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javeryh:
So what else do you need in order to make a stand-alone fighter stick that will work with PS3, 360 or PC?

- Wood (or other case material)
- Plexiglas
- 6 or 8 action buttons
- 3 "admin" buttons (start, pause, home?)
- 8-way joystick
- misc. supplies (wires, rubber feet, glue, paint/stain, etc.)
- ????? (the part/board that allows you to use a USB cable to plug into a PS3, 360 or PC)

Do you use the guts of old controllers or is there something commercially available that will take care of it?

NOTE: This is not a project for me but one of my friends wants to build a cabinet one day but for now he wants to start off with something small that will still require a little bit of skill.   :cheers:
Donkbaca:
Go to Shoryuken.com.  They do a ton of it.  Slagcoin has a nice little tutorial too.

Easy way:  Get a hori stick, swap out the stick/buttons/art

Otherwise, just approach it like you would a mini-cp.  Use a hacked control pad.  THere are pcb's like the akihsop one, but its sold out. and you can find controllers cheaper.
somunny:
Here's pics of the two I built:

I used a couple of hacked wired 360 pads (courtesy of Haruman). Competition joys. Laminated MDF construction.  1/8" plexi over the top.  Admin buttons on the sides and back.









Jack Burton:
lizardlick.com is a good place to start looking around. 

You don't need to hack a PCB from an old controller.  There are a few different custom pcb's with screw terminals for sale.  I recommend the Cthulhu board. 
Donkbaca:
I think hacking a controller us the way to go. They aren't difficult to solder, and once you have them soldered to terminals they are just as easy to hook up, and they are way, way cheaper.  I would only get a custom pcb if I wanted the stick to work on both the ps3 and the xbox 360.
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