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| unclet:
When it came to cost for me ..... I decided money was not the main issue since once I built my cabinet I knew my kids and I (and friends) would be playing games for many many many years. I would think I would have my cabinet until I retire (if not longer). Anyway, over 30 to 40 years ... what is the difference if you spend an additional 100, 200 or even 500 dollars to do the project right? Now, if you are trying to cut costs then that is someting else .... but if you are going to make this cabinet for you to keep pretty much forever (and you can afford to do so at the present time) then I would invest some money to get good parts so you would know it lasts and does not look like you are using cheap parts which you acauired over the years... As for your control panel layout, I do agree with the P1 and P2 joysticks being too close to the front edge. Resting you wrists on the control panel is nice. With the design I submitted there is still room to simply shift P1/P2 joysticks and buttons up some no problem. As for the depth an width of your control panel top ...... I agree (a bit) and disagree. I agree the depth should be between 18 and 20 inches (mine is 19" inches and it works great) however, I would disagree you should make it smaller due to the "weight" .... since once the control panel is mounted on the cabinet who cares about the weight. The cabinet will be able to hold it and not cause any trouble at all. I also disagree about the width a bit..... My control panel is 56" wide and actually looks great in my opinion and player 3 and 4 can see the TV no problem at all. The factors to consider here is how big is your TV/Monitor going to be and how much floor space will you have for your cabinet. If you are using a small TV then a wide control panel would not look right..... not enough floor space is an obviously problem for a big cab. You can check my 4-player cabinet out here if you need some ideas: http://unclet.arcadecontrols.com/ |
| CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: MikeT on April 22, 2006, 12:02:07 am --- The trackballs are at best $100 each with shipping, tax, and mounting plates. I also got much of my stuff wholesale from Happ. If you can't get them on Ebay then you are looking at about $170+ each. --- End quote --- This confused me ... you got wholesale prices from Happ (are you a reseller?), but your *best* price for trackballs is $100 ea? Expected cost of $170 applies to what ? Not trying to be a pain, just confused ... are you actually getting wholesale prices, or are you just ordering from Happs ? Cheers. |
| MikeT:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on April 22, 2006, 10:23:28 am --- --- Quote from: MikeT on April 22, 2006, 12:02:07 am --- The trackballs are at best $100 each with shipping, tax, and mounting plates. I also got much of my stuff wholesale from Happ. If you can't get them on Ebay then you are looking at about $170+ each. --- End quote --- This confused me ... you got wholesale prices from Happ (are you a reseller?), but your *best* price for trackballs is $100 ea? Expected cost of $170 applies to what ? --- End quote --- I got a new Happ 3" trackball off ebay for $70 and the mounting plate from Happ for $12 - with shipping and such that was about $100. New 3" Happ trackballs from Happ are $153 maybe more, and that doesn't include the mounting plate. As for the wholesale stuff I am not a reseller but I was able to get Happ to give me wholesale prices so I got all my buttons with MS's for $1 each and joysticks for $5 each. Other misc things were also much much cheaper like T-molding (and my bezel). Seems like the deal I worked out with them was for between 40 and 50% off their items. It really helped out. Mike |
| CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: MikeT on April 22, 2006, 03:22:02 pm ---I got a new Happ 3" trackball off ebay for $70 and the mounting plate from Happ for $12 - with shipping and such that was about $100. New 3" Happ trackballs from Happ are $153 maybe more, and that doesn't include the mounting plate. As for the wholesale stuff I am not a reseller but I was able to get Happ to give me wholesale prices so I got all my buttons with MS's for $1 each and joysticks for $5 each. Other misc things were also much much cheaper like T-molding (and my bezel). Seems like the deal I worked out with them was for between 40 and 50% off their items. --- End quote --- Thanks for the clarification -- that makes more sense to me now. FWIW, the $153 is for a 3" trackball with PS2/USB encoder. Happs charges you nearly $60 for the encoder (as opposed to, say, $15 for an OptiWiz or $25 for the same Happs encoder from someone other than Happs). Also, the $96 trackball price tag from Happs is a bit high as well ... look to a reseller rather than ordering from Happs (I got mine for C$65 each, NIB). Please understand that I'm not trying to beat you down on this (especially since you managed to get great prices out of Happs, which I haven't heard of before!), just pointing out less expensive alternatives on big ticket items for those who may be reading. Cheers. |
| lharles:
PICS: From the front of the box with the preliminary build of the 'box' that will sit under the control panel 'top' - sitting in the space it will eventually occupy. From the front of the box with the preliminary build of the 'box' that will sit under the control panel 'top' - looking at the left hand side, from the right. From the front of the box with the preliminary build of the 'box' that will sit under the control panel 'top' - looking at the right hand side, from the left. The beast on my dirty, cluttered, pseudo-workbench - formerly known as a kitchen counter. "Special torture!" |
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