Square vs Plumb: What’s the difference?
Technical terms get tossed around all the time in the maker community. And the technical meaning of these terms don’t always translate from country to country, or even different regions within the same country! Two terms we see a lot of confusion on in the maker community is “square” and “plumb”. Some people use these […]
Premium Episode 3 (06/20/2021)
Welcome to the third Premium video series where I will be giving unscripted updates on what’s going on around The Geek Pub. In this video, we answer questions submitted by fans! Timestamps: 00:00 – Welcome00:30 – Electronics Room Update & Broken 3D Printer01:42 – Crazy Comment12:00 – My-PC-Help21:25 – Secret only for Premium Members27:15 – […]
Premium Episode 2 (05/24/2021)
Welcome to the second of our regular Premium video series where I will be giving unscripted updates on what’s going on around The Geek Pub. In this video, we answer questions submitted by fans! Timestamps: 00:00 – Welcome 00:59 – Why no cross braces on the electronics workbench? 02:27 – Lighting in the new electronics […]
Premium Episode 1 (03/21/2021)
Welcome to the first of our regular Premium video series where I will be giving unscripted updates on what’s going on around The Geek Pub. In this video, we talk about the moving, the new building, our upcoming computer museum and lots more! Timestamps: 00:00 – Welcome00:52 – We moved again02:50 – Texas Weather04:46 – […]
Using my Templates
Many of my plans include spray on templates that will make making your project much simpler. You can simply print these templates out and then either glue or tape them to your build. This video will show you the best practices for using these templates. It is always best to use spray adhesive. If you […]
Adding Arcade Volume Control
Adding an arcade volume control is a pretty simple task, but there’s a few things you’ll need to do both mechanically and electrically to get it to work correctly. In this tutorial, were going to add a volume control to the tabletop arcade, although this same method will work on any DIY arcade. There are […]
PC vs Raspberry Pi for Arcades
We get a lot of questions through our comments, feedback pages, and emails every single day. One of those questions is “Should I pick a PC or a Rasbperry Pi for my arcade build?” It’s really not surprising that the PC vs Raspberry Pi debate is a long running one, and like many debates some […]
Drilling your Arcade Speakers, the Right Way
All of The Geek Pub plans coming with drilling templates. These templates make it super easy to drill out the holes for many of the components. In this case, the speaker holes. However, there are some tips and tricks that will make you drilling job go from average to looking like it came off of […]
Backboring Arcade Controls
When using smaller 24mm arcade buttons, it can be an exercise in frustration when using 3/4″ material. The material of choice for most arcade cabinets. The problem is that the 24mm buttons are just not quite long enough to allow the bottom nut to screw on in some of these cases. There’s good news though. […]
Adding a Fan to your Arcade Cabinet
While I’ve been pretty clear that I don’t really see the need for a fan in a Raspberry Pi Arcade cabinet, so many of you believe its better to be safe than sorry! The good news, adding a fan is incredibly easy and all of my arcade plans now include a drilling template for adding […]