I need help placing art on a Street Fighter Anniversary Stick

I tried twice now, but everytime I get a printout of a 11x17 print and try to cut it out on the joystick, I always get some bad edging. I think the sfac is too big, but people have said that it works out just fine. I’m using an Xacto knife to do all of my cutting.

Could anyone here leave me some advice to make it so I do get a perfect fit?

Why don’t you get a prinout on 12x18 ? I get my printouts on paper that size at Kwik Kopy.

All I know of around here is Kinko’s D: