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sofakng:
I'm not sure how to mount my joysticks.  I'm going to either either Happ's Super Joysticks or Perfect 360's (more likely) as well as one T-Stick Plus.

Now, I'm using 5/8" MDF and will be using plexiglass (or lexan) to cover the control panel.  So, everything on top of the control panel must be completely flush (espicially since I also want artwork).

So, I'd like to mount these joysticks on the bottom of the control panel, but I was told I still needed carriage bolts to secure the joystick in place.

I was told I needed "flush mounted carriage bolts" (drilled from the top of the control panel), so that the control panel itself would be completely flush.

Is this what I would need?

I've been told that Bob Robert's has them, and I've contacted him, but are there alternatives for ordering this a bit quicker?
Jam161:
bolts... you can get them at a hardware store

the bolt will have like a square piece underneath the head so it doesnt just spin, you cut a whole in the plex or lexan and put it in (a hole only big enough for the sqaure piece) and it should be good... the top of the bolt head is just a little smooth curve kinda like a ( on its side

Im not an expert though but im sure you dont need to order bolts on the internet
Bumblebounces:
What you're probably looking for is called an elevator bolt.  It's like a carriage bolt (with the domed head and the square at the base of the screw) but it has a flat head.  The head is pretty thin so it should flush up pretty good but it won't be completely level with the surface of the wood unless you countersink a little.  Still, it's better than the gouge you'd have to dig to hide the head of a carriage bolt.

Hope this helps

Bumble
FractalWalk:
Use regular machine thread bolts and T-nuts. The T-nuts have a flat top and can be recessed flush with the panel. Then the bolts thread in from underneath.
NoOne=NBA=:
T-Nuts are definitely the way to go if you want to use bolts.
I just screwed mine on from the bottom using #10x3/4" wood screws though.

Oscar has a nice how-to about reworking one of his CP's (I think it was the multi-williams) that shows exactly how to install the T-Nuts, and also gives a tutorial on recessing your dustwashers below the overlay.
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