Good luck! I'd never built a thing before in my life and I did this with no problems. The back edge of my control panel was a bit rough, so I tried sanding it down after it was already on, and I ended up with a ton of little plexiglass dust trapped under the glass (and I only got rid of it months later when I was dismantling my control panel entirely). One last little word of advice that probably doesn't need saying: If you need to sand any edges, do it BEFORE attaching it to your control panel. Unless you're putting this in a public place, the edges shouldn't be in any danger of getting lifted up from the panel. (I drilled over thirty holes into my control panel, and didn't get a single crack or scratch.) When you've gotten it all done and are attaching it to your panel, remember that you probably don't need any dedicated screws holding it in place- as your buttons will be doing that job for you. Using a forstner bit on plexiglass is long, hard work, and occasionally it'll slightly melt from the friction and then the bit will get stuck in the plexi, but as long as you're not going too fast you shouldn't end up with any cracks. I clamped the plexiglass to the control panel, and just put the drill through the holes that were already in the MDF (to make sure all of the holes lines up). Acrylic surface protective film, please tear up before installation. It's a huge, huge pain to have to painstakingly go and break off each of the tiny little hangers-on with plyers, and you're running the risk of cracking the whole thing each time you do.Īs for drilling holes (for buttons, joysticks, etc.), you're going to need a power drill and the bit of your choice- I used a Forstner bit for all of my button holes in my MDF, so I used the same bit for the plexiglass (though I went at a slower speed). 1 U-Trak Trackball RGB trackball lighting 4 front USB panel connectors The Design For the joystick selection, Mark and I believe the best joysticks you can buy for a control panel like this are the UltraStiks, period. When cutting straight lines (like to cut off corners and such) make sure you go over the line many, many times with a plexiglass knife, and try to snap it off in one quick motion with as much of the rest of the material clamped down as possible. Not only will it prevent you from scratching or otherwise marring the surface, I think it also gives you a tiny buffer against cracks (though don't quote me on that). I ended up having to do quite a bit of work on it anyway (cutting it to the shape of my control panel, as well as drilling all of the holes) but it was a great start.Īs another poster said, make sure you leave the protective film on it until the last second. Some of them- not all, but some- will even cut it for you, as long as you know the size you need it. The 2kg weight stated in the product information is the volumetric weight and for shipping purposes only.I got my plexiglass at Lowe's. Seimitsu Arcade Buttons - 30mm for action buttons and 24mm for start buttons. About Shipping: The item will be sent from China ShenZhen Warehouse. Sanwa OBSF-24 Snap In Arcade Button for a start button. Sanwa OBSF-30 Snap In Arcade Button for action buttons. Seimitsu: (Select either SE or MS mounting plate) Suitable Bolts/Nuts: M3 size nuts and bolts will be suitable for attaching your joysticks to the panel (NOT Included) The following arcade parts are suitable for mounting in this control panel (sold separately). * Simply add parts for your own arcade control panel * 2 player layout with pre-drilled mounting holes and joystick brackets * Includes Blast City artwork licensed by SEGA This control panel is a suitable replacement for a Blast City arcade machine which has an old worn out panel or is also suitable for those customers who want to make their own 2 player arcade panel and maybe mount this metal control panel in a wooden surround or case for a high quality custom arcade project. The mounting brackets can also accept any Seimitsu stick that has either an SE or MS mounting plate. This empty control panel features a 2 player layout with 12 x pre-drilled 30mm mounting holes for action buttons, 2 x 24mm mounting holes for start buttons and 2 x mounting brackets for Sanwa JLF-TP-8YT joysticks to be installed. This Sanwa 2 player Blast City control panel is manufactured from high quality steel and features Blast City artwork, which is officially licensed by SEGA.
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