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Jakobud:

Why do you feel that you need to route out the bottom side of the control panel for the joystick?  The Ultimatc T-Sticks come in two different length shafts.  The longer shaft is made specifically so that you can just put the joystick flush up against the bottom of the control panel and not have to worry about routing.

jcoleman:

Jakobud, that's only if you buy the extra balltop shaft...

Intel_Sebastian, do yourself a favor and just get the right tool for the job.  Otherwise, one or more of the following things will happen:

1) You will hurt yourself
2) You will ruin the tool
3) You will do a terrible job and be ashamed of it :)

I have done all three, all because I didn't want to buy a router.  :)  You will be surprised at the projects you find that a router is useful for in the future.  (particularly furniture when your girlfriend becomes your wife and wants a nice table :) ) If you're not into woodworking at all, I personally think you'd be better off with a pre-built cabinet or CP.  RedOctane makes decent desktop panels.

Coleman

Aceldamor:

My first cp was routed with a rotozip....it was sloppy and it took 20 minutes to do each job....but it got done. I redid a new cp with a router that I bought after I saw the horrible job I did with the rotozip.

I agree with jcoleman, just bite the bullet and get a router...it'll come in handy in the future

JustMichael:

In this thread I suggested using a hammer and chisel for countersinking.  Oscar then decided to try and do it that way just for kicks.  His reply is here.  In my opinion the hammer and chisel hole looks better than the routed one.

DaveMMR:


--- Quote from: JustMichael on June 02, 2004, 05:20:00 pm ---In this thread I suggested using a hammer and chisel for countersinking.  Oscar then decided to try and do it that way just for kicks.  His reply is here.  In my opinion the hammer and chisel hole looks better than the routed one.

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Yeah I remember that thread from way back when.  Just takes some patience (and if you're building a cabinet you probably already have patience).

And I don't think you really need to buy a router.  Just befiend someone who owns one.  ;)  

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