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| scofthe7seas:
So, I put my control panel all together, got it all set, all wired, raring to go. I set it in place, and start fiddling around with it, and it’s working, but…. There is a buckle in the center of the Plexiglas. At first I tried to ignore it. It wasn’t a big deal, I didn’t notice it when using any of the joysticks. But then… It’s right above the trackball, and again, hard to notice, but when I use to bottoms towards the top of the cp, and my arm is resting in the center.. pop-pop. Ugh. I so don’t want to remove every button and either get a new one, or re..(bend?) something to this one and set it back in. Any tips on something like this? I have a few weights resting on it right now, pushing down on the buckled areas. With them in place you can’t tell anything is wrong, but I’d rather prefer weights to not be on my CP when I play. My next option will probably be tiny black screws strategically located to blend in with the black art under the Plexiglas. Any tips from the pros on something like this? Is the weight idea something that should go over well? |
| TopJimmyCooks:
I'm not a pro 8) but most likely your buttons are pushing against the side of the button holes in the plexi. You will need to figure out which buttons the bulge centers between, remove those buttons, sand or dremel the inside edge of the plexi holes for more clearance. If it's thin lexan you can even do it with a utility knife. If your lucky, the buttons may have just clamped the bulge in when you tightened them the first time, and will relax if you loosen and retighten them. |
| mytymaus007:
I would get the smallest black carrage bolts possible. How do you have the plexi secured as of now. Are you just relying on the buttons and trackball. I guess it depends on how wide the panel is but i dont think thats enough to keep it in place if your a hard core player. Check out this control panel 6 bolts. Just becareful when screwing the holes in the corners, make sure you have a new bit. |
| VanillaGorilla:
Yeah, thats why I abandoned plexiglass and frankenpanels. If you have a trackball installed without carriage bolts thru the plexi top, and esp. if you are using thin plexi, the stuff is usually gonna buckle. its due to the large hole drilled for the trackball. Often the heat produced when drilling that hole out is enough to warp the plastic ever so slightly. You could try warming it up with a hair dryer, and placing weight on it to flatten it out. |
| scofthe7seas:
Yeah, I was going to loosen all of the buttons and controllers tonight if the weights don't help. Maybe it's as simple as a bit of pull from some of them, and after being loosened I can shift it slightly to flatten out. If that's a bust, I will try the weights again with all the keys loosened. This hair dryer idea intrigues me. I might look into that, but if it's the track ball hole, that would be way easy to fix, right? Just pop that off and make the hole a little bit wider? It does seem to be an issue around the trackball for the most part. Yes, it's not bolted on or anything right now, just held down by the buttons. You guys think I should use bolts instead of small black wood screws? That's surely an ignorant question. |
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