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vusteveii:
that is my question.

How do you all feel about flat control panels versus a slight angle, something like -10degrees.   What do yall find most comfortable for play?

steve
Amra:
the front of my control panel is 5 inches, the rear is 7, this gives me around a 10
mastercave:
mine is angled as well - the difference in height in 1 inch, not sure about the angle though. i just made mine angle since most people/arcades have it like that. maybe you can try it out with your keyboard and see if you rather type with it angled or flat. ;D
Howard_Casto:
Believe it or not there is a formula for this sort of thing. Unfortunately I'm not so good at math.  :)

As a rule of thumb if the panel is longer (from front to back) than about 4 inches it needs to be angeled about 5-10 degrees.... anything more than 8 and it needs to be angled 15 degrees as the other poster stated.  Your mileage will vary, but flat panels are literally painful if done wrong.  
AlanS17:
Mine is flat because it was easier to make that way. However, most of the controls are close to the edge so it really doesn't matter much. I think an angled panel with my machine would have looked wierd, too. It already has enough funny shapes on it already.
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