The walnut sides put these sticks over the top. That small detail brings the stick to a very classy place. Are you using similar accents for the rest of your setup?
Hello. The link to the template no longer works. Can you please supply a new link?In case someone digs this thread up again in a few years, the Template is still available here http://1drv.ms/215TAPw
Hello. The link to the template no longer works. Can you please supply a new link?
Thanks for your help!
So I didn't expect to see this thread at the top of the page in my yearly check in.
So here's a 10 year retrospective on these. Sticks are still going strong. I had to replace the original stick on rubber feet that come with the enclosures for some bolt on heavy duty feet I found at Home Depot, otherwise all good. Other than that, I wish I had installed a prettier USB and DB-15 port on the back to make them a bit more flush, and look nicer. I added some shellac to the walnut end panels a few years back. Originally I just oiled them, but they kept drying out and needed re-oiling so the shellac keeps them nice and new looking. Swapped the stock square gates for octogates, and at one point had to fix the wiring when I realized 2 of those gray buttons were swapped on one stick and not the other (They got like 90% of their use for NeoGeo, so it's entirely possible I never used the second stick on the PS3 or windows where I would know). The Toodles Cthulhu boards I used for these no longer exist, but there are similar and better options out there now and I might switch over to a new solution if I ever run into compatibility issues with the Toodles, but so far they have been great.
In case someone digs this thread up again in a few years, the Template is still available here http://1drv.ms/215TAPw
Hammond makes some nice enclosures.
How are you cutting out for your D-sub?
Nah, just the sticks. The walnut panels actually come as an option on that enclosure, which saved me some woodworking. The same enclosure comes in quite a few sizes and styles and you could easily make a CMVS using one, which would look awesome, but I went with a different style hammond MFG enclosure for mine.
I'm actually working on a new CMVS and Sticks combo right now that uses some totally different styles of enclosure. I love these sticks, and their versatility, but they are also huge, and I only ever use them for Neo Geo so I'm toying with a new set closer in size to official AES sticks. Wooden enclosures, more modern design, and a matching CMVS based on a flattened MV-1Fz board rather than a MV-1C. The MV-1Fz gives you a socketed BIOS and a form-factor closer to the AES, and they are a bit easier to work on. The larger enclosure also makes it possible to incorporate a few more features into the build, like an integrated PSU so you no longer have to deal with a dongle for power.