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Xbox's First Wireless Arcade Stick Arrives Just in Time For Street Fighter 6

They say a bad carpenter always blames their tools, but you can’t build a table with a knife and spoon. A lot of times, a good tool can enhance a user’s skills. That’s definitely the case with gaming, so 8BitDo has created an updated version of its Arcade Stick with a facelift and support for recent Xbox models. Read more…

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Cut excess bamboo into four pieces to create brackets for the lid.

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Super trouper

Base and lid

x1 Ikea Variera box with handle - bamboo. Article no. 702.260.53

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/kitchen-products/kitchen-organisers-shelves/variera-box-with-handle-bamboo-art-70226053/

x1 Ikea Aptitlig chopping board - bamboo. Article no. 802.334.30

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/cookware/knives-chopping-boards/aptitlig-chopping-board-bamboo-art-80233430/

Arcade components

x1 seimitsu LS-32-01

x1 seimitsu LS-32

x2 seimitsu SE mounting plates (ordered as an option with the joysticks)

x2 seimitsu LS-32 shaft extenders

x2 seimitsu bubble ball top

x2 JST PH5 pin cable

x1 seimitsu PS-14-KN 30mm clear button

x2 precrimped arcade cables

Electronics

x1 arduino Leonardo + microusb cable

x12 male to female dupont cables

Recommended tools

Hand Saw, Philips or electric screwdriver, Drill, 120gsm sandpaper, Dremel with sanding and circular saw drill bits. Hot glue gun.

Links:

www.ikea.com/gb

www.arcadeworld.co.uk

https://shop.pimoroni.com/

www.diy.com

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Cable Guy

That's the other set of wires for the daisy chained seimitsu I had lying around.

Looking after my own arcade I'm a stickler for cable ties. Cable tie everything! It makes fitting all this into the box much easier.

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I used 28mm screws which were a bit too deep so I raised them with x2 washers I had lying around. This is the first joystick mounted. I screwed back on the pcb, microswitches and square gate.

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Deviating from the original plan

The original bamboo controller instructions involved cutting the bottom panel away from the sides.

I wasn't too confident in the stability of having no base holding the sides together or getting the loose bottom panel to sit properly in the wedged sides again. Also the removal of the base was made difficult by the glue and staples holding the base in place. The instructions mentioned standing on the base while pulling upwards... something I didn't want to risk destroying a box for. Not to mention an additional dreaded Saturday Ikea trip!

We would solve this with a plan B - sans meatballs!

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Flip Mode Squad

My idea was to add glue to the x4 blocks now resting in line with the top edge of the case. Then rest the chopping board in it's final place.

Pancake/omelette skills on standby i would then flip the entire arrangement upside down (pic left) let gravity do it's work and allow the wood glue to set overnight.

The next morning i removed the screws, flipped over the arrangement and removed the box (pic right) The x4 wooden pieces were now stuck on the wooden chopping board.

DISCLAIMER a couple of the pieces annoyingly became unstuck! I put the pieces back and put the box back on and shook the pieces until they sat in the corners. Slowly lifting the box off again. I'd mark where the pieces rested naturally then used a hot glue gun to finally secure them in place.

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The attachment of the brackets to the top section of the bowl by screws continued until all x4 blocks were screwed in place. They were now sitting flush to the top edge of the base. The brackets were tested by resting the chopping board onto the top edge and checking for any uneveness. Once I was happy I deviated from the original bamboo controller specification...