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| yotsuya:
--- Quote from: Generic Eric on September 02, 2015, 11:14:47 am ---I took myself way too seriously. I was going to have this sleek awesome cab that did everything. It didn't. A simple box is simple. Why so many weird curves? That isn't generic at all. :dunno I used plans as guidelines. I wanted to express myself as some sort of fantastic artist with an out of the box idea. I never finished any of them. I suffered for my art; it just suffered. 1/32" margin of error on dimensional lumber? I've got this. ::) --- End quote --- Amen, brother!!! |
| wp34:
--- Quote from: Vigo on September 02, 2015, 10:39:59 am --- --- Quote from: wp34 on September 01, 2015, 10:51:43 pm ---All 5 sheets that Menards had were scratched really bad. --- End quote --- My #1 complaint about Menards. It is like they source their wood based on unwanted leftovers from distributors, and if you need something very specific, it is a gamble. That has always been their problem. Back in the 60's when there was only one Menards, and it was only a lumber yard, my Grandfather owned a construction biz in the same town. They would steer clear of Menards when they could because the wood was always damaged and warped. I still go there above home depot for wood because the "cut your own wood" model can get even more insane. You need 20 six foot boards of a certain wood, and they only stock ten footers, you will need to A) Sit and cut 20 boards by hand in the store, B) Look for scraps, or C) Grossly overpay for for an extra 80 feet of wood. --- End quote --- I tend to go to Menards before HD or Lowes also. I prefer to drive my truck into the lumber yard versus loading the wood into a cart and then loading it into my truck. |
| BadMouth:
On my first setup, I regret wasting time setting up all the console games...except the fighting games on dreamcast. On my current cab: Using white primer for red paint. It took like 10 coats (not exaggerating) to get even coverage. Use dark primer for red paint. Using a monitor with poor viewing angles from the bottom in a rotating setup where it would be vertical sometimes. (P2's view is darker than P1's) Switching to hacked xbox360 controllers while not having all 8 buttons or using an xbox360. I thought it would be Steam game bliss, but created more issues than it solved. A keyboard encoder using only letter and number keys paired with the x360kb solution stickied in the software forum is still the best solution IMO. Not planning out my CP box well. The top and control layout is great, but the box is so shallow and small that it severely limits my options when it comes to rotating joysticks, spinners, trackballs, etc. It's not very deep because of the way I did the slider mechanism, which wasn't really planned out. But that's how I work. Things just kind of evolve as I build. Not cab build related, but since I bought the house I was renting I regret selling ABACABB the big beautiful 29" VGA CRT monitor I had. (If you're reading this and need money, I'll buy it back for whatever you paid me originally. :P ) I'd be building a huge frankenbeast of a cab around it that wouldn't fit out the basement door. OE light guns, 4 players, 3 steering wheels, the works. ;D Gonna give plywood a try on the next build. |
| SlappyKungFuGrip:
My mistake..The pic says it all.. What was I thinking !! But I love buttons! |
| Typefighter01:
--- Quote from: SlappyKungFuGrip on September 03, 2015, 01:52:33 am ---My mistake..The pic says it all.. What was I thinking !! But I love buttons! --- End quote --- Your spinner locations just made my day, I seriously just laughed out loud at my work desk...thank you :o I can't say much, as the button spacing on my first cab was so far apart, only the tips of my fingers would reach even with my fingers fully extended and hand flat. I have to guess almost everyone regrets some portion of their first cab...it is healthy to be able to laugh at ourselves :cheers: |
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