Such awesome sticks, got mine 2 days ago. Put this together
I know people said not to paint oak, but this came out amazing (acrylic based paint)
Also I messed up the labeling on the buttons, half is Xbox and the other half is Ps3 but I dgaf.
DGAF is superior to YOLO in every way…
I like the decision to add screws. More color choices for buttons by using snap-ins =). Good shit on getting them countersunk and flush too Nitewalker
Answering PM’s now. 
Yep, I found that the screwless top panels are nice, but unless the panel is snug fitting (hard to account for on unfinished cases because the thickness of the finish can greatly vary), the corners can lift over time. With the screws in place, that will never happen, plus that makes the case snap-in friendly and the additional screws should be able to match most artwork setups.
Sorry about that, I was out most of yesterday and the day before school shopping. Teachers nowadays want roughly half of walmart’s back to school section for each subject. :wtf:
@Cookee, that came out great.
Even though it’s oak, painting it is your choice. If I ever wanted a case to be really heavy but painted I’d use purpleheart.
Enjoy your labor day weekend! :party:
Ok finally got my stick. It’s awesome! I have one concern, the Plexi on the bottom is wiggly and I don’t want it to break. On one of the sides the Plexi is not flush, it’s I guess bending outwards a bit and you can feel it’s not flush. How can I fix this?
The plexi definitely won’t break; it’s polycarbonate, so it will bend but not break. I make the bottoms very slightly smaller so they can be removed easily for repairs and changing parts. In the past, with bottoms cut so they’re snug I would have to shake the case like a misbehaving red headed step child to get the bttom out. The fit I go for now is a slip fit; still supported all the way around, but easily removed.
For the corner that’s sticking up, is the plexi bent a bit? That can happen from the way I store it in the shop (on edge; no room to store it flat); is that’s the case, you can bend the edge inward a bit and that should fix the issue. If that doesn’t work, PM me and we’ll go from there.
Yeah it’s bending a bit, I’ll try to take a pic. If I remember correctly its on the left side.
Pm you back. Thanks
I think I semi fixed it, well, it’s not protruding out as much as before. I just took off the plexi and adjusted it again on the bottom while applying a bit of pressure while screwing in on the side the plexi of sticking out. I didn’t know there were 2 Plexi’s on the bottom, cool!
The second Plexi, the main one on the bottom, seems thick, are they both the same? You think it’d be alright if I just leave one Plexi on the bottom? o_O?
Hey Nitewalker,
I’ve sent a few pm’s, I know you’re busy working on cases, just hoping I am able to get an update soon since its crunch time and I’m super hype about the case…:rock:
That’s odd about the second plexi; I might be a bit thicker though, but it shouldn’t. If you’d like, send one of the bottom panels back to me and I’ll make a new set. If what I have is the same thickness I’ll use some .093 panels instead (I typically use .125). Those would definitely fit and be a bit below the surface of the bottom.
All PM’s answered.
U have pm with concern about usps…grrrrrrr…lol
They are so worth the wait. Best stick ever.
I know…its just usps putting a damper on things for me…i shipped an item for my new case on Tuesday before 1pm…but for whatever reason it didn’t leave my city until the next day which will probably delay my case a day or so when I wanted it for tekken tag 2
Online tracking isn’t really accurate.
That’s what I’m hoping for lol…
The suspense is killing me nitewalker lol
I got the pcb today.
The case will be going out tomorrow.
Tell me about it. I returned something to canada for my wife and tracking hasn’t updated at all yet… 
Sent 3 weeks ago.
Thanks for the kind words.
Answering other PM’s now. :china:
Any pics incoming? The wait is killing me from hype overload! 
Tomorrow evening I’ll have pics for about 4 cases being finished up.