Since you guys are on the topic of painting and I am in that process rightnow too, what would be the proper way to paint a stick made out of red oak?, as I just finished my case.
I’d say that unless it was ugly, knotted wood, you should stain it, not paint it. 
If you’re dead set on a particular color though, I’d sand it down going through the grits until you hit fine or extra fine. Basically after sanding with 220 or higher, it’s stainable/paintable.
I don’t recommend dry sanding painted surfaces, unless you want to go through a whole lot of time and sandpaper. Not only that, but even dry paint will gunk up and smear and get ruined because of the friction and heat caused by friction, and you will seriously screw up an otherwise fine paint job. If you must sand after priming or painting, wet sand, but do it very carefully, so as not to get the wood wet at all. Which means holding it while you sand instead of setting it down on a surface where the drippings will accumulate and puddle and soak into the wood. And taping off any bare wood areas that shouldn’t get wet as best as you can.
However, you get a damned nice paint-job without any wet sanding if you know what you’re doing, and can apply the paint evenly.
Bah. Fuck it. I am finally willing to concede that wet-sanding painted MDF is a fucking stupid idea. Man, am I ever disappointed about it though. I’ll just have to live with the fact I will never be able to wet-sand this box without fucking everything up at some point.
Ugh, now I get to scrape another couple coats off and sand it down and start all over again for the third and final fucking time. I don’t care how it comes out anymore. I just want to finish the God damned thing already. Bloody Hell. 
Im planning on making my first six-button stick soon, but since I haven’t really played a 2D fighter with one in a while, I was wondering what the default button layout is in regards to the PlayStation. Most of the joysticks Ive seen (that have them labeled) have Fierce and Roundhouse as R1 and R2, but then looking at the Capcom SF pads, they have L1 and R1 instead.
Which one is the setup most games default to?
Supergun
1 Common (GND)
2 NC
3 Coin
4 D Button
5 B Button
6 Right
7 Down
8 +5v
9 Second D Button
10 Second C Button
11 Start
12 C Button
13 A Button
14 Left
15 Up
And just to be sure, taking the above pinout guide from the Deciding on a SRK standard for DB15 thread would result in the following, correct?
13=X
5=Square
12=Triangle
4=R1 or L1
10=Circle
9=R2 or R1
Yay, first post at shoryuken. I’m about to build my first stick (2P), and I have the following parts from HAPP:
COMPETITION J/S 8 WAY MS BLACK x2
COMPETITION PB RED LONG BEZ CONVEX W/.187 SILVER MS & NUT x4
COMPETITION PB BLUE LONG BEZ CONVEX W/.187 SILVER MS & NUT x4
COMPETITION PB GREEN LONG BEZ CONVEX W/.187 SILVER MS & NUT x4
HORZ PB WT WITH MS & NUT 1 PLAYER W/LONG WHITE BEZEL x1
HORZ PB WT W/MS & NUT 2 PLYR x1
Is that all I need, aside from tools, wood, etc?
EDIT: Oh, and this is for a PC (MAME), should I just get 2 PSX pads and build according to CD_Vision’s tutorial and get a multitap adapter, or should I just build it from PC pad parts?
As far as arcade parts, yes that’s all you need for a functional arcade stick.
quick disconnects and barrier stripes will be great also
Best to use PC pad, thus avoiding the use of a converter that may or may not work depending on software and etc…
Does anyone have a template for the SF:AE stick? I’m trying to do the ArcadeStickMonk mod, and put in some really sexy artwork, but I feel like I’m flying blind without a template :xeye:
Thanks 
Hey everybody.
Nevermind on that request for a SFAE template.
I measured it out myself and put in as close as I could get it into the GIMP. I also had to go to happcontrols.com to get the diameter of their joystick cover plate and buttons. I used my template to make this:
http://s91116975.onlinehome.us/happart.jpg which is going on as soon as I can afford to buy the replacement Happ parts! Hooray!
Wow, nice artwork!!
can someone tell me where i can buy sanwa sticks and buttons i cant seem to find a site. thnx
Whats a good price for a custom sanwa?
~$130-150.
Where do you guys go to find your plexi or lexan for your arcade sticks? I searched the thread and found that this appears to be the best choice in “laminating” a graphic on a stick. Thanks.
Try your local Lowe’s or Home Depot.
I got a unique project in mind and I’d like you to not laugh in my face about this. I really like the d-pad from the Street Fighter: Anniversary pad for the PS2. Now I want to some how case it with regular Hori buttons. Right now I’m thinking making an exact duplicate wooden case of the SF:AC pad’s left half. More importantly the isides and having the right dimensions. So the best I could do with paint is this…
http://img151.echo.cx/img151/4562/dpad2vn.jpg
If any of you have any ideas on how I can make this happen please share.
ok so basically a custom stick with Japanese buttons but instead of a stick, put in a d-pad? how small would you want the thing to be? Like still something you can hold in your hands?
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Absurd…