Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: gamentine on September 23, 2007, 01:00:27 pm
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Hello, I'm a long time lurker these forums, and i've always wanted to build my own cabinet.
I've been slowly acquiring parts and materials, and now i have the opportunity to get started but i still have a couple of questions.
So far I have acquired:
Computer
TV
2 Happ Ultimate Joysticks, Unfortunately they both came with 4-way Actuators (95-1307-00), so i'd like to either buy 8 way actuators (95-0267-00) or maybe new joysticks.
& 17 Push Buttons of various colors
for inputs, i soldered everything to 2 USB gamepads which work pretty well, there is an annoying delay around 1/2 a second that exist from input to an action in-game. The problem are the cheap game pads. I'd preferably like to purchase a GP-Wiz and some extra buttons for menu, pause etc... I was wondering where the best place to purchase these for I am in Canada.
Also a friend of mine is a sheet metal fabricator and he offered to build me the entire cabinet out of 16 gauge stainless steel or aluminum CNC Milled to the dimensions I specify. Has anyone attempted this? or can anyone foresee any issues with a full metal cabinet?
Thanks for the Advice
=Gamentine
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I am in Canada and I order from GGG direct. With the currrent rate of exchange it is a really good deal now. Buy your buttons and joys from any of the major sellers in Buy and Sell. Very good prices.
If you can get a good metal cab from your friend go for it. It will be unique and strong.
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Starburst out of Toronto was great to deal with for my project.
Check out my project log.
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I am in Canada and I order from GGG direct. With the currrent rate of exchange it is a really good deal now. Buy your buttons and joys from any of the major sellers in Buy and Sell. Very good prices.
I agree.
GGG have decent shipping charges.
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I am in Canada.
wow, thanks for narrowing it down to only the second largest country in the world, that really helps! allot of people on here would have said i live in the western hemisphere, but not you, nope, you got specific and narrowed it down to a country that spans 6 time zones! good job, it makes directing you to possible local suppliers a breeze!
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Thanks for the info guys, I think i'll order a gp-wiz directly from GGG,
wow, thanks for narrowing it down to only the second largest country in the world, that really helps! allot of people on here would have said i live in the western hemisphere, but not you, nope, you got specific and narrowed it down to a country that spans 6 time zones! good job, it makes directing you to possible local suppliers a breeze!
tba, i live in Calgary, Alberta if that helps. If there are any local suppliers that you could point me to that would be great! I sure couldn't locate one in Calgary. The whole reason that i'm building an arcade cabinet is because there isn't a decent arcade left in the city.
=Gamentine