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## Usage of Parts
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There are a lot of parts to pick from, but there are some structural variants to pay attention to; here's some help
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about when/how to use specific parts:
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about what the types of parts are and how to use them:
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* `panel-inset` --- these fit flush into a frame, creating a closed box enclosure.
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* `panel-overhang` --- these have a tray that fits into a frame with the actual face extending beyond the frame,
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creating an ice cream sandwich enclosure.
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* These also yield a bit more space inside the box, for tall levers or whatever.
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* `frame` (non-pieces) --- these create the box of the enclosure, as one part. These can be hard to print well ---
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shrinkage forces tend to curl up the corners no matter what you do, and some points need supports --- but if you don't
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care about that because you're printing an ice cream sandwich, they are simpler than...
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* `frame-piece` --- these break up the frame box into four faces, and are held together by friction fit and the hex
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bolts. This is more stable than you might expect, but it does introduce some variability in the overall sturdiness of
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the enclosure compared with the frame as one box piece.
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* The `interconnect` replaces the need to bolt multiple frames together.
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* `frames/`
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* `complete/` --- these are the four walls of the frame as one piece, in a couple variations for combining into
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larger arcade sticks. They are simple to assemble, but you have fewer modularity/customization options, and they
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are harder to print because the physics of the material cooling will probably pull the corners up. Use at your own
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risk.
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* `pieces/`
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* `box/` --- these are the same four walls (generally speaking) as in the complete frames above, broken out into
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modular faces to print separately. Because they are separate pieces, you can mix and match colors, and you can
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lay them all face down on the print surface for better adhesion and surface patterns. There are also variants
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here, the "windowed" pieces, for doing two-tone variants and that kind of thing.
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* `extended/` --- the frame walls are pulled out to create MCZ TE-style extended sides/bottom. Rather than
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getting a box look, you get a longer slab. These look nice, but slightly fiddily to print (and of course need
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more material) --- watch your surface adhesion.
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* `interconnect` --- complete frames are bolted to one another, but for frame pieces, there is an interconnect
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that stands in for the joined inner wall. You need this if you are combining multiple sets of walls, e.g. for
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a two-panel-long stick.
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* `panels/`
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* `inset/` --- various panels, all of the same size, that fit into and flush with the frame, making the arcade stick
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face or back. These work equally well with box or extended frames, and aside from using up a bit of the space
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inside the frame, come with no downsides --- they print easily and are a pretty simple shape to tweak and remix.
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* `overhang/` --- overhang panels have their face extending over the edge of the frame, creating a bit of a sandwich
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look. This is mostly an aesthetic choice, but they sit higher in the frame as well, the main panel being
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over/under the frame rather than within it. This extra space is useful for taller levers. The only downside to
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these is that they aren't as reusable as the inset panels, since the inset panels can go anywhere, but the
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overhang panels must be designed to not overlap with other overhang panels, so you might have to make more custom
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variants depending on where you put things.
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* `misc/`
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* Pieces that I haven't organized better (yet) --- there are decorative plates for face buttons or top buttons to
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give more color variance and some layers to the arcade stick, some very simple dustwashers, plates that fit rocker
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switches and the like in Neutrik D or 20mm holes, and a lever mount spacer for getting your lever shaft at the
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desired height. You don't *need* any of these, but you'll probably use a few.
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* `extras/`
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* Various experiments and things not directly related to making an arcade stick. At time of writing, there's a
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couple pieces for a little stand for the stick, solely for vanity purposes.
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## Printing
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