Preparations for actually building the case were finished and we could start working with the actual carbon and glass fibres and the resin. Friendly company cs.federleicht let us use their work shop to build the … Read More →
Emperor’s New Clothes
More parts arrived: Glass fibre in white and black (pictured) and resin (not pictured) for the case. Got embarassed that they didn’t send a coil but packaged the fabrics into plastic bags. What you want … Read More →
Wired Up
Today I soldered the PCB together with a friend. Wired the buttons as well – until I ran out of cable. So the last 7 connections are missing. The cables run from the PCB to … Read More →
Arcade Stick Button Layout
Now where to put all the fancy buttons? Before finalizing the case design I wanted to try button layouts. slagcoin.com is a treasure chest for all things arcade stick and he has got a large … Read More →
A Bag of Joy
In the SF4 craze it’s apparently becoming harder to find the coveted Sanwa and Seimitsu sticks and buttons. I managed to find a web shop and it’s even in Germany (arcadeshop.de). I Ordered a Seimitsu … Read More →
Drilling the Holes
The carbide plated hole saws finally arrived and were put to their use. The top right corner served as a guinea pig. Smooth sailing.