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| Gh0sty:
Hello, i just wanted to show you my own build Control Panel. On the first Picture you see i have this two 37" CRT monitors, what i needed was an external sit down panel. Because i use the monitors also for Racing and Lightguns the plan was to build a CP what can be dismantled easy, but it have to be strong. Because of new CP's in the future i plan to build (ie: Track Ball, Spinner) i build the I-Pac4 also into a external Case. Connecting the CP to the I-Pac4 is done with regular D-Sub connections (25 & 9 pins). This way i can connect 2 external CP's for 3 or 4 Player games if needed and the main reason i dont have to buy a new I-Pac for every new CP ;) Now a quick description of the pics, i started to build the CP 1:1 from cardboard, this way I could find (and instant feel) good positions for the buttons and Joysticks. The units were then transferred to the wooden plate and the work on the wood started (bore & saw). A friend of mine build the two racks from aluminium where the plate will be screwed on with Lock-screws (sp?). In order to hide the Joystick metal plates i bought a veneer (sp?) and stick them with patex adhesive on the wood. I dont know how to describe veneer, but its very durably, its like a kitchens sill plate and its availible in many different colours and textures. Then i prepaired the edges for the t-molding. Next was the underbody for the cables, it serves also for the whole CP stability. I think the last pictures are self-describing, but one more note, the two holes in the bottom are made so i can manually quick change the Joysticks (Suzo 500) to 2/4/8 way mode. |
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| PCtech:
Looks good, and durable. Looks like a good fix for what you have. Looks like a slight bump might knock it over though....do you have problems keeping it stable? Neat idea! :applaud: |
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