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« on: November 07, 2012, 05:01:04 am »
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Re: Zenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2012, 07:13:57 am »
That looks amazing!, i  look forward to reading your thread :)
Getting there, just rather slowly...

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Re: Zenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2012, 07:25:23 am »
 :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:
        Been waiting for this announcement since you posted the original design.


Will follow this build closely.
 :cheers:

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Re: Zenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2012, 07:47:40 am »
 :applaud:

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Re: Zenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2012, 08:40:37 am »
Well, I have to say that is one sexy concept you have there! I'm not normally a fan of bar-tops, but damn this one makes me reconsider! 

Can't wait to see your progress as you get to work on Zenolix.

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Zenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2012, 10:25:37 am »
Looking good!


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Re: Zenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2012, 11:34:51 am »
make me one plz. will pay :hissy:

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Re: Zenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2012, 11:48:13 am »
This won't divert attention away from the Astro cab will it?

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Re: Zenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2012, 01:57:00 pm »
6 button vertical games?   ???

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Re: Zenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2012, 02:04:56 pm »
Great looking design. I also happen to like anything that ends in 'lix' and has sharp angles.
Click a pic for a video tour 

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Re: Zenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2012, 03:37:58 pm »
6 button vertical games?   ???

Maybe Ond is a big Daioh fan?

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Re: Zenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2012, 04:37:38 pm »
Very cool!! Hit me up if you want some bits of acrylic or some LASER cutting done. You're close enough that I can ship to you... ;D

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Re: Zenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2012, 05:32:06 pm »
 :o who's got two thumbs and is all excited for this build??? THIS GUY!

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Re: Zenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2012, 06:38:43 pm »
You going to finish Retro-future first  ???

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Re: Zenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2012, 07:04:20 pm »
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Re: Zenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #15 on: November 07, 2012, 07:18:34 pm »
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Thanks mate; you did some very fine work on your version of this design.  I may just take you up on that offer, maybe to cut the logo for the back and or the marquee logo also? Can you cut from a DXF or DWG file?

The LASER itself runs on DXF but I run everything through Corel X6 so I can convert just about any file format.

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Re: Zenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #16 on: November 07, 2012, 08:35:54 pm »
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Re: Zenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #17 on: November 08, 2012, 05:07:41 am »
This is... relevant to my interests. :cheers:

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Re: Zenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #18 on: November 11, 2012, 04:52:12 am »
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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #19 on: November 11, 2012, 06:36:00 am »
Sweet! :cheers:

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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #20 on: November 11, 2012, 09:14:13 am »
 :applaud:
   Nicely done on the template OND.
You are adding the marquee, right?

 :cheers:


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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #21 on: November 11, 2012, 04:31:11 pm »
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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #22 on: November 12, 2012, 06:07:50 pm »
Hell! Time after time you just seem to create these awesome original concepts. I absolutely love this design.
I could even see some of my graphics being placed on a bastardized version of this  ;D
I'll certainly be watching with gusto!
I'm trying to imagine how your going to be able to open it to maintain the internal components.
The only feasible option i could think is your going to create some form of a trap door on the underneath panel?
My art is always free for you to download and modify as you see fit...
Why?... because I could never find any art I loved on the net. So I played around with Photoshop and wish to share it with the arcade community.

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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #23 on: November 12, 2012, 07:11:01 pm »
Haha even OND's method of creating cut templates makes me feel like an amateur.  Can't wait to see how this build turns out!

(by the way, I feel a whole lot better about my some of my Ryobi tools knowing that OND uses them to create his arcades.)

So once again, we find that evil of the past seeps into the present like salad dressing through cheap wax paper, mixing memory and desire.

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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #24 on: November 13, 2012, 06:06:54 am »
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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #25 on: November 14, 2012, 07:52:16 pm »
I think your right on the money with having something bold and clean.

If it was me i'd try to do some stenciling. When i look at the concept model i just see an abundance of angles. Opposed to the rounded motif.
It may work better to bring that angular feel into the control panel?
I'd use the same blue your painting on the side and rear on the CP and bring the grey from the bezel down as well.
here's a raw idea...
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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #26 on: November 14, 2012, 08:23:37 pm »
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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #27 on: November 14, 2012, 09:33:11 pm »
Hey there OND,

Great design as usual  :cheers:.  When I first saw your mockup the first cabinet that popped to mind was STERN's BERZERK.  I think if they had your cabinet desiging skill back in the day the BERZERK cabinet would have looked great as your xENOLIx cabinet.  Sorry I took the liberty of lowercasing the Xs.  Looks kinda cool.  Some mentioned stencils and it clicked.  I messed around on illustrator for about 15 minutes and this is what I came up with.  Do what you wish with it, you'll probably come up with something infinately more awesome, but....

Jigenjuke

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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #28 on: November 15, 2012, 01:09:19 am »
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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #29 on: November 15, 2012, 05:30:20 pm »
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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #30 on: November 15, 2012, 05:52:49 pm »
I have no doubt that whatever you come up with will be super sneaky and awesome.  However if you're not happy with the end result, maybe take a look at the Spark Optical Sensor here: http://godlikecontrols.com/

It's a unit that you swap in place of the microswitches.  Should be nice and quiet.  ;)

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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #31 on: November 15, 2012, 08:28:17 pm »
in2amusements.com.au I'll have to try them out. I'm just about over supporting local suppliers when it takes a week longer to get something locally, not to mention the extra cost.

I'm still waiting for a spinner I ordered nearly two weeks ago from a local supplier. :banghead:

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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #32 on: November 15, 2012, 09:11:09 pm »
And then in a flash I had it!  In the coming days I'll post up a mod for this stick to make it silent and super SHMUP responsive.  Also the mod can be reverted back to standard JLF in about 30 seconds (not including wiring connections).  For now its secret OND business  >:D

(holds off on JLF optical mod until he see's what Ond's up to......)

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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #33 on: November 16, 2012, 02:39:55 am »
Maybe there's still hope for the lonely JLF I have in storage after all. :cheers:

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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #34 on: November 16, 2012, 04:22:36 am »
Pretty sure paradise arcade shop sells a silent JLF....  Not cheap though....

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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #35 on: November 16, 2012, 04:58:09 am »
They do sell silent JLFs.

They also have a mod kit with Zippyy switches and a .187" QD to JLF-style adapter harness or a kit with Cherry switches and a .187" QD to JLF-style adapter harness.


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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #36 on: November 16, 2012, 06:21:00 am »
Stop posting solutions, you'll stop the innovation! :cheers:

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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #37 on: November 16, 2012, 07:19:16 am »
I tried the zippy switches in the JLF and they don't work that well with the round and octagon restrictors.
The restrictor being smaller and sitting closer to the joystick body causes the ledge on the actuator to catch occasionally.
Silent omron switches work, but for what they cost, you could almost buy the basic optical setup.

The plan for my new cab was to use the SparkCE sensor and replace the  adjustment pot with some type of command line controlled variable resistor.  So for shmups, it could be super sensitive and for 4-way games, the sensetivity would be low enough only one switch would be tripped at a time.  I'm not done looking, but the best idea I've come up with so far for a computer controlled resistor is an LED and a photosensor.

Sigh, the more I talk about this idea, the more I want to do it, so I guess I'll go ahead and order the SparkCEs.   ::)
Hope I'm not  :banghead: when I see Ond's solution.
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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #38 on: November 16, 2012, 07:33:24 am »
emphatic - Sorry bout that.  I'll try not to do that in the future.   ;D

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(Couldn't find a video clip of the "You didn't see anything" line from Madagascar.)


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Re: Xenolix Bartop ~~~~~~~~~
« Reply #39 on: November 16, 2012, 07:50:33 am »
(Couldn't find a video clip of the "You didn't see anything" line from Madagascar.)
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