Quoted from The Loafer

Be careful with pre building cabinets, less you have problems getting the LCD to fit in afterwards. Many who've built them have stated "it's important to first know your LCD dimensions".  It's becoming a lesser problem because many are now decasing the LCD (which if I ever get going on this, is what I will do) but just keep this in mind.

The whole point to the exercise woudl be to plan, plan, plan and preconfigure and produce detailed construction drafts with a known supply of monitors that work ahead of time. You wouldn't pre-build cabinets and sell tehm without either (including the monitor) or have directions and sources for an existing model that people could obtain, modify and mount properly - unless you were to over-engineer and then create bezels for differeing models.

Coincidentally, I JUST received my nanotech entertainment Pinball Wizard Mot-ion adapter and plunger kit.  Comes with optical (or motion sensing) plunger, motion sensing control board, wiring harness (for flippers, plunger and other buttons), a sata cable for connecting the plunger and a USB cable for connecting to the computer, and instructions.  I'll have to pre-test it soon as there is a 90 day return policy.  But it looks well put together, and eliminates the need for monkeying with any other kind controller and motion sensing for sensing tilts (up / down, left / right).

What I don't get, looking at the tiny board is how it senses cabinet movement, however the instructions clearly indicate the orientation of the board to the cabinet floor, and the harness contain no hook-ups to tilt sensors. I thought maybe the tilt sensor is in the plunger, but nothing in the docs woudl indicate that.

Quoted from websherpa

What I don't get, looking at the tiny board is how it senses cabinet movement, however the instructions clearly indicate the orientation of the board to the cabinet floor, and the harness contain no hook-ups to tilt sensors. I thought maybe the tilt sensor is in the plunger, but nothing in the docs woudl indicate that.

Sensors are now all on chips with different specs 2-axis, 3-axis, hi-G, low-G, etc.   Here's one surfing the http://www.analog.com/static/imported-files/data_sheets/ADIS16220.pdf
http://www.army-technology.com/contractor_images/colibrys/1-sensors.jpg

Accelerometers are no longer a bubble/or ball in a tube. The iPhone is probably the most common device so many of us own that has one.

Quoted from websherpa

I am sure there is a talented cabinet maker in our midst (I can think of at least one in particular) who might take on a mass order.

What you'd need is a plan that includes a well layed out plan for all the parts hardware, cabinet materials and software (not including ROMs) including the electronic plunger and other IO gear.  I've traded emails with nanotechent's president recently, he seems like the kind who would be up for a group purchase, and electronics (LCD screens) and cabinet decals (aka vehicle wrap) are not difficult to source.

With an oranizer and say at least 6 committed purchasers, we could go ahead with a group project ala "Big Bang Bar" - so long as people are willing to pre-pay.

Budgetting and finding committed purchasers is the first order of business.  How much would you be willing to spend on a quality Hyperspin/Future Pinball cabinet? $2,000, $3,000, $5,000?

I dont know if your willing to spearhead this up Wayne, but if you are just tell me where to sign up

Quoted from Kazowi

Did he tell you what  the cost would be  to build you one?? Maybe a we can get a few members together and have him build a few and get a price break

He mentioned   at least 4500$.....

I'd love to build one myself but no time. Sign me up.