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northerngames:
mine is 42" wide I lift the control panel top off and then the bottom base can be removed by removing the 9 screws that holds it in place from moving it back and forth sliding my the cp bottom actually slide's in and locks by butting up to the sides of the cab the way I have it cut and then the 9 screws hold it place shown on picture 8 on page 6 of my posy toward the bottom of the page
the top has push down clamps so a little force down the on the cp top and they lock into place and a little tug upwards pops it loose.
if I did not do it that way it would have nevermade it through a standard door.
Franco:
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--- Quote from: Franco on November 18, 2007, 04:48:20 pm ---Well my 1st build cab is now on the great big scrap heap in the sky (well actually it is in limbo after having its guts ripped out but its on its way) but I can least pay a little homage to it by posting a picture here:
2x Ultimarc T-Sticks
2x Happ Rotaries with custom turned alluminum joysticks and stainless steel dustwashers.
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Where'd you get those aluminum joystick handles? (crosses fingers that it's not slikstik)
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I made mine myself but you can buy similar ones from here or from here.
camsauce:
Where'd you get those aluminum joystick handles? (crosses fingers that it's not slikstik)
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I made mine myself but you can buy similar ones from here or from here.
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Just looked at your cocktail table thread, and you my friend have some serious metal skills. Here comes the obvious question -- IF you were willing, how much for 16 of those aluminum bezels and 2 sticks?
Franco:
Im afraid I wouldnt be able to make the sticks any cheaper than those ones im afraid due to only making a couple compared to the production runs that those guys would do.
You should have a PM incoming about the bezels tho ;)
Namco:
Just wanted to post a pic of my first panel before I tore it apart recently. It's built out of a 48" shelf that I bought from the hardware store. At the time, I didn't have a saw, so I asked them to rip it to the pieces that I needed. It's cheap 5/8" particle board with cheap wood grain laminate on it. I ordered Happ Ultimate buttons and a Happ Ultimate stick for it because I didn't know any better. For about 5 years, It ran on a keyboard hack. I had plug the thing in, reboot and play my games. If I wanted to use the keyboard again, I had to reboot again. When I got MAME fever again earlier this year, I ordered the iPac and installed it.
The holes in the upper right were for the P1 & P2 start buttons, but I drilled them before putting the top on the base and to my chagrin, they didn't clear the sides. D'OH!. But with my lemons, I made lemonade and used the ugly holes to route the PS2 cable out of the box.
The hideous series of holes below the joystick are there because the stick shaft was bottoming out and I didn't have a way to route some room, so I drilled a bunch of holes. It used to be a mess of 24ga solid wire connected to .250" 18-22ga female quick disconnects. When I installed the iPac, I just threw all that crap out and soldered everything. Also while I was doing that, I used my rotary tool with the drywall cutting bit and the depth attachment to route out another 1/2" of clearance for the stick. It took a long time and looks pretty rough, but I was able to beat the particle board to submission and get the extra clearance I wanted.
Well, that's it for our tour of my first jankey old control panel. I'm going first class on the my next one. The next one will actually be attached to a damn arcade cabinet this time. ;D