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Build an OND designed cab 'Metropolis'
stigzler:
I think you just got called darling, JudgeRob - you gotta answer now
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JudgeRob:
Lol, I've been called worse. I'm going to use "European" hinges, or whatever other name they're called on the front side. The panel will then pull up from the back, allowing easy access to everything. There's a lot of panels done this way. Chance's Flynn's Arcade comes to mind. I also like his "quick" disconnect handles for the bottom bolts in case the whole CP needs to come off.
vaderag:
I'll have to check that one out. Sounds roughly like I'm thinking, but the front panel will come too... How are you fixing it down with at the back?
vaderag:
--- Quote from: RxBrad on February 26, 2016, 12:28:57 pm ---I'd suggest getting your threaded inserts from a non-arcade vendor.
Here's 100 of them for $5. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002KT11XO
Buying them in bulk is pretty cheap, and you can find all kinds of useful places for them. I used them for my joysticks, to secure my monitor glass, to secure my monitor and speakers inside the cab, for attaching cable management clips inside my cab, for my marquee retainers... These things really are great.
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I may be misinterpreting, but is this the same thing?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/FLANGED-DRIVE-FLANGE-THREADED-INSERT/dp/B0193Y1QWE
and is 10mm the right size? Does that 10mm refer to the outer size or the size of the bolt i need to go in it? Because i'll need to source some of those too...
PL1:
--- Quote from: vaderag on March 03, 2016, 10:09:41 am ---I may be misinterpreting, but is this the same thing?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/FLANGED-DRIVE-FLANGE-THREADED-INSERT/dp/B0193Y1QWE
and is 10mm the right size? Does that 10mm refer to the outer size or the size of the bolt i need to go in it? Because i'll need to source some of those too...
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The description reads "M4 x 10mm, FLANGED HEX DRIVE SCREW IN FLANGE THREADED INSERT FOR WOOD (Type D)".
M4 is the inner thread diameter, 10mm is the depth of the insert.
You will need M4 screws long enough to engage the insert, but not so long that they poke too far through the back.
For example, M4x15mm screws would work with a Happ/IL stick (10mm of insert + 6mm of mounting plate = 16mm) but might be a bit long for a Sanwa/Seimitsu stick (10mm of insert + 1.6mm of mounting plate = 11.6mm)
Scott
EDIT: Compared M4 screws to the ones that come with the GGG inserts.
The GGG inserts are closer to these M5 x 10mm inserts.