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mounting a trackball in wood. pictures and links wanted

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vputz:

I had already laminated my CP and then remembered about the trackball mounting plate--so it wound up on top instead of flush-routed (I was skeered of damaging the lamination; first time using a router).

I mounted it on top.  You lose "cool points" for it not being flush, but it works just fine and the slightly raised mounting plate has not interfered with gameplay AT ALL.

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fredster:

When I mount them in Golden Tee's I take the plate, route down about 1/16+  until it's flush.  I take a drill and put in the mounting holes for the track ball plate.

After that, I rough drill with a 1" or better spade drill.  I take a jigsaw and cut out a big hole for the track ball all the way through.  It doesn't have to be pretty, it's just clearance.  

Then I put on the mounting plate. Then I usually don't fill around it (with wood putty or anything.  I cover the plate with a CP overlay.  Shelf paper, mylar, or whatever.  I then take a piece of plexi and a drimmel tool with a cutter and a drum sander and cut out around it.

Using the holes in the cp a guide, I bolt the plexi on the cp and rough drill the button holes and the plate.  Then I cut the holes to size with the drimmel cutter and drum sander.  If the plexi is thick around the track ball, I cut a chamfer (bevel) 360

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