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Question Regarding Joystick+CP - Secure to CP

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Nephasth:

My recommendation would be to use threaded inserts.

CoryBee:

You could put wood screws down through the holes and use a piece of wood as a "nut" to hold it in place. Had to do this on my nephews mini-build for reasons.



Worked out really well, and certainly is secure

Le Chuck:

You're going to want to either go with threaded inserts as suggested or through bolt it.  I don't know what the top of your panel looks like but carriage bolt heads don't look all that ordinary on a CP.  Either way anchoring into the wood isn't going to last at all.  If you want rock solid, drop some bolts all the way through.   

Yourname942:

this is what the outside looks like:

http://s1226.beta.photobucket.com/user/Yourname942/media/more%20pics%20today/2013-03-03_03-20-32_160_zpsbfa61a00.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

when you say threaded inserts do you mean t nuts?:







what do you think would be the better solution/more secure? a t nut or a through-bolt?

PL1:

The first and foremost problem is that you tried to mount a joystick in MDF using regular wood screws.   :badmood:

Wood screws in MDF can not withstand those kind of forces due to the shape/lower surface area of the threads compared to inserts like these or these that are designed for use in MDF.

 

If some players will be throwing their body weight behind the joystick, you might choose to avoid the easy-to-use GGG or Ultimarc inserts and stick with either the carriage bolts or the t-nuts.

There are also t-nuts that have brad holes -- much better for this aplication than hammering the nut to seat the prongs of the other kind.



When top-mounting t-nuts, be sure to countersink them and select proper length screws -- long enough to solidly engage the nut but not so long that they poke through the top when you mount the joystick.


Scott

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