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SavannahLion:


--- Quote from: clickhea on January 10, 2008, 07:38:34 pm ---id love to use 5/8 mdf but for some reason 2 home depots by me do not carry the 5/8

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They carry it, but obtaining it is an interesting exercise. For some reason, certain thicknesses are not carried by all stores in the same area. I worked at Home Depot where we had about a dozen stores within a 50 mile radius of each other. Of the 12, only one carried the elusive 5/8 boards. Why is beyond me. Now to locate which store actually has it.

You need to go to Special Services or Special Orders or whatever they happen to call it. Ask them to do an inventory search for 5/8 MDF. They should get a five or so hits back. If you're unlucky, that store won't carry it. Ask them to record the SKU's  from the hits and do a store inventory search for those SKU's. That should locate which store actually carries it, if any carry it all. The store I worked at restricted their SKU search to about 8 or so stores but we had a dozen so the others had to be entered manually. The database we used could search any store in a particular region (for instance, a store in California can search a Nevada store, but not New York).

If the employee is willing and knows how to search the databases effectively, you'll be out of there in no time. However, good luck finding anyone with even the smallest incentive to actually help. Moral at most Home Depots is pretty low.

clickhea:

yeah i noticed that very quickly, trying to find someone to help you is a task in it self.  And when you do finnaly find someone, most of the time they really dont know what they are talking about.. Its usualy some kid who works in that dept that probably has no real life expierence using any of the tools/hardware in that section.



something iam not too clear on ive been doing searches but i cant find my exact answer

the u360 compared to the dedicated 4 way..

from what iam reading the 4 way still moves in diagnols just like the u360  so my question is what would be the difference of having the 4 compared to using the u360?  is it just the ball top on the joystick that would make it feel more authentic?

LeedsFan:


--- Quote from: clickhea on January 10, 2008, 10:04:01 pm ---something iam not too clear on ive been doing searches but i cant find my exact answer

the u360 compared to the dedicated 4 way..

from what iam reading the 4 way still moves in diagnols just like the u360  so my question is what would be the difference of having the 4 compared to using the u360?  is it just the ball top on the joystick that would make it feel more authentic?

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The U360 will not feel like a genuine 4-way stick. In a genuine 4-way you can feel the stick move along the diagonals along the gate. That's basically the only real difference. If you are a purist and must have that same feel then get a 4-way. Entirely your decision. But you won't ever have the old problem of hitting diagonals by accident with the U360 like you do with standard microswitch 8-ways (so long as you have the correct map loaded for each game of course).

If you do get the U360 then make sure to get a restrictor plate. The throw is quite long compared to standard sticks (it is an analog stick after all remember). I tried playing classics without a restrictor fitted but the throw was just too long for me. I settled on the circular one. They do circular and square (both come in one pack) or octagonal (a separate pack.

Jdurg:

For the CP you could always use 3/4" MDF/Plywood and just use a very thin Lexan/Plexiglass overlay.  I used 3/4" Plywood and will be using a 1/16" thick Lexan overlay and a very thin cardboard backing to my artwork.  As a result, the "rise" above the top of the CP where the T-molding ends and the Lexan begins will be so very small that it will not be noticeable.

Edit:  I just went to t-molding.com and was psyched that not only do they offer free samples, but they are a quick 30 minute drive from where I live.  I wonder if they will allow local pick-up when I place my order there?

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