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U360 Mounting Help....
DynamiteSJ:
Hi,
I am about to order some U360 joysticks but i would like if someone can help me out.
I would be installing them bottom mounted on 5/8 wood. I would like to know if anybody has pics of them bottom mounted on 5/8 so i can judge how they look... or does anybody got advise or info about it. Pics would be best tho.
Thanks
DillonFoulds:
Are you getting long shafts with them? I'm looking at mounting some on 3/4" (slightly thicker than what you're doing), and there's no way around top mounting them. Bottom mounting will just be too damn low.
DynamiteSJ:
i was hoping to avoid the long shafts as i heard the long throw is very long and awkward. would the normal shaft still be playable?
DillonFoulds:
Perhaps, if you got your hole centered -just right- it would mimic a circular restrictor. You'd still have an extremely short throw, though. Maybe you should consider top mounting the joystick?
DNA Dan:
IMO if you want that arcade feel you need to top mount the joystick. Most bottom mount CPs were metal or used very thin tops.
Think about what's happening in the bottom mount: the pivot point for the joystick is not in the same plane as the CP top. Rather the plane is now lower by the thickness of your wood, plus any plexi overlay. It's gonna feel like you are stirring a honey pot through a hole in a tree. Not to mention the short stub you get to hold. Increasing the shaft length will help you get a grip, but the mechanical movement plane is still much lower than if you would have top mounted them. Just seems like a longer stick/bottom mounted would feel like you have too much "leverage" on the stick, not to mention the throw issues. Top mounting is relatively easy, but a lot of people shy away from it for some reason or another.