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Dust Cover for X-Arcade Tankstick + Trackball
#310983 - 07/02/13 06:18 AM
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I have a X-Arcade Tankstick + Trackball that I use to play arcade games on my desktop computer. Over time, dust gets in the trackball and throws off it's sensors. It's a pain to open up the control panel to clean it. It's a hassle to have to do this every couple weeks, as dust gets in often. So I am looking for a dust cover but I can't think or find something that I can use as a cover when it's not in use. I thought maybe a pillow case, but it won't fit. I thought maybe use the box it came in, but it would take up too much room, as it's already big enough as it is. I'm currently using a blanket, but that's ghetto. I don't mind spending money on some kind of dust cover.
So does anyone have any ideas on what I can use, make, or buy as a dust cover for my X-Arcade Tankstick + Trackball? Thank you for your ideas and suggestions.
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Re: Dust Cover for X-Arcade Tankstick + Trackball
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#310988 - 07/02/13 03:51 PM
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> I have a X-Arcade Tankstick + Trackball that I use to play arcade games on my desktop
> computer. Over time, dust gets in the trackball and throws off it's sensors. It's a
> pain to open up the control panel to clean it. It's a hassle to have to do this every
> couple weeks, as dust gets in often. So I am looking for a dust cover but I can't
> think or find something that I can use as a cover when it's not in use. I thought
> maybe a pillow case, but it won't fit. I thought maybe use the box it came in, but it
> would take up too much room, as it's already big enough as it is. I'm currently using
> a blanket, but that's ghetto. I don't mind spending money on some kind of dust cover.
>
> So does anyone have any ideas on what I can use, make, or buy as a dust cover for my
> X-Arcade Tankstick + Trackball? Thank you for your ideas and suggestions.
Do you know anybody who can sew? I'm thinking it would be dead simple to get a few yards of some kind of vinyl fabric and make a rectangular cover that you can just drop on top. If you don't know anybody, maybe check on a site like etsy.com and find someone who can custom make you something.
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Re: Dust Cover for X-Arcade Tankstick + Trackball
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#311075 - 07/04/13 05:38 AM
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No, unfortunately I do not know how to sew and nobody I know knows how to. I was really hoping somebody here would have experienced the same issue as I and have came up with a solution. I'm surprised that nobody seems to be using a cover for their arcade joystick control panels?
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Re: Dust Cover for X-Arcade Tankstick + Trackball
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#311078 - 07/04/13 06:54 AM
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> No, unfortunately I do not know how to sew and nobody I know knows how to. I was
> really hoping somebody here would have experienced the same issue as I and have came
> up with a solution. I'm surprised that nobody seems to be using a cover for their
> arcade joystick control panels?
most people just throw a sheet over it if they want to keep dust off
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I use a trash bag on it when I don't use mine.
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#311080 - 07/04/13 07:22 AM
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When ever I do use it then I use a vacuum cleaner on it to clean it. The one that have a sucking tube.
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You think this would work?
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#311102 - 07/05/13 04:08 AM
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Re: Dust Cover for X-Arcade Tankstick + Trackball
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#311103 - 07/05/13 04:39 AM
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> > I have a X-Arcade Tankstick + Trackball that I use to play arcade games on my
> desktop
> > computer. Over time, dust gets in the trackball and throws off it's sensors. It's a
> > pain to open up the control panel to clean it. It's a hassle to have to do this
> every
> > couple weeks, as dust gets in often. So I am looking for a dust cover but I can't
> > think or find something that I can use as a cover when it's not in use. I thought
> > maybe a pillow case, but it won't fit. I thought maybe use the box it came in, but
> it
> > would take up too much room, as it's already big enough as it is. I'm currently
> using
> > a blanket, but that's ghetto. I don't mind spending money on some kind of dust
> cover.
> >
> > So does anyone have any ideas on what I can use, make, or buy as a dust cover for
> my
> > X-Arcade Tankstick + Trackball? Thank you for your ideas and suggestions.
>
> Do you know anybody who can sew? I'm thinking it would be dead simple to get a few
> yards of some kind of vinyl fabric and make a rectangular cover that you can just
> drop on top. If you don't know anybody, maybe check on a site like etsy.com and find
> someone who can custom make you something.
As DMala suggested, this lady on etsy.com will make a cover for anything if you give her the dimensions.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CoverMeCute#
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