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Install trackball on wooden panel WITHOUT mounting plate or carriage bolts
Marsupial:
--- Quote from: Gilrock on June 21, 2021, 04:53:09 pm ---I made those plates on the Robotron because it was a round hole but for Joust I bought the plates from here:
https://www.boulderarcadefactory.com/Parts_Store.php
That guy isn't always the easiest to get a hold of. I had to email and ask for a quote. That is a panel I built but it was based on photographs from original control panels that I saw restored.
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I just figured out how they made it, from that site you posted
That's very interesting! Thanks a lot Gilrock.
Gilrock:
Yep...my Robotron thread also has a lot of images from where I recreated the design. If you scroll down you can see how nice it looked after the overlay was installed. I don't have any edges where the metal plate is. The worst part is the curve. I guess mine was not a perfect radius all the way across because over time I've developed a couple creases along the curve from the weight of my hands. The radius was slightly inconsistent because I sanded by hand.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,159570.msg1678928.html#msg1678928
RandyT:
Nothing wrong with routing a pocket for the trackball. The only thing I would change is to use a couple of small L-brackets, instead of a wooden block. One could even use some plumbing strap and threaded inserts in the underside of the panel.
Whatever the method, so long as it's a solid mount which will hold up over time/use and can be easily and repeatedly removed for servicing, there are no wrong answers.
Marsupial:
Thanks Randy.
My original intentions was to use metal brackets, but just couldn't fing ones with the proper height for some reasons.
I didn't think of straps. That's an interesting method.
javeryh:
I just use the mounting plate and then bondo the seams until everything is perfectly flush. If you make multiple passes and are careful, you will not see the seam at all. It's not like I'll ever remove the mounting plate and if I want to repurpose the trackball someday I'll just buy another plate for it.
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