HOW TO MAKE A PINBALL MACHINE: The Backbox

HOW TO MAKE A PINBALL MACHINE: The backbox, speakers, & LCD screen

Now that our prototype playfield is complete, it's time to get the backbox put together with speakers and an LCD screen. We'll show how to connect the hinges and talk about routing wiring for these items and try to figure out how we'll hold the translite artwork once we have that created.

Table of Contents:

0:00 Intro
2:10 Sanding and bondo'ing the backbox
3:00 Planning it all out
6:04 Gluing in support pieces
8:26 Mounting speakers to the bezel
13:00 LCD screen for the backbox display
19:36 Artwork before or after gameplay?
21:18 Final speaker retaining brackets
29:26 Final Look!


Links to Resources mentioned in the video:

* FAST Hardward Documentation - ​​https://docs.fastpinball.com/

* Step-by-step Tutorial for getting the lower third of your pinball playfield powered, connected and flipping!: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E...

* Led Zeppelin Pinball Project BoM (Bill of Materials): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

* Public Files on my Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...

* Pinball Cabinet Fusion 360 file created by and shared with permission by John Marsh
-- Spike 2 Pinball Cabinet: https://a360.co/2RatbVw

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If you haven't already, I challenge you to start building your own pinball machine, cuz why not!?!