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purplearms:

--- Quote from: Ummon on June 02, 2009, 08:19:03 pm ---Damn, that isn't a control panel. It's a ---smurfing--- station. Pretty nifty. What's with the nine-button layout, though?

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Thanks.. its meant for both console and PC, so aside from the regular 6 button street fighter setup, in the top row the center button is start.. i wish now that i put it somewhere else (especially when pressing start by accident during button mashing)... the other two buttons are for the other two triggers on the controller.. i placed them there with classic mortal kombat 1 and 2 in mind



--- Quote from: MortalManiak on June 09, 2009, 05:58:12 am ---Why did you make it out of solid oak just to paint it black???  ???

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--- Quote from: drventure on June 09, 2009, 03:30:40 pm ---Why go oak and then paint it black? Stain it a dark mahogany or something. I just hate hiding nice wood.

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One thing that does not show well in the pics is the grain detail.. I ebonized (aka iron buff) it using vinegar and steel wool before adding a few coats of black stain.. looking back, maybe i should have made it espresso brown.. but in the end i went black to match the TV and furniture of my new place (which i'm currently moving into)




--- Quote from: Kman_Sweden on June 09, 2009, 01:30:28 pm ---Do you use the 10" actuator? They show it running on  a 9V battery... do you have a separate powersupply or do you run it from your PC's powersupply somehow?

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I used a 12" stroke actuator that you can get here:
http://www.firgelliauto.com/product_info.php?cPath=94&products_id=104

It uses a 12v power supply that I got from a surplus store. It can consume up to 4A on full load, so i dont think a battery would suffice.. don't forget to wire a fuse! The oak table top is a bit heavy, but 35 lbs does quite well. Other ones open too slowly.. actuator lifting power is inversely proportional to the lifting speed..
 


--- Quote from: ChadTower on June 09, 2009, 01:46:14 pm ---That's pretty sweet.  It must weigh a ton made out of oak.

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Id say a good 60-70lbs at least.. It needed to be built like a tank the way we play street fighter ;)

purplearms:
Oh yes i'm upgrading all the electronics inside my table to a dual PS3 and 360 setup... you can follow the details here:

http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=196109

purplearms:
I've upgraded my arcade table with a custom dual PCB to work on 360 and PS3! Here is a new video to demonstrate this!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiJogLqu6ww[/youtube]

mccoy178:
Very Cool! :cheers:

Pinball Wizard:
WOW!!! Excellent work. I am impressed at it. Very cool indeed.

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