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colin @vogon8/10/2023, 9:06 AM

this year evo was hype enough that it got me to finally buy the parts for an arcade stick which, because I can't do just one hobby at a time, I have decided to design a printable enclosure for myself while I wait for the parts to show up

an interesting design problem here is that there's only about 1.8mm of clearance under the lip of sanwa OBSF buttons which I don't think a 1.8mm printed plastic top plate is gonna hold up well to button mashing, so I decided to go through and add strengthening ribs in between each button to hopefully help. time will tell if it actually works

incredibly indebted to chastetiddy's fightstick guide and slagcoin for design info

#3d printing #3d modeling #fighting games #hobby electronics

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kaezone @kaezone8/10/2023, 9:26 AM

ooh, the ribs are a neat idea! i personally haven't had any issues with the top plate on my printed leverless, although i press fairly lightly. they're definitely prone to cracking vertical pieces along the layer lines though, the rear of my case has a solid split

Ryyudo @Ryyudo8/10/2023, 11:08 AM

I dunno why I never thought of this but this is a rad idea!

sega juice @rappy8/10/2023, 11:58 AM

Oh HELL yes

chastity @chastity8/10/2023, 2:30 PM

oh sick glad you found it useful! i really gotta find the time to update it with the new parts and sticks that have come out in the past year

colin @vogon8/10/2023, 2:45 PM

ey yo I had no idea you were on here! hi! but yeah, thank you! it’s been extremely helpful

Rachel S.@PositronicWoman8/10/2023, 4:08 PM

input from an engineering friend: "that printable enclosure is really neat too, they should use screw in buttons instead of snap in and they won't have to deal with thickness. but if not they can make ramps for the clamps instead"

colin @vogon8/10/2023, 4:10 PM

unfortunately focus attack is sold out of the screw-in buttons for a while or I would've gotten them :eggbug-pensive:

Rachel S.@PositronicWoman8/10/2023, 4:15 PM

:pensivecowboy:

Saturn @MrSaturn8/10/2023, 9:23 PM

if the plastic control panel doesnt work out it seems like it would be fairly easy to choose whatever metal control panel you like and then design an enclosure for it at least

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