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javeryh:
Two more.
#5
COIN in the middle of the front CP panel and everything else up top.
#6
No bezel and everything on the front of the CP.
I think #4 is out. Too weighted to one side. #6 seems too busy on the front of the CP but I do like #5. So now I think it is between #3 and #5.
Drnick:
I say none of the above and do the following :)
Or even better swap the 2 around, so exit and pause under monitor and rest on front of control panel almost guaranteed not to press exit by accident then :)
Would look sweet with a credit reject as the coin up :) Not sure if would fit though.
javeryh:
I like the idea of making it symmetrical. I played with it a little more and I think I'm going with this:
#7
I'm also thinking of ditching the bottom button altogether... for aesthetics. I guess I could shift PAUSE to "Down+ COIN" as was suggested. This would keep the front of the CP clean... but I really want a PAUSE button because I think my son will need it.
Drnick:
My vote is still with a coin reject button for coin up on the front, Tell me if it won't fit and I'll drop the matter >:D
javeryh:
--- Quote from: Drnick on June 13, 2018, 10:50:14 am ---My vote is still with a coin reject button for coin up on the front, Tell me if it won't fit and I'll drop the matter >:D
--- End quote ---
Not a bad idea. It would be neat to get something to work - doesn't have to match the other buttons - and then maybe the lone button wouldn't look so out of place. I'll have to think about this - should be easy enough to add any time in the build process if I choose to do so (assuming it fits, of course).
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Last night I made the Admin Panel with the 4 button symmetrical layout:
It came out nice - I'm trying to figure out how to mount this to the cabinet and also incorporate the monitor glass directly above it somehow. I may end up rounding over the top (or making a 45 degree angle) that will touch the glass and glue a couple of strips of 1/8" hardboard to the back to make a channel so the monitor will have somewhere to rest. Adding the Admin Panel also means that the monitor glass will sit 1/2" into the cabinet body instead of 1/4" like all of the other panels all the way around. If I offset the Admin Panel by 1/4" and the monitor glass is going to sit flush behind it, since the Admin Panel is 1/4" that will mean the glass is 1/2" from the edge. Like this:
Still kicking this around.
The other thing I did last night was lay out the Control Panel. I didn't drill any holes yet and I was sweating this out because I wasn't 100% sure everything would fit. It does - barely. The joystick I'm using is a ServoStik so there is a pretty large footprint with the motor attached to the side. I only have to move the joystick 1/2" closer to the buttons than it would normally be if I had all the space I wanted, which is great. Virtually no compromise there.
Looking at this now, I have to raise everything by about 1/2" because the bottom of the motor may hit the front panel of the Control Panel where it is shown now. Also, I'm not sure if you can tell but there is a line at the top of the Control Panel with some "x"s above it - this material needs to be removed so it will actually end up a little smaller than what is shown. I made the panel long for now because that cut will be at the angle the Control Panel meets the admin panel and I' have to make some test cuts first.
I am planning on mounting the joystick underneath the panel and NOT routing out any material. The panel is only 1/2" so I think this will be fine.
It's coming together... slowly. I really want to get going on the artwork but I need to know the exact measurements of each panel before trying to get something made. Also, with the "new" Admin panel, I may need some artwork for that as well. I'm at a bit of a loss since I don't know how to use Photoshop or any digital art program. I'll probably end up commissioning someone at DeviantArt to make something for me.
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