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pinballjim:
Well, time to do something with some of these parts I'm gathering up for the eventual Xbox/LCD setup.

Already using an X-Arcade duostick with CoinOps, so I thought I'd do something somewhat inspired by their trackball.  Then I realized I had leftover wood from Konkey Dong laying around and I could just round off the corners and speed this along.

For freehand routing and two stools as a workbench, I was pretty pleased with how this came out.  (Bet you can't guess which side I did after my wife announced she was bored... grrr...)



Little wood putty and sanding.  Not too big a deal since I'm going to slap some kind of overlay on this anyway.



So there it is with the parts dropped in and t-molding slot cut.  I've since sanded the rough edges and gave it a coat of black spray paint.  I need to grab some L-brackets from the hardware store anyway, so I'll have them cut the boards for the sides.

Chugging along...

pinballjim:
I seriously hate Lowes.

Anyway....



 

pinballjim:
Sanded off all that gnarly wood putty, drilled holes for the feet, gave the bottom, insides, and outside walls a coat of black.  Then I dredged up a can of stone texture I had laying around to do the sides.  Obviously this will need repainted black when it dries.



Dimensions are about 14"x11" at 5/8" MDF for the control panel, the side panels are 13.5" and 10.5" by 4 at 1/2" pine 'hobby board'  Bottom boards are roughly 10.5" by 2" wide and maybe 3/4" thick.  USB cord is just going to dangle out of the bottom for now.

Approximate consumable costs thus far:

4x8 sheet of MDF - $20 (I've already used most of this for two other countertop machines)
3 sheets of 4x24x0.5 hobby board - $3/ea.  I bought an extra in case I screwed one up, I think I could have used it for the bottom.
USB mouse - $6 (I went through several to find one that would work with an Xbox)
Xbox USB adapter - $7
3 cans of black spray paint - $1/each
1 can of stone texture - $8
4 leveling feet - $3
Betson Trackball - $20
Trackball Mounting Plate / 6 pushbuttons - $20
4 pack of L-brackets - $3/each.  I used two packs.
T-molding - eh figure $10 worth
Wood Putty - $4
Various wood screws - $5


This hobby is NOT for the financially faint of heart.  This trackball is coming out rock solid, though.

Louis Tully:
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pinballjim:
High tech carriage bolt painting.  79 nice cents foam slapped on with some Elmer's Spray Adhesive.  Need to let this all set for about an hour in the sun and then I can trim and put the t-molding on.  This project's just about over...

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