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A Mame machine in an antique buffet - USB probs solved (I think!)
severdhed:
very cool.. a nice easy and cheap solution. i ended up powering my trackball and buttons lights directly from the 5v on the power supply, instead of drawing it from the USB...that way it turns off when the pc shuts down.
it is good to know there are several solutions to this problem.
Vebbo:
Hopla, this is really an original project ;D , fun to read about your progress and solutions also. Keep up the good work :cheers:
drventure:
@severedhed
Yeah, I considered that, but I had so many hubs that that wouldn't have helped really.
However, I realize now it was a mistake not to wire up at least 2 buttons as "mouse buttons" attached to one of the trackballs. LOTS of cab management can be accomplished with just a mouse and it's buttons. I've got a little rewiring to do there :(
Oh well. live and learn.
@vebbomania
Thanks!
Here’s a quick pic I cobbled together in Sketchup (I +suck+ at Sketchup, btw)
I'm trying to work out the details of what will be going on the top panel (to iether side of the monitor).
I kind of like the oculus effect going on here, though I'm not exactly sure how I'll get walnut to play along with my ideas :). Those subtle curves would be interesting to work out. I guess I'll need a steam bender now.... Hehe, steam.....bender.... Hey Bender, got any cousins?
I found the Dell widescreen model online, just replaced the girly pic that was on it with my Mala background, so nope, that wasn't my doing...
Bender:
you Just need a length of PCV pipe that the wood will fit in but a little hole in the bottom and hook it up to kettle(with some rubber house) and your all set
oh, a form to mount it to till it dries is good too
A friend, not a cousin :laugh:, of mine made a canoe and a toboggan that way, he spent less than $10 to make the steam Bender
drventure:
I like it! Definitely a cheap way to go. Since the pieces might have to be 4 inches wide, I'd potentially need a fairly big piece of PVC, but it wouldn't have to be long.
Thanks!
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