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Having to build CP with 3rows of 2buttons not 2rows of 3: config advice please!
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Turnarcades:
I've seen panels like that a million times before in the UK. Many were drilled by arcade owners and some generic cabs came out of the factory this way. Extends to what I said previously about us Brit gamers just making do with the crap we were given!

Due to that really random drilling, you are either going to have to get a new panel fabricated and drilled, or go through the painstaking process of patching that one up, possibly welding a flat plate underneath, filling the holes with chemical metal and filing it all smooth. I'd say to ensure there is no fouling of space connectors etc. underneath you will also need to move the joysticks a tad towards the edges to create space for the trackball. We've done the regular 2x3 button layout with 3" trackball on a 25"x8" wooden panel so it is do-able, but you ideally need a blank canvas to start with.
CheffoJeffo:
I was about to post, but Turnarcades posted first with essentially the same advice (although folks here in North America had to deal with similar situations ... I have 3 projects with panels like that).

If it were me, I would try to patch the existing panel using metal plates epoxied (or welded) below the holes and then filling in the top with Bondo. But not everybody is up for that flavour of suffering. If you are interested, there are some links in the Restoration section of the wiki:

http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Restoration
Diewrecked:

--- Quote from: GinsuVictim on August 21, 2008, 08:20:17 am ---Here's your answer:

DON'T USE THAT PANEL.

Just make a whole new one.

--- End quote ---

--- Quote from: Turnarcades on August 21, 2008, 08:37:08 am ---you ideally need a blank canvas to start with.

--- End quote ---

I absolutely agree. I've found a car body shop up the road from where I live. They are going to try to source a thick steel plate then cut a big rectangle out of the top of the panel and weld the new one in it's place, then smooth the finish so I can give it a vinyl cover. They're also going to drill my holes for me if I give them a template :)

Many thanks for all your help you guys. I would have tried to bastardise the panel I had and make the best of it but you're right, I would have ended up resenting it. And given the $$$ I've ploughed into this project it seems silly to cut corners at this stage!

I'll launch another thread once I've got a CP template I'm happy with to get your views (based on the Shmokes one above).

Cheers all  :cheers:
Sardu:
oops
PsychoAU:
my cab had a panel like that when I first got it.  I just threw it away and built a new box out of MDF.  Problem solved.
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