Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Aabra on June 09, 2009, 05:48:23 pm
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One of the biggest problems I see in most cabinet designs is the lack of a decent keyboard tray. In most cases it's simply slapped in there and there's a giant piece of wood sticking up from the end of the tray which kills your wrists whenever you try to use it.
I realize that for most of these cabinets the idea that you would use the keyboard for extended periods of time is ridiculous so it's not a big deal.... but what about a cabinet where that wasn't the case?
With games like Street Fighter 4 coming out I'm putting a very nice machine in my cabinet that I will want to use for other things as well. Heck I might even want to play games like Command and Conquer with it which require a keyboard and mouse.
The cabinet is going to be a stand up though and while I already have bar stools to make this comfortable, getting the keyboard up to a comfortable to use height level seems to be quite a challenge since it will be underneath the control panel. I need a keyboard that can be hidden by a piece of wood which slides out of the way to reveal the tray which then slides out and then up.
I've found a few options but the problem mainly is the cost. These things are several hundred dollars each!! I had no idea that a simple tray would cost this much. (Not to mention they'll be very hard to find locally.) Are there any ideas on how I should handle this problem?