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Step 8Controls - Mounting the Buttons
Now it's time to start building.
Here are a couple of things we're going to need:
- Wood, as a mounting surface. You can also use metal which is cool but it's hard to work on.
- Stuff to work with the wood, like a saw, drilling machine with drill bits for bigger holes.
- Some screws or nails and a screw driver or a hammer.
First you have to decide what size the board is going to be, this maybe difficult since you may not already have a cabinet or a plan for a cabinet to take measures from. I had already bought a broken cabinet so i already knew mine had to be 54 cm in width and 13 in depth and make sure the wood isn't thicker than the length of the buttons.
After you've decided that you need to draw out the layout you had in mind. Just keep in mind the sizes of your buttons and the lower part of the joystick, it also needs room at the bottom. Also keep in mind that the I-Pac also needs to be mounted there. (ok it doesn't need to be on the same board but it's handy if you need to transport it or something.) Check the images for my solution.
As you can see I slightly angled the buttons to be a bit more ergonomic and to make them fit better.
The size of the holes are naturally the same size as the buttons diameters, the hole for the joystick has to be the same size as the buttons, otherwise it probably won't move. I think that the standard size is 28 mm.
To mount the buttons you must first click off the micro switch at the lower end, then screw off the ring. After that put the button in the hole, screw the ring back on and click in the micro switch. The joystick is a bit trickier, depending on the joystick you have. Any way you must separate the stick from the lower half. Then mount the lower half to the bottom of the board with the hole exactly centered and the micro switches facing each side straight. Now put the stick back trough the top and secure it again.
Here are a couple of things we're going to need:
- Wood, as a mounting surface. You can also use metal which is cool but it's hard to work on.
- Stuff to work with the wood, like a saw, drilling machine with drill bits for bigger holes.
- Some screws or nails and a screw driver or a hammer.
First you have to decide what size the board is going to be, this maybe difficult since you may not already have a cabinet or a plan for a cabinet to take measures from. I had already bought a broken cabinet so i already knew mine had to be 54 cm in width and 13 in depth and make sure the wood isn't thicker than the length of the buttons.
After you've decided that you need to draw out the layout you had in mind. Just keep in mind the sizes of your buttons and the lower part of the joystick, it also needs room at the bottom. Also keep in mind that the I-Pac also needs to be mounted there. (ok it doesn't need to be on the same board but it's handy if you need to transport it or something.) Check the images for my solution.
As you can see I slightly angled the buttons to be a bit more ergonomic and to make them fit better.
The size of the holes are naturally the same size as the buttons diameters, the hole for the joystick has to be the same size as the buttons, otherwise it probably won't move. I think that the standard size is 28 mm.
To mount the buttons you must first click off the micro switch at the lower end, then screw off the ring. After that put the button in the hole, screw the ring back on and click in the micro switch. The joystick is a bit trickier, depending on the joystick you have. Any way you must separate the stick from the lower half. Then mount the lower half to the bottom of the board with the hole exactly centered and the micro switches facing each side straight. Now put the stick back trough the top and secure it again.
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Mar 2, 2009. 4:50 PMmax1131
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lol there's a Orange Box in the picture :D
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