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Need control suggestions to match certain games
YllabianSpaceGuppy:
scofthe7seas:
It seems that the hardest part of designing a modular panel is the mechanism to keep the panel locked down vertically. You want it to be pretty easy to attach and detach so some type of quick release would be ideal, but I'm having a very hard time finding something that would work. I've seen several types of latches that seemed great at first glance but they are not made to be attached in the way that the panel sits on the supports. The way I think of it is that the panel sits perpendicular to the support. Most of the latches I've seen are made to be attached along the same plane. Although I would rather not attach from the top with a bolt, I think it's the best solution I've seen so far. Paul's setup looks like a very good solution (telengard's too, but it's done with metal).
mgb:
The feel of the knob is more important to me than the look. Your description of weight or "heft" is what I'm looking for in a spinner. I'm not too crazy about the designs available for the token top and designer knobs but I can live with them. I think the "web beast" would work out ok and the color scheme matches what I want. I wish he had the designer knobs with just a plain colored top. The description states that "The Energy Storage Cylinder is no longer required for prolonged spin when you use the TT2 Designer Series knob". I'm guessing the ESC is just some type of balanced weight that adds momentum to the spinner and the heavier designer tops accomplish the same thing? TopJimmyCooks' cp is certainly awesome but appears to be way out of my league when it comes to manufacturing skills.
SammyWI:
That's along the lines of what I was thinking of doing. Let me know if you go through with it. I would be interested to hear how it was done and how it works out.
mgb:
I'm just speculating at this point, but I think the physical restriction is important because I don't want the wasted movement of the stick being able to move from side to side. In a fast game like Defender I think it could affect your performance ,especially with the reverse button right next to it. I would think that you would tend to pull the stick to the right when hitting reverse.
telengard:
--- Quote from: scofthe7seas on June 19, 2011, 04:40:21 am ---Telengard has a pretty sweet modular control panel. I think his panels are made of aluminum. It looks like madness to me, but a nice sort of madness.
http://home.comcast.net/~bsturk/mame/controls.html
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Yep, they are aluminum, but it cuts quite easily. I had originally used steel, now THAT was painful. Single push button holes took an enternity.
And yes, OCD drives the madness..... >:D
~telengard
telengard:
--- Quote from: YllabianSpaceGuppy on June 19, 2011, 10:49:22 pm ---Paul:
Thanks for the tips on MDF. I was thinking of some solutions involving rabbits but I wasn't taking the weakness of the material into consideration. Your unistrut solution is looking better all the time. I think I've grasped how the whole thing works. I stopped in to Lowes today and they gave me a blank stare when I asked about unistrut. I didn't see anything resembling it there. Where did you find yours?
I've decided to try and get original Ikari and Defender sticks. Even if the cost is high, it's still cheaper than getting two full original cabinets (and my wife would kill me if I tried that!).
Paul & scofthe7seas:
Yes, I've seen telengard's setup. It's the shiznit. I just don't want to go to the trouble and expense of metal though. I've got pretty basic woodworking skills as it is and I'm not ready to jump into metal working.
nick3092:
If it's no trouble, I wouldn't mind seeing some pics. My assumed problems with Velcro are the stability over a long period of time, the solid-ness of the contact, ease of release, and worries about the fit of the panel (seems like two perfectly flat pieces of wood would butt up against each other better than with Velcro in-between).
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I have very poor woodworking skills myself. I have the panels made at a machine shop. I give them the blank 1/2/3/4U aluminum panels and they cut them to the right length and make the holes for me. I could *never* do that on my own.
The type of work I have to do for my modules is no different then from woodworking. Just a hand drill and bits (and the occasional hole saw for buttons/trackballs).
Not trying to sell ya on it, but just wanted to mention that I don't personally do the "hard part". :)
~telengard
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