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| Ginsu Victim:
--- Quote from: DillonFoulds on August 24, 2010, 05:56:17 pm ---Define "awesome"? In practicality, they sound like a great idea. I didn't use these in particular, but Home depot's version... --- End quote --- I bought GGG's version and used their instructions. Worked perfect both times I did it. |
| severdhed:
--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on August 22, 2010, 03:13:24 pm --- --- Quote from: javeryh on August 22, 2010, 01:14:24 pm ---Also, any ideas on how to mount them WITHOUT anything showing through to the top other than the stick? --- End quote --- These work awesome http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=70&products_id=317 --- End quote --- i got similar mouting hardware with my Ultimarc Utrak trackball, and i couldn't get them to line up properly at all. i ended up removing them, drilling the entire way through the panel and using carriage bolts that were countersunk into the wood. as for mounting u360s. i just bottom mounted mine in 5/8" MDF (it will eventually be covered with 1/8" plexi). i routed out approximately half the thickness (i didn't measure, i just adjusted the router until it looked to be roughly in the middle). i then mounted it using some small bolts i had lying around. (picked up a bunch of them in a pack at the Dollar Tree for $1) i used a counter sink bit to recess the heads...they havent had alot of play time yet, but i have been playing a little during my testing phase and they feel solid. T-Nuts would probably be a better option, since they will not spin freely, you could remove the sticks and tighten them back up...when using regular bolts, once the plexi is on, it is difficult to remove the nuts and then tighten them back up without them spinning. i apparently can't take pictures very well, here is a close up of the countersunk bolts, the closest is pretty much washed out by the camera flash, but you can see the others pretty well. |
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