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EssexMame:
As you can all (sadly) see here http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,129647.msg1326389.html#msg1326389

I've not made a lot of progress over the summer, the time when I thought I'd be able to get on with it. Summer doesn't give me as much time as I expected - holidays and other activities that the good weather allows that (like cabinet building?) isn't so easy in the winter here in the UK.

So, I'm thinking I need to simplify things, at least for now. A smaller project that I can complete (or a lot of it) indoors. Something that doesn't need to much wood cutting and management and what is done is on a smaller scale. I'm happy enough with the one side I've done but it still needs sanding/shaping/correcting/copying not to mention the many other large panels I have to produce. I will complete it one day but in the quest for something, anything, I'm changing tac slightly.

I've seen several bartop designs, the Weecade especially, but they all seem quite small. Too small for 2 players/6 buttons and a trackball I'd expect. Also perhaps too small for a chunky PC. Has anyone attempted 2 player/6 buttons/trackball on a barcade? I've not found one through searching. A step-by-step instruction guide for it like Saints, or OND's would be perfect.

thomas_surles:
There's not much to it just make it wide enough, and the cp large enough.
Just think of a full size of the same design and remove the bottom.
JDFan:
Haruman has a setup like you describe in his CNC'd kits ( thread link - http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,130522.1640.html ) - you might contact him and I'm sure he'd give you info on the dimensions used. Here's a pic of ons someone posted to give you an idea of what they look like

EssexMame:
Thanks both. I think I'm going to design/shape one around the (slightly bulky) PC and screen I will be using. I have the controls too so can size to fit. I've been reading enough over 18 months or more now to know a few of the dos/donts regarding control panels and screen to do some sort of basic design, I think.

I've sorted a games list of those with 1 or 2 joysticks and buttons as well as Horizontal/Vertical so I can determine what I want, what goes in easily and which way to face the screen. I may even look at a manual (open the back) rotation which I can always automate later if I ever get better at this stuff.

How does a bartop screen face? Do you look down on the screen from above onto the table/bar it is on - i.e. the screen should lay further back (tilted) than it would in a 6ft+ upright? It will be used on a desk/kitchen table so (when standing) it will be below me.
JDFan:
Best thing to do would be setup the system and monitor and place on the table you plan to use and adjust the monitor to a few positions to see what works best (if the monitor has an adjustable stand try various heights\angles ) - and then design around the results.
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