keithsarcade
Well-known member
Neo-Geo mini poker project, looking for button reccomendations...
Thanks to a couple of our fellow KCMO bretheren, I now have another Cal Omega mini poker cabinet to work on. It will be my new Neo-Geo project and will fit right next to the 19-1 mini I put together last year as you can see in the photo. I have pretty much everything I need to get started (including some custom artwork I had printed), but I am looking for advice on buttons. Unlike the 19-1 where I was able to fit 4 full buttons in a 2x2 patern for each player, I am hoping to fit a more proper Neo-Geo layout while retaining a 2-player setup. But as you can see, I have little room to work with. By the time I mount joysticks I will have approx. 3 3/4" height and just about 4 1/8" width to mount buttons for each player. In order to do this, I'll need smaller buttons. I myself am only familiar with the standard HAPP style buttons and how they mount with nylon nuts in a 1 1/8" hole. I am guessing that my best bet would be to go with Sanwa 24mm snap in buttons which I am guessing mount in a 1" hole. But I'm not sure if even that will be small enough, nor do I know if they will snap into a panel that will be a converted metal panel with plexiglass on top. Too thick for snap ins?
So I am seeking advice on what buttons to use, where I can find them, and also looking for anyone with know how that can maybe draw up a custom template for this project. I appreciate any help I can get on this.
Thanks to a couple of our fellow KCMO bretheren, I now have another Cal Omega mini poker cabinet to work on. It will be my new Neo-Geo project and will fit right next to the 19-1 mini I put together last year as you can see in the photo. I have pretty much everything I need to get started (including some custom artwork I had printed), but I am looking for advice on buttons. Unlike the 19-1 where I was able to fit 4 full buttons in a 2x2 patern for each player, I am hoping to fit a more proper Neo-Geo layout while retaining a 2-player setup. But as you can see, I have little room to work with. By the time I mount joysticks I will have approx. 3 3/4" height and just about 4 1/8" width to mount buttons for each player. In order to do this, I'll need smaller buttons. I myself am only familiar with the standard HAPP style buttons and how they mount with nylon nuts in a 1 1/8" hole. I am guessing that my best bet would be to go with Sanwa 24mm snap in buttons which I am guessing mount in a 1" hole. But I'm not sure if even that will be small enough, nor do I know if they will snap into a panel that will be a converted metal panel with plexiglass on top. Too thick for snap ins?
So I am seeking advice on what buttons to use, where I can find them, and also looking for anyone with know how that can maybe draw up a custom template for this project. I appreciate any help I can get on this.

