Joystick "Blind Hole" Mounting kits on u360 top mount !!?

[soyeux28]

man lots of question from my part but this is what the forum is for right ??lol

ok i scratch my head on this one for 1hrs , then i went to play with my 1 and a half year old son, and was still thinking about how this works!!! it just cannot work with a top mount that is flsuh with the board right??? oh btw im talking about Joystick "Blind Hole" Mounting kits that i bought with my ultrastik 360!!!


here a pic so compensate my terrible english   

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/avvoyyee/mk%20cp/P1020321.jpg


help   im probably not even goign to need those, since im going to use plexi glass, and when i say they are flush mount, they are in every way (flush to the board and they fit just perfect on the board no "slack")

thank you once again for helping me out !

[soyeux28]

oh btw even if im not going to need those, i will install them (if its possible) ...if its impossible i will try to find something else!

[scream1973]

Those are for undermounting not top mounting..

They basically go into the wood so you can undermount without popping up through the top surface.

[Ginsu Victim]

Top-mounting goes against the entire purpose.

[LeedsFan]

You drill holes on the back of the panel but without going through the wood. Then you wind the threaded parts into the wood using the hex key. This leaves you with a flush top panel with no bolt heads showing and then you can screw the joystick onto the threaded mounts from underneath. When using those threaded mounts the joystick plate always sits against the underneath of the panel... not on the top like you have in your picture.

Undermounting or top mounting is personal choice. Top mounting makes the joystick handle stick up further by the thickness of your wood. Undermounting may make the handle sit too low for your liking.

Your work there looks very neat actually.  You can still recess the plate underneath but make sure you have enough thickness of wood to wind in the threaded mounts. You will need to fill in recess you have already made with wood putty or simnilar and then sand down. Or alternatively start the panel again with fresh wood.

[soyeux28]

You drill holes on the back of the panel but without going through the wood. Then you wind the threaded parts into the wood using the hex key. This leaves you with a flush top panel with no bolt heads showing and then you can screw the joystick onto the threaded mounts from underneath. When using those threaded mounts the joystick plate always sits against the underneath of the panel... not on the top like you have in your picture.

Undermounting or top mounting is personal choice. Top mounting makes the joystick handle stick up further by the thickness of your wood. Undermounting may make the handle sit too low for your liking.

Your work there looks very neat actually.  You can still recess the plate underneath but make sure you have enough thickness of wood to wind in the threaded mounts. You will need to fill in recess you have already made with wood putty or simnilar and then sand down. Or alternatively start the panel again with fresh wood.

thanks for the neat comment !!!

i ahve one more question ...when top mounting , do u still need to screw the plate or can i leave it there unscrewed??

[LeedsFan]

You drill holes on the back of the panel but without going through the wood. Then you wind the threaded parts into the wood using the hex key. This leaves you with a flush top panel with no bolt heads showing and then you can screw the joystick onto the threaded mounts from underneath. When using those threaded mounts the joystick plate always sits against the underneath of the panel... not on the top like you have in your picture.

Undermounting or top mounting is personal choice. Top mounting makes the joystick handle stick up further by the thickness of your wood. Undermounting may make the handle sit too low for your liking.

Your work there looks very neat actually.   You can still recess the plate underneath but make sure you have enough thickness of wood to wind in the threaded mounts. You will need to fill in recess you have already made with wood putty or simnilar and then sand down. Or alternatively start the panel again with fresh wood.

thanks for the neat comment !!!

i ahve one more question ...when top mounting , do u still need to screw the plate or can i leave it there unscrewed??

You have to screw or bolt the plate to the panel in some way. The plate is the only thing attached to the panel. The joystick is attached to the plate.

EDIT:  Are you thinking of mounting the stick with only the four countersunk holes close to the main shaft hole? I would advise against this. Those countersunk holes are there just to fix the plate to the black plastic body of the stick. There won't be enough strength to mount the entire unit using just those four holes.

This is a very good website that details things quite well and covers lots of different methods. This particular page is all about joystick mounting etc. but the other pages are also full of great info....
http://www.slagcoin.com/joystick/mounting_layering.html

[soyeux28]

You drill holes on the back of the panel but without going through the wood. Then you wind the threaded parts into the wood using the hex key. This leaves you with a flush top panel with no bolt heads showing and then you can screw the joystick onto the threaded mounts from underneath. When using those threaded mounts the joystick plate always sits against the underneath of the panel... not on the top like you have in your picture.

Undermounting or top mounting is personal choice. Top mounting makes the joystick handle stick up further by the thickness of your wood. Undermounting may make the handle sit too low for your liking.

Your work there looks very neat actually.   You can still recess the plate underneath but make sure you have enough thickness of wood to wind in the threaded mounts. You will need to fill in recess you have already made with wood putty or simnilar and then sand down. Or alternatively start the panel again with fresh wood.

thanks for the neat comment !!!

i ahve one more question ...when top mounting , do u still need to screw the plate or can i leave it there unscrewed??

You have to screw or bolt the plate to the panel in some way. The plate is the only thing attached to the panel. The joystick is attached to the plate.

EDIT:  Are you thinking of mounting the stick with only the four countersunk holes close to the main shaft hole? I would advise against this. Those countersunk holes are there just to fix the plate to the black plastic body of the stick. There won't be enough strength to mount the entire unit using just those four holes.

This is a very good website that details things quite well and covers lots of different methods. This particular page is all about joystick mounting etc. but the other pages are also full of great info....
http://www.slagcoin.com/joystick/mounting_layering.html

man this site has it all !!! thanx

i was thinking about it after i replyed to you and i went with the Mounting Plate Modification (counter sink) , before reading the site!! im glad it confirm i can do it lol !!!

thank you very much , the help is really appreciated!