Love air hockey but don’t have a small fortune to spend on an air hockey table? Build a rock-solid monster of an air hockey table and be the envy of your old school arcade-loving friends.

This isn’t a simple build that you can cobble together with some plywood you scrounged from the dump and some duct tape. You’ll definitely be investing a solid weekend or two in the construction process. The payoff, however, is an awesome air hockey table for a fraction of the price of a retail model.

How much of a fraction? A crappy Wal-Mart air hockey table will run you around $400, a commercial-grade arcade model will run you anywhere from $1,000-$5,000. Depending on the supplies you have on hand before you start this project your cost will be closer to $100.

Check out the link below for a detailed build guide and if you have tales of your own DIY arcade and gaming adventures we’d love to hear them in the comments below.