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building my own control
mo1e:
hi all im new here and this is my first post ok so be nice lol :) anyway basically what i want to know is i want to build an arcade control from scratch what do i need? its going to be 29 inches length 16 inches depth and roughtly 5 inches high at the highest part of the slope i know i need wood but what wood? how thick should the wood be? i also know i need the controls and buttons and wires and also an xbox adapter as i want it to work on my xbox console but apart from this thats all i know i need is there anything else? and where can i get these from? also what tools will i need thanks in advance all
carl
ginno:
Hi carl, welcome. Now your here you will be back over and over again for the rest of your natural life like the rest of us. :)
Just a tip, have a bit of a look round before asking too many questions, all the info you need is hidden in one post or another, people here are willing to help but not to spoon feed every last instruction on how to.
Tell us a bit more about your idea, how many players, is it a whole cabinet or just a control panel?
Once again welcome.
Cheers
mo1e:
ok thanks well its going to be a 2 player cp for a cabinet that i am going to build in future i just thought that im going to create the cp and test if it works if so then the cabinet will be next its just a little project that i think i would find quite fulfilling :) o and also it will have to have the same buttons as the xbox controller and i was wondering can you use trackballs instead of the second analog stick to look around? e.g. aim and look around whilst playing halo or any other first person shooter game because i was thinking about having 1 joystick the buttons and 1 trackball instead of 2 joysticks and the buttons
mo1e:
also i have just read up about somekind of keyboard converter? i wont need one of these will i plus wen it is complete (wont be till ages) i will post a pic of my cp k
Jabba:
Everything you need to learn is in Saint's book. Saint is the owner of this website and has published a book with all the tips and info distilled from this forum.
Check out http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=15717.msg123070#msg123070
There us a whole sub-forum up there called Project Arcade - The book.
BTW: Most people will use 1/2 MDF for the control panel. Basic tools you will need: A Saw, a Drill, Spade Bit to cut round holes for buttons/joysticks, encoder card (ultimarc), joysticks and buttons (Happs), Jig Saw, Screw-driver and drywall screws....and the list goes on....
Good luck