Hey guys,
Been looking for bolts to use for my joysticks. Can't seem to find what I want at Home Depot. If you check out a genuine arcade cabinet, the 4 bolts used for the joystick are usually always smooth headed, like a carriage bolt head, making them tamper-proof. I can't seem to find bolts like this anywhere. I really don't want bolts that have torx, screw or hex holes in them. I want them smooth like carriage bolt heads. You ask "Why do I not just use carriage bolts?" then...well, have you ever looked closely at a carriage bolt? You know how they always have that square or hex shaped part underneath the head? I don't want that on there. With that, I don't think it will properly fit in Happ's joysticks anyways. I just want a plain bolt where the thread goes all the way to the head, and the head is smooth topped. And by the way, I will just fasten it but gripping the bottom of the bolt with plyers and then just screwing a nut on there. Anyways, the closest thing I can find at Home Depot is carriage bolts, but the heads on the carriage bolts are too big. The diameter I mean. They are larger than the heads on the normal arcade cabinets I have seen. Anyways, what do you guys think? Know where the hidden stash is? I looked all over Happ's website for them, but all I saw on there were carriage bolts. Not sure if those will work properly or not...
Jakobud