My 3D Printed Arcade Machine
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I always wished I had an arcade machine with real arcade joystick + buttons. Now that I have a 3D printer, I thought I should put it to good use and make myself a desktop arcade machine. Check it out =)
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@christan That is incredibly awesome and I am rather jealous.
I have no experience with 3D printed stuff, so I have questions about it's sturdiness. How strong is it? Does it have much flex or give? How well would it take a pounding during Battletoads or some other frustration-inducing game?
I'm also curious how much it weighs. Is it really heavy, or quite light?
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@mattrixk It's very strong actually, I printed with PLA, which is stiffer than ABS plastic, plus I added a lot of support structures in the design to make sure the body and the controller has pretty much zero flex. Definitely not a problem taking a pounding :) ... you can see more here: https://hackaday.io/project/20093/logs
It probably weights around 1.5 - 2 kg. I stuck huge pieces of anti-slip foam under the machine to ensure it doesn't move around.
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@christan Nice. It's a good job.
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Very nicely done! Makes me wish I had a 3D printer setup to make something cool like that too.
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Why not mount the screws for joystick from beneath the CP?
Would look much cleaner....Nice job anyway ;-)
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Hi guys, I have just shared all the 3D files and instructions for this arcade machine. You can check it out here: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2225663
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@christan nice build! I just recently decided to try my hand at making a bartop arcade. I'm using base schematics I found here https://retrokadebuild.wordpress.com/ and altering the sides and some other small features. Any advice that you might have for a newbie?
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