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Title: Visiting USA (NC) next week - Where should I shop for Arcade supplies?
Post by: dmworking247 on April 04, 2008, 08:56:36 am

I'll be traveling to Raleigh NC next week for work for nearly two weeks (I'm from Australia).

With the Australian dollar doing pretty well, I was wondering what suppliers (online or local to the area) I should check out for good prices and/or good products for my future arcade projects.

I can get the usual stuff at home like generic arcade buttons, Sanwa/Zippy joysticks, IPAC2/IPAC4, etc... but I'm interested in:

• Switchable joysticks. I assume the MagStick Plus is only available from Ultimarcs online store?
• Alternative kb encoders (KB16, KeyWiz, etc)
• Gears (cogs?) typically found in spinners or trackballs. I'm going to be doing several mouse hack spinners and I'm yet to come across a reliable source of a suitable gear (the right amount of teeth, etc).
• Specifically looking for 'alien green' arcade buttons, not 'forest green' or 'emerald green' that I seem to source over here. I can't match my T-molding!
• Any 'accessories' to add bling to arcade projects such as the tags sold by Happ (http://happ.com/pushbuttons/95400900.htm),  LED controllers, illuminated pushbuttons, metal joystick or button skirts, fancy microswitches or leaf switches, those pushbuttons that people here seem to put washers on, etc.
• Classic PCBs :)

I'm also interested in acquiring pinball parts for a 'build your own' pinball project at a later date.

Thanks for any tips!

Title: Re: Visiting USA (NC) next week - Where should I shop for Arcade supplies?
Post by: dmworking247 on April 04, 2008, 08:27:14 pm

Bump.

Do I assume that nobody lives near NC, or nobody shops from US distributors of arcade parts?   ;D

Title: Re: Visiting USA (NC) next week - Where should I shop for Arcade supplies?
Post by: CheffoJeffo on April 04, 2008, 08:30:47 pm

Or that there are no arcade parts shops on every corner in the USA ?

 ;)

EDIT: I missed the online portion of the request ... silly me ...

Title: Re: Visiting USA (NC) next week - Where should I shop for Arcade supplies?
Post by: jhabers on April 04, 2008, 08:37:18 pm

I live in raleigh and just found a great shop. arcadegames4u.com to get the address. they are great there and have a bunch of stuff in the back room. prts and full cabs. pm me if u need any details
jon

Title: Re: Visiting USA (NC) next week - Where should I shop for Arcade supplies?
Post by: Thenasty on April 04, 2008, 09:24:21 pm

Come down to NJ and I can take you for a TOUR in an arcade suppl store and while your here, you can test drive my CABINET  ;D

Title: Re: Visiting USA (NC) next week - Where should I shop for Arcade supplies?
Post by: divemaster127 on April 04, 2008, 11:14:38 pm

I carry the happ & ultimarc lines here on the forums, send a pm if you need a quote
thanks
dm