Brian S. Stephan
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vertical planes that make up the frame are either sides or front/back Signed-off-by: Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
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# The Buildable Stick System
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Files for 3D printing an arcade stick.
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## Objects
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The following notes document the objects in the Buildable Stick System and how you can use them:
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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. They also need
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supports, since the top and bottom of the frame both have trays for panels to go into. Use at your own 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 pieces to print separately. Because they are separate pieces, you can mix and match colors, and you
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can lay them all face down on the print surface for better adhesion and surface patterns. There are also
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variants 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. Rather than getting a
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box look, you get a longer slab with nice bevels. These look nice, but slightly fiddily to print (and of
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course need 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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top or bottom. 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 plane extending over the edge of the frame, creating a bit of a
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sandwich 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 top buttons and similar to give
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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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Feel free to request or contribute to more objects, see the links to Git repos below.
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## Printing and Assembling
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Additional documentation regarding printing the objects and assembling the stick are available in
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`docs/printing-and-materials.md` and `docs/assembly-and-tips.md`, respectively.
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## Author and Licensing
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Written by and copyright Brian S. Stephan (<bss@incorporeal.org>).
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These arcade stick parts are from the Buildable Stick System; the source code to this program is available under the
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terms of the GNU General Public License, at:
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* <https://github.com/bsstephan/buildable-stick-system>, or
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* <https://git.incorporeal.org/bss/buildable-stick-system>
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See the tags/releases for the version of the source code corresponding to the STLs you received.
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The Buildable Stick System is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General
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Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
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later version.
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The Buildable Stick System is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
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implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
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details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with the Buildable Stick System. If not, see
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<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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## Lineage
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Inspired by the incredible work of [TheTrain](https://github.com/TheTrainGoes) on the [OpenStickCommunity Fightstick
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Case](https://github.com/OpenStickCommunity/Hardware/tree/main/Fightstick%20Case), itself based on the incredible work
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by [Dash n'Mash](https://twitter.com/Dash_xx_Mash?s=20). Original work Copyright 2023 TheTrain, [licensed under CC BY
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4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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