| -----------------Item----------------- | --------Cost-------- |
| Joysticks and buttons (http://www.x-arcade.com/arcade_bundle.shtml) | $30 + $3.50 s/h |
| GP-Wiz MAX 32 Controller (http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=76_81&products_id=235) | $32 + $5 s/h |
| More Buttons | $5.40 |
yellow wood glue is crap compared to polyurethane glue.
That's why you don't use screws. Use polyurethane glue and finishing nails from a nail gun. Take your support, run a good bead of glue down the length and the once in place take your nail gun and slam some nails through it. I have taken a pry bar to it and was not able to pull two pieces apart once that glue sets. The best part of it is you don't have any big screw holes to close up....just putty with your finger tip.It just depends on your preference, I like to be able to take everything apart again so I can replace or repair anyting easily, so I screw everthing from the inside, no glue, no mess, no holes to fill completely reversible
try polyurethane......You will never touch Elmer's yellow againI think either glue would work great (I prefer the yellow glue because it cleans up with water and does not do strange things like foam out all over my finish and as was mentioned before the MDF will fail before the glue)
yellow wood glue is crap compared to polyurethane glue.
I am sure it works just fine for making a bird house or something for your grandma....but given the beatings we can put on these things, I wouldn't use anything less than this stuff. I glued a little piece of scrap to my neighbors shed as a joke, it's still there
I'm not sure if I'm going to do casters or not since it will be kept on a carpeted floor.One option is to put two wheels on the back, about 1/8" above the ground. Just tip the cab back, and it's on wheels. $3.50 each at Home Depot. My first project was a conversion of an old Atari cab that had these.
Back to the MDF and plywood question from earlier. It was a hard debate between MDF and plywoodThis is a religious question around here. For what it's worth, on my Xcelerator project, I used 3/4" plywood, NO corner braces, and Elmers wood glue (light brown stuff). It is held together with 2 wood screws every foot put in with a pocket jig. This thing takes a lot of bizarre forces everytime someone crawls in and out. It sees more forces in a week and my other cab has seen in its lifetime. No cracks, creaks, or split paint. Also, with an extra coat of primer, and some car polish work, the plywood looks smooth as glass.