README.md

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 Files for 3D printing an arcade stick.
 
-![An example of stick components displayed in OpenSCAD](docs/two-panel-example-v3.png)
+![An example of stick components displayed in OpenSCAD](docs/three-panel-example-v2.png)
 
 Originally an attempt to make a couple customized STL files for the [OpenStickCommunity Fightstick
 Case](https://github.com/OpenStickCommunity/Hardware/tree/main/Fightstick%20Case), the changes ballooned to fit my
@@ -61,14 +61,10 @@ Filament masses from Bambu Studio estimates, using Bambu PLA Basic.
   as of 2023-09-12)
 * 8 45mm M4 spacers to connect panels to frames: **$2.40 USD** (you can get a pack of 10 on AliExpress for $3, as of
   2023-09-12)
-    * You could 3D print these too, but you're probably better off with brass ones as they give some weight to the
-      stick anyway
-* 8 16mm M4 bolts to connect top plates to frames: **$0.72 USD** (you can get a pack of 100 on Amazon for $9, as of
-* 8 12mm M4 bolts to connect bottom plates to frames: **$0.72 USD** (you can get a pack of 100 on Amazon for $9, as of
+    * (You could 3D print these too, but you're probably better off with brass ones as they give some weight to the
+      stick anyway.)
+* 16 16mm M4 bolts to connect plates to frames: **$1.44 USD** (you can get a pack of 100 on Amazon for $9, as of
   2023-09-12)
-    * You may be tempted to use 16mm M4 bolts for both the top and bottom, but the spacers I have aren't threaded all
-      the way through the shaft, and 16mm bolts won't make it all the way on the bottom panel, but do on the top panel
-      (which is 5mm thicker); be careful I guess
 
 With an enclosure coming in around $26, depending on your choices --- say, ~$30 for TheTrain's RP2040 Advanced Breakout
 Board, ~$60 for Sanwa buttons and a lever, and ~$20 for miscellaneous connectors and wiring --- you can put a

TODO.md

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 Notes for "next time".
 
+## v3
+
+* Check that the 24mm cutouts in the frame are good enough, somehow I didn't have them when I printed v2
+* Engraving some cosmetic stuff? Or maybe a place to mount other plates?
+
 ## v4
 
-* Engraving some cosmetic stuff? Or maybe a place to mount other plates?
+* Maybe add some 24mm buttons to the right panel now that there's more space?
 * Try making it so top plates are bolted in from the side of the frame rather than the top
     * I'm thinking of abandoning this, because it makes the frame more complicated to have a portion of a column rather
       than the full column, but I'll keep it here for a bit longer

src/blown-up-demo.scad

@@ -20,20 +20,18 @@ include <components.scad>
 use <frame-left.scad>
 use <frame-right.scad>
 use <top-panel-left-lever-and-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm.scad>
-use <top-panel-right-sega-2p-plus-one-plus-control-with-mount.scad>
+use <top-panel-right-sega-2p-plus-one-with-mount.scad>
 use <bottom-panel-left.scad>
 use <bottom-panel-right.scad>
-use <misc-decorative-plate-24mm-button.scad>
 use <misc-decorative-plate-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-and-sega-2p-plus-one.scad>
 use <misc-dustwasher-lsx-nobi.scad>
 
-color("#C12E1F") translate([-top_plate_x/2-25, 0, frame_z/2+75]) top_panel_left_lever_and_dir_arc_w_30mm();
-color("#C12E1F") translate([top_plate_x/2+25, 0, frame_z/2+75]) top_panel_right_sega_2p_plus_one_plus_control_with_mount();
+color("#0078BF") translate([-top_plate_x/2-25, 0, frame_z/2+75]) top_panel_left_lever_and_dir_arc_w_30mm();
+color("#0078BF") translate([top_plate_x/2+25, 0, frame_z/2+75]) top_panel_right_sega_2p_plus_one_with_mount();
 color("black") translate([-frame_x/2+5-25, 0, -2.5]) left_frame();
 color("black") translate([frame_x/2+25, 0, -2.5]) right_frame();
-color("#C12E1F") translate([-top_plate_x/2-25, 0, -5-frame_z/2-75]) bottom_panel_left();
-color("#C12E1F") translate([top_plate_x/2+25, 0, -5-frame_z/2-75]) bottom_panel_right();
+color("#0078BF") translate([-top_plate_x/2-25, 0, -5-frame_z/2-75]) bottom_panel_left();
+color("#0078BF") translate([top_plate_x/2+25, 0, -5-frame_z/2-75]) bottom_panel_right();
 
-color("black") translate([0, 0, 3+frame_z/2+150]) dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_plus_one_decorative_plate();
-color("black") translate([-195, 25, 3+frame_z/2+150]) lsx_nobi_dustwasher();
-color("black") translate([top_plate_x, 25, 3+frame_z/2+150]) button_24mm_decorative_plate();
+color("white") translate([0, 0, 3+frame_z/2+150]) dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_plus_one_decorative_plate();
+color("white") translate([-195, 20, 3+frame_z/2+150]) lsx_nobi_dustwasher();

src/misc-decorative-plate-24mm-button.scad

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-/* Copyright Brian Stephan 2023
- *
- * This file is part of the Buildable Stick System.
- *
- * The Buildable Stick System is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
- * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
- * option) any later version.
- *
- * The Buildable Stick System is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
- * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
- * more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * the Buildable Stick System. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-include <components.scad>
-
-module button_24mm_decorative_plate() {
-	difference() {
-		decorative_add=10;
-		// get a 1mm slice of the bigger button cylinders
-		translate([0, 0, -45]) button_24mm_hole();
-		translate([0, 0, -50]) cube([500, 500, 98], center=true);
-		translate([0, 0, 50]) cube([500, 500, 98], center=true);
-		// cut out the normal holes
-		translate([0, 0, -1]) button_24mm_hole();
-	}
-}
-
-button_24mm_decorative_plate();