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Shieldwolf:
Nice looking cps
That CHUN-LI is  amazing  :o
Franco B:
Very nice buddy 8)
extendedplayarcade:
Wow Great job on those controllers.

What material did you make them out of?  I know someone asked that before but I don't think he got an answer.

If they where made out of wood it looks like it has an acrylic sprayed finish on them.  So glossy and pretty.

I so want one. :applaud:

Brent
www.extendedplayarcade.com
Turnarcades:
If these are for general re-sale, how much are you doing them for?

If not, do you have any instructions on how to build them like this? I like the way the perspex sits on top, yet is seamlessly fixed down. How is this done?
dmworking247:
I'm in Australia so components cost a bit more here... I'm not sure how cost effective it would be shipping these to the US/elsewhere.

Having said that, I'm happy to share how I built these as I'm not going to be building these on an ongoing basis (I don't have the time with my day job).

To save time and money it occured to me I could use 67mm tall architrave from the hardware store to build the walls.  Recently I found some pre-primed MDF (these samples were pine) which means they just need a quick sand and a paint after joining.

The dimensions inside the walls are 270mm x 200mm which is less than the size of an A4 piece of paper, thus perfect for a photo printer on A4 uv-resistant photo paper.

I cut the architrave with a 45' mitre cut on my bandsaw, then glue them together and glue some 'quad' (quarter circle) pine strips to secure the four corners. The quad is cut at exactly 49mm and glued 3mm from the bottom of the walls.

The placement of the quad is the key to the surface looking so 'clean'. First I glue a 12mm (1/2") piece of MDF onto the top of the quad corners, then the print goes ontop of the MDF, then 3mm perspex(plexi) goes on top of the print.

The plexi is held in place by the buttons, and because it is 3mm it doesn't flex. I'm contemplating on future sticks to either additionally laminate the print or silicone-seal the perspex to prevent any dust/dirt getting down the corners.

Finally, a 3mm piece of ply (or another piece of plexi) is screwed onto the bottom, screwing it into the quad.

Four rubber feet are then put on the bottom of the outer walls, so that the feet stay with the box even with the bottom removed.

I'll take some more photos when I put the next lot together.
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