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So, last week, I came to the conclusion that usps priority boxes wasted too much space when it came to pcb storage. So, I thought about making a shelf system that would allow me to store pcbs in an upright configuration and would allow for various sizes of pcb. I think I did a fairly good job accomplishing what I set out to do. With priority boxes, I could fit 12 games on a shelf... Now, I have 21 on the lower and 18 on the upper with a couple empty slots left. Total cost of materials was around $100 from home depot with enough left over material for one or two more shelves.
 

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The last pic with the pcbs in ;)
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Now you need to string together 3 of Bob Roberts JAMMA 5' extension harness and you can switch games right from the shelf! :D

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Wow thats really nice! I'm thinking you need a hinged plexiglass
cover for the front to keep out dust and show off your collection:)
 
Now you need to string together 3 of Bob Roberts JAMMA 5' extension harness and you can switch games right from the shelf! :D

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I know that was a joke but to a certain degree you may be on to something. Either a custom cab with interior shelves to maximize how many board you could fit in there and easy access to move the jamma connector from board to board. Or a cab located back to back with a closet wall where the boards could be stored on shelves in the closet with the harness easily accessible.
 
Do you plan to set the pcbs into the empty pockets, or mount them to the dividers so they slide out one at a time?

The slide out version would look neat, but you'd need a bunch of stand-offs and the boards would likely warp over time with weight hanging off one side only.
 
Either a custom cab with interior shelves to maximize how many board you could fit in there and easy access to move the jamma connector from board to board.

This is the 2nd time i've seen a super nice shelving system like this. :thumbup:

I have the setup P1899 mentioned (and i quoted) in my spider-man cab. It's nothing pretty but i can cram (3) of those sheets of wood in there with 2-4 games mounted on each board (depending on if they're cps2 or multi board games ect...).

It's a pain removing the lower boards without removing the ones above it but i can play any game i want just by moving the jamma connector (i also have kick harnesses for a lot of games with molex connectors to make swapping games easier).


only thing i would have done differently with Stuffmongers setup is i would have moved where the boards are up 1 shelf, and used the one under it as a test station/repair bench ect... (looks like he could probably move it around like that easily anyways). It's not shelving system tho; I still love it!
 
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I know that was a joke but to a certain degree you may be on to something. Either a custom cab with interior shelves to maximize how many board you could fit in there and easy access to move the jamma connector from board to board. Or a cab located back to back with a closet wall where the boards could be stored on shelves in the closet with the harness easily accessible.

I was joking and serious at the same time. I have a shelf of JAMMA boards and it is a PITA to load them into my easiest cabinet. I thought of making a stack of boards one casters, and getting Bob's extension harness and have it out the back of the cab and that way I can easily switch game. I use my Marvel Vs Capcom board to currently play the following games:

Marvel Vs Capcom
Street Fighter II Turbo
Street Fighter Alpha
Street Fighter Alpha 3
DarkStalkers
Rastan
Black Tiger
Hippodrome
 
This is the 2nd time i've seen a super nice shelving system like this. :thumbup:

I have the setup P1899 mentioned (and i quoted) in my spider-man cab. It's nothing pretty but i can cram (3) of those sheets of wood in there with 2-4 games mounted on each board (depending on if they're cps2 or multi board games ect...).

It's a pain removing the lower boards without removing the ones above it but i can play any game i want just by moving the jamma connector (i also have kick harnesses for a lot of games with molex connectors to make swapping games easier).


only thing i would have done differently with Stuffmongers setup is i would have moved where the boards are up 1 shelf, and used the one under it as a test station/repair bench ect... (looks like he could probably move it around like that easily anyways). It's not shelving system tho; I still love it!

Haa haa! I have 3 CPS2 boards stacked inside my cabinet sitting on a upside-down bin. There 4th is mounted on the side. Then I will set whatever game that is not CPS2 on top of the stack. I need to snap a photo of my crazyness.
 
Well, that looks pretty nice - if you are planning on filling it with Centipede or Missile Command PCB's. Won't have much luck getting some 2- & 3-board stacks in there unless you remove a divider...
 
Haa haa! I have 3 CPS2 boards stacked inside my cabinet sitting on a upside-down bin. There 4th is mounted on the side. Then I will set whatever game that is not CPS2 on top of the stack. I need to snap a photo of my crazyness.

you can actually cram 2 next to each other in the spider-man cab (any cab with 24" of inside width) without the mounting feat.

And for the poor peeps like me with lots of time on their hands, in regards to your 3 bob roberts extensions: you could buy one and extend 56 or so wires to save some money ;-)

(i'm thinking if you asked bob nicely he might actually make a 9-12ft extension harness...)
 
nice idea/setup...

a quick tip for your "too large for the forum" photo: right click "edit" (which will open it in mspaint if you're on windows) and then file save (or save as), should yield you a smaller file... they always upload when i do that
 
you can actually cram 2 next to each other in the spider-man cab (any cab with 24" of inside width) without the mounting feat.

And for the poor peeps like me with lots of time on their hands, in regards to your 3 bob roberts extensions: you could buy one and extend 56 or so wires to save some money ;-)

(i'm thinking if you asked bob nicely he might actually make a 9-12ft extension harness...)

Of course that doesn't include the Kick harness. I need to make and sell CPS2 to CPS1 kick harness adapters. Nobody makes those. I would just leave it on my Street Fighter II Turbo all the time.

The other thing I was thinking of making is a plastic casing that you could mount a JAMMA board in. The cases would be the same shape on the outside, and you could have a huge JAMMA cartridge slot. Crazy right?
 
Of course that doesn't include the Kick harness. I need to make and sell CPS2 to CPS1 kick harness adapters. Nobody makes those. I would just leave it on my Street Fighter II Turbo all the time.

The other thing I was thinking of making is a plastic casing that you could mount a JAMMA board in. The cases would be the same shape on the outside, and you could have a huge JAMMA cartridge slot. Crazy right?

i might have to look into that adapter harness (i have a couple fully loaded cps2 harnesses collecting dust).

Giant NES cartridge style on the case? :D I was actually thinking the same thing the other day (mainly for testing boards or portable supergun). Need to find a giant Project box with some stand-offs or a metal plate like a motherboard tray with tons of holes.


I think i figured it out to about 5-6" between each sheet of wood in my Spider-Man to maximize game space (enough for a cps2 or multi-level board set or 2 single boards facing each other).
 
i might have to look into that adapter harness (i have a couple fully loaded cps2 harnesses collecting dust).

Giant NES cartridge style on the case? :D I was actually thinking the same thing the other day (mainly for testing boards or portable supergun). Need to find a giant Project box with some stand-offs or a metal plate like a motherboard tray with tons of holes.


I think i figured it out to about 5-6" between each sheet of wood in my Spider-Man to maximize game space (enough for a cps2 or multi-level board set or 2 single boards facing each other).

Exactly something like Capcom's CPS Changer, but not for home systems.
 
Ok, so here's the run of pics from photobucket.

All the dividers are removable to compensate for multi-stack boards (which most are, it seems). Basically, the shelves have 3/4" cubes nailed 1/4" apart in two rows on the bottom, and one row on the top. Then, I used 1/4" tri-ply boards as dividers to support the pcbs vertically. The shelves are held up by standard 2x2's of which I pre-drilled the holes, and screwed into the studs of the walls with 3 inch cabinet screws with large, flat mounting heads. The shelves, themselves, are made of 3/4" cabinet grade birch plywood. This is a very small closet, so a test bench in here would NOT really be comfortable... or well ventilated. I was thinking of building some doors at a later point, but for now, I'll leave it open... I plan to build these shelves from floor to ceiling (not all with the same dividers though).

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