Weighing down an arcade stick

deadfrog · 2009-01-30T00:25:14.000Z

I’m going to use iron rebar to anchor my stick directly into my house’s foundation. :nunchuck:

AbeFroman · 2009-01-30T00:27:22.000Z

deadfrog:

I’m going to use iron rebar to anchor my stick directly into my house’s foundation. :nunchuck:

is it Sanwa JLB-5 Type X rebar, like how the anceint JDM arcades of Japan use?

md72582 · 2009-01-30T00:40:14.000Z

My apologize "AbeFroman"
C’mon guys let bolt down our sticks and lets get ready for sfiv, time for some serious pounding.

Fulaani · 2009-01-30T00:41:28.000Z

deadfrog:

I’m going to use iron rebar to anchor my stick directly into my house’s foundation. :nunchuck:

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Canto · 2009-01-30T00:42:52.000Z

Schmeggma:

Will those inside a SE FightStick, or will I need to mod the case?

Actually, the new SF fightsticks are designed around the anvil weight system, so you wont have any troubles with it! lol

Hey… use some of this:

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Rick_Fn_Stalvey · 2009-01-30T00:47:55.000Z

Fulaani:

imaginary rep

I did it for you!!

AbeFroman · 2009-01-30T00:55:23.000Z

Canto:

Actually, the new SF fightsticks are designed around the anvil weight system, so you wont have any troubles with it! lol

Hey… use some of this:

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Green and white technology > *

md72582 · 2009-01-30T01:09:26.000Z

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albert_c · 2009-01-30T01:38:32.000Z

I hot glued 2 giant bolts inside mine. They probably weigh a little more than a pound each. Keeps my american stick in place quite nicely, only drawback is lugging it around at tourneys cuz it’s heavy.

jcasetnl · 2009-01-30T04:27:08.000Z

md72582:

Why dont you just bolt your stick down to a table? Once you bolt it down it aint going anywhere. Heres my setup. My table is ready for SFIV, cant wait to get my madcatz SFIV te sticks.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/rockabilly7777777/DSC02121.jpg

Does the bear do anything? Like dispense M+Ms from it’s mouth?

kariido · 2009-01-30T10:32:09.000Z

jcasetnl:

Does the bear do anything? Like dispense M+Ms from it’s mouth?

That would be awesome

System_1 · 2009-03-04T18:46:39.000Z

I recently came across the self-adhesive eDead 120 soundproofing material. It is flexible, you cut it to fit with scissors, and you can layer it for even more weight. It’s relatively cheap and can be attached to pretty much anything. I used it INSIDE my Xbox 360 Hori EX2 and am very happy with the additional weight. Since arcade sticks are making a massive comeback, and not everyone can bolt theirs to a table, I thought this thread might need a bump as it is a very relevant question.

rcaido · 2009-03-04T19:34:54.000Z

For my T5 stick i just got a bunch of coins & put in those bubble wrap…I then insert the bubble wrap w/coin in the plastic hole where you insert the screws…Gives it good weight…

Kendrick · 2009-03-04T21:37:24.000Z

I say, forget the see-through bottom, and go with a wooden bottom. Then load the inside with extra wood, which should double as reinforcement if you do it right.

You can easily get more creative with adding weight. Gorilla glue will be your friend, it will glue layers of sheet metal to each other and to the wood even. You can still make it nice by adding an additional thin layer of wood on top of the sheet metal, and painting it to your hearts content, so it matches the rest of the box.

This is assuming you don’t have the means to cast metal into the bottom of the box, or make the box out of marble.

System_1 · 2009-03-04T22:04:18.000Z

On my SF4 SE, I used stick on wheel weights. After you take the back panel off, I stuck them to the metal panel itself on the inside. They are super low profile and dont interfere with anything inside. I work in the automotive industry and got them from my work, Pepboys or anyother auto store will stock them super cheap, too!

I used them b/c I wanted it to be heavier/more sturdy, hope that helps, cheers mate!

Alucard13mm · 2009-03-25T09:50:43.000Z

Mobbv2:

On my SF4 SE, I used stick on wheel weights. After you take the back panel off, I stuck them to the metal panel itself on the inside. They are super low profile and dont interfere with anything inside. I work in the automotive industry and got them from my work, Pepboys or anyother auto store will stock them super cheap, too!
http://kurveygirl.com/shop/images/Stick%20On%20Wheel%20Weights.jpg

I used them b/c I wanted it to be heavier/more sturdy, hope that helps, cheers mate!

That’s a great idea thanks for posting that. I am definitely going to pick some of these up.

craze · 2009-05-22T00:16:23.000Z

any canadians look into this?

i’m going to start checking around

GOLDN-NZ · 2009-05-22T00:24:08.000Z

all you niggas got it wrong

my smack is portable when need be, two 10lb weights on the sides and when necesarry a front third slot for another weight

jost make a base for your stick and your set!

pics coming soon!

craze · 2009-05-22T00:31:15.000Z

GOLDN-NZ:

all you niggas got it wrong

my smack is portable when need be, two 10lb weights on the sides and when necesarry a front third slot for another weight

jost make a base for your stick and your set!

pics coming soon!

yeah man lets see it!!!

System_1 · 2009-05-22T01:43:01.000Z

Mobbv2:

On my SF4 SE, I used stick on wheel weights. After you take the back panel off, I stuck them to the metal panel itself on the inside. They are super low profile and dont interfere with anything inside. I work in the automotive industry and got them from my work, Pepboys or anyother auto store will stock them super cheap, too!
http://kurveygirl.com/shop/images/Stick%20On%20Wheel%20Weights.jpg

I used them b/c I wanted it to be heavier/more sturdy, hope that helps, cheers mate!

that seems like an awesome idea. what are the stick on wheel weights normally used for? there’s a hardware store by me (no auto stores around here in NYC) and i don’t want to walk in there and be like, “I need them to weigh down my fight stick” lol. also, how easy is it to remove them once you’ve stuck em on, in case i don’t like how it feels?