starting tomorrow - need top mount stick advice

[tony.silveira]

hi guys,

finally have a couple of days off coming up so i'm starting my new panel tomorrow.  i noticed my new omnistickl2's have short handles so i'll have to surface mount them so i'll need to route out a space for the mounting bracket.

my question to you all, do you guys fill it in after, sand it down?  or should i go with 5/8 board, route, install sticks and then glue a 1/8 board on over?

thanks guys

[PL1]

Slagcoin has a few methods to consider here:

http://www.slagcoin.com/joystick/mounting_layering.html


Scott

[paigeoliver]

Here is a top mount step by step I did for the Namco reunion stick.

http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=237707

[Le Chuck]

I top mounted my Omni2s and just ran some filler along the seam and in the screw heads before I applied art.  Didn't even sand, just hit it with a damp sponge once it was tacky.  Figured that once I topped with plexi you wouldn't be able to notice/tell/feel/spidey sense any imperfections and I was right.  I think the topper board is overkill. 

[TheShaner]

Slagcoin has a few methods to consider here:

http://www.slagcoin.com/joystick/mounting_layering.html


Scott

+1
Dude that is an awesome link.  I wish I had that before I mounted my art.