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Sun-Leaf-Water, slim woody style cab - UPDATE - 90% done
darcyp:
So I got into this hobby last year, when I decided to build a desktop controller. I learned a lot building it, and over the past year I have had a lot of fun playing with it. However, this June I moved into a nice, large 3 bedroom house, which means that I now have the space to own an upright cab.
Portability was a concern, and I have no idea how you guys get some of the cabs I have seen from room to room. That and the fact that I already had a 22' lcd I could use, I decided to make a slim cab, and what better design to steal than the woody. Although not exact, it is clearly very inspired by the woody, I just changed a few things I thought would work better for me.
I have a lot of stuff from my old desktop build, a gpwiz, happ trackball, competition joys and a turbo twist 2. I also bought a tornado terry's replica ms pac man stick for a dedicated 4 way. I also got some clear happ buttons and I'm going to see how I fare wiring those up. (the cleanliness of wiring jobs on these boards astounds me)
Anyway, here are some pictures of what I have so far. This has been a few weeks in the making, and I have pretty much gotten to the point where I can't do much more until I receive my t molding and slot cutting bit from groovy game gear. Any questions or need for more pics and I would be happy to answer.
eds1275:
looking great so far! Are you using glue as well as brackets?
darcyp:
not for the most part, although i wish i had. i find it is a lot easier to align the pieces with wood glue, whereas i have had to remount things with the l brackets a few times. not a big deal, and it all comes out the same, but it might have saved a little time.
jimmy2x2x:
How are you finding the brackets for stability, is there any sway when you push the side panel?
What are the holes for in the control panel, the ones above the joystick/6 button arrays
Looking great btw, keep us posted!
darcyp:
no sway whatsoever. i think it helps that it is made of mostly plywood, i did it to keep the weight down, but it also holds screws much better than mdf. my control panel box (which is made of mdf) is glued with no brackets, and it is holding great as well.
those 2 extra holes are for a 4 way joy on the left, and a turbo twist 2 spinner on the right. i really like my golden tee and bowling games, so i knew i didn't want anything above the trackball. i played around and found these positions most comfortable, as my wrist lies between the joy and buttons for both of them, and i can use player 1 buttons for the spinner and player 2 for the 4 way. it might end up looking a little weird being asymmetrical, but as long as it plays well i am good with it. i am an idiot however, and didn't take into account the space for the joys underneath that panel. as you can see in the one pic, i will have to take a dremel to the joys to make everything fit.
i couldn't find much info on the ins and outs of dealing with led wiring and resistors and what have you, so i will post what i did. (thank god i only have single color leds) i made a mounting block for my ledwiz, and attached the resistors straight into it, taping over each resistor as i went. i ended up with some nice leads to solder my led wire to, and little to no chance of a short.
thanks for all the kind words by the way!