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javeryh's Woodgrain Cabaret Copy
Jimbo:
Hey dude, looking good. I agree with the other posters - get it finished me'lad! :)
You didn't fancy drilling the holes in the CP before applying the CPO?
I'd be scared shitless of damaging the CPO by drilling through it!
javeryh:
--- Quote from: morton on December 04, 2020, 06:41:42 pm ---Looking good! Glad to see you're still going.
I too am chasing the woodgrain dragon, and it's projects like yours that made me decide to finally do it. Many thanks for the inspiration.
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Thanks. The woodgrain is what makes this project for me as well. It just looks good in a room and doesn't really stick out too much.
--- Quote from: Arroyo on December 05, 2020, 07:49:45 am ---Love this project. Finish’er off Javery, and don’t forgot about little old Jack Attack
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Thanks Arroyo! Been creeping along... I have been thinking about Jack Attack too - I'm finishing that off before anything else. I ordered a new USB encoder and I am going to redo the insides - there's too much going on with power bricks and stuff and I don't like that I have to kind of push the back door closed to stuff it all in.
--- Quote from: Zebidee on December 05, 2020, 11:59:45 am ---Too close to stop now!
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yeah... my wife was asking if I ever plan on finishing any projects I start so I really need to finish this up. It's a problem.
--- Quote from: Jimbo on December 05, 2020, 04:43:24 pm ---Hey dude, looking good. I agree with the other posters - get it finished me'lad! :)
You didn't fancy drilling the holes in the CP before applying the CPO?
I'd be scared shitless of damaging the CPO by drilling through it!
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LOL - it's actually easier to drill through the art if you use a forstner bit. You can align the artwork perfectly this way. I was still scared shitless though! So here are the results after drilling some holes today. It took forever because I had to make sure the depth from the back was exact for the volcano buttons.
So... what are people's thoughts about NOT recessing the joystick? I was planning on routing out about 1/4" of material so that the joystick would stick up through the panel a little more. It seems very short to me. But this creates some logistical difficulties because I would not only have to recess the joystick mounting plate, I'd also have to recess an area for the motor for the ServoStik. What do you guys do to solve this issue? Is there something obvious I'm missing like ordering a longer joystick shaft or something?
UnclearHermit:
Hard to say with a view from above. Is it comfortable? I’m particularly interested because I’ve got a Servostik to mount soon in 5/8” MDF and am also wondering about need to recess. Presumably you’ve got full stick movement so it’s not like you’re recessing to sort that. So I can’t see what else matters other than how it feels. Out of interest, what size is that joystick hole drilled?
Panel looks great, by the way.
javeryh:
--- Quote from: UnclearHermit on December 06, 2020, 07:11:41 pm ---Hard to say with a view from above. Is it comfortable? I’m particularly interested because I’ve got a Servostik to mount soon in 5/8” MDF and am also wondering about need to recess. Presumably you’ve got full stick movement so it’s not like you’re recessing to sort that. So I can’t see what else matters other than how it feels. Out of interest, what size is that joystick hole drilled?
Panel looks great, by the way.
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Thanks.
It's not bad... but it's a little short. Throw is not an issue - I have full range. I drilled a 24mm hole (same bit as I used for the black button in the top right corner). I think I know I should recess it by 1/4" but I was hoping someone had a clever solution like a longer joystick shaft or something?
I think 5/8" would be fine for you - still a little short but that extra 1/8" is a huge deal. If I had 5/8" thick panel I'd probably just live with it.
UnclearHermit:
There's a longer shaft available, which would give you another 10mm without routing:
https://www.ultimarc.com/arcade-controls/joystick-accessories/ultrastik-360-long-handle-shaft/