feels like many many weekends 😅
My mother in law has wanted a Indiana Jones table for a very long time, but a original one in good shape will go for 12-15k Euros over here.
Thats another reason what started me on that topic.
But nonetheles i'm very happy i found your channel. You definitly got my sub. Is it ok to get back to you if i got any questions down the line?
It took a long time but because of all the filming and editing. It's seriously adds hundreds of not thousands of hours to this series. Just take your time and enjoy the build, it also allows you to spread out the cost. Indy would be a cool theme! Yes of course, ask your question in the corresponding video and I'll help you out as much as I can. Cheers!
THAT LOOKS GREAT!!! sooooo.... you said they run about $150 on a site??.... 🤣🤣because i am NOT making that lol
Thanks bud! It's way more than that. You need a receiver and a lockdown bar. For me after conversion, taxes, duty, and shipping....it was almost $450. So I made it. This is the first time I made a hammer form so really it can be easily made, especially with a diy video like mine to guide ya. Thanks for the watch!
@@wayofthewrench not sure if mine will be functional... More so for optics. If I have to attach hooks and latches like you did, that much I can do.
You can do it!