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Xarcade Tank Stick Help.
markronz:
Just to give you a few images to illustrate this shelf concept.
Here is my last arcade I made, in it's original shape:
Then here it is after I cut a shelf for my control box to rest on:
That's another thing you may find helpful, to browse around the site (project announcements is a good place to look) to see what other people have done. Here is a link to my build log as well:
http://www.markronsman.com/arcade2.htm
Donkbaca:
You don't even have to cut a shelf, just cut out a new top piece and drill the holes and transplant the x-arcade.
I like the x-arcade a lot, I just don't think it looks right as a CP, it always sticks out like a sore thumb
BobA:
They work great for some people but there a quite a few haters due to the look. Here is a pic of a cab with an x arcade cp. Now if you could cover up the big X it might look ok.
Link to Cab Build
spystyle:
For me "X" always marked where to dig. I always want to thrust a spade shovel into those panels.
Or at least swap the noisy micro switches out for Happ Cherry switches :)
markronz:
--- Quote from: Donkbaca on September 22, 2011, 02:29:00 pm ---You don't even have to cut a shelf, just cut out a new top piece and drill the holes and transplant the x-arcade.
I like the x-arcade a lot, I just don't think it looks right as a CP, it always sticks out like a sore thumb
--- End quote ---
This is true. If you are ok with the original sized control panel, you could definitely just make the top CP board and put it in there. I however wanted more room, so that's why I did what I did. And it sort of sounds like he may not want to transplant the innards. I personally would definitely transplant them too, if it were me. There's really no way to escape all woodworking, and making a CP is mostly just getting the right sized wood and drilling holes. But if you still don't want to do that, the shelf idea is one fairly easy way of attaching it.