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Title: To slant or not to slant...
Post by: Jabba on November 15, 2004, 10:41:03 am

I've seen a lot of examples where the control panel is either slanted (10 degreees or less), or not slanted (i.e., 90 degrees).

I'm interested in your opinions on this subject. Why did you slant/not-slant your control panel?

Pros and Cons of each?

If you slanted it, what angle did you use? The deeper the CP, the less "angle"?

Thanks for the feedback!

Can you guess, I've got a decision to make with my new CP...

Title: Re:To slant or not to slant...
Post by: RayB on November 15, 2004, 01:49:34 pm

Slant!

Title: Re:To slant or not to slant...
Post by: subzero23 on November 15, 2004, 05:03:23 pm

I was an advocate for slanting at first but then I realized, slants assume you are directly in front of the CP, what if you are off to the side like often happens on two player games, then you'd have to angle your hand the opposite way even more. Besides it also depends on how close your hand is to the buttons, the closer the more angle so spread them apart a bit

my friend is having his built with a 15' angle so I'll see what that feels like

Title: Re:To slant or not to slant...
Post by: SteveJ34 on November 15, 2004, 05:19:27 pm

I built based on a slightly modified Lusid design. IIRC that is about a 10 degree slant.

Title: Re:To slant or not to slant...
Post by: fredster on November 15, 2004, 05:22:12 pm

I think one of the reasons they are slanted is to prevent drinks from dripping into the cab.  It's also hard to put cigarettes on it, because everything rolls off.

It may also be that it's ergonomic to have it slightly slanted.  

Title: Re:To slant or not to slant...
Post by: Jabba on November 15, 2004, 05:30:49 pm

Quote from: SteveJ34 on November 15, 2004, 05:19:27 pm

I built based on a slightly modified Lusid design. IIRC that is about a 10 degree slant.

Hey Steve, if possible, do you have a pic of that. Mine is based on Lusid as well and I am building a new base for it. Thanks

Title: Re:To slant or not to slant...
Post by: Jabba on November 15, 2004, 05:37:44 pm

Hmm, the concensus so far is leaning towarts Slanted.

I have an Arkanoid and Crystal Castles and they are both slanted. About 10 degrees.

Subzero has an interesting comment though. I'll have to mock up my CP slanted and see how it feels.

Fredster, that was interesting. Never thought of spilled drinks and smokers. There will definately not be smokers using this cab, but I can't say the same for my kids drinking around the cab while I'm not around (and I don't mean beer)  ;). It would be nasty cleaning coke out of the cab!!!


Thanks for the feedback so far guys...

Title: Re:To slant or not to slant...
Post by: subzero23 on November 15, 2004, 06:05:04 pm

I think he was thinking of how the whole box is slanted, were you just talking about how the buttons are slanted cuz thats what i thought you meant