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My control panel is complete! (Thanks for all the help!)
knave:
Can you post where you found the spinner hack. I have a HD bearing and a mouse but havn't really gotten around to hacking it yet.
did you use anything to adhere the poster to the CP? Or is it just sanwitched between it and the plexi?
Nice panel and again I like the layout. Thoughts of copying in progress...
Ginsu Victim:
I used the Arcade Stupidity HD hack, but instead of using a ball mouse, I'm using an optical mouse I got from work that was broken (buttons didn't work, but the rest is fine).
I drilled a 1 1/4" hole through the aluminum plate that comes with the 3x2x1" project enclosure from Radio Shack.
I mounted the hard drive bearing in this hole, placed a foam washer from a CD/DVD-R spindle around it, placed the collar on the bearing, then screwed the top of the bearing on. I used the foam washer to make the spinner more snug and less wobbly.
After that, I super glued two large washers to the bottom of the bearing. The largest one on bottom is what the optical mouse reads as a surface.
I bought a 4-pack of metal standoffs at Radio Shack.
Two of these I used to hold the optical mouse board in place, and one I used to attach the knob.
I held the mouse laser up to the washer and tried to determine the best placement to get a good left/right movement. This was trial and error, and it's still a little off, but reads great. Once I found a good spot, I marked it with a pencil and drilled two small holes in the aluminum plate. I attached the standoffs and put a drop of super glue on each. Depending on the mouse you use will determine where you place the screws from the standoffs. Apply super glue to this point.
Sorry if this wasn't super helpful. I'm at work, so I can't get too in-depth.
EDIT: Here's a terrible picture of it. I hope you can even tell what it is (I hate this camera)
Ginsu Victim:
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Poster is just sandwiched.
Ginsu Victim:
Added a pic (it looks horrible).
POS camera...