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jcoleman:
sofakng - I highly recommenr that you experiment on a piece of scrap wood.  You will not only get some practice but you might figure out a better way to do what you want.  The tee-nut solution is pretty good, though; I doubt there is a better solution for this problem.  I've used it myself.  Anyway, you still get some practice and can make sure you get everything right before you mess up the nice piece of wood you are probably using for the CP.

Coleman
FractalWalk:

--- Quote from: sofakng on June 08, 2004, 06:37:04 am ---Can anybody verify the 3/4" forstner bit needed to drill the recessesd holes?  Can I use anything else, or should I use that?

Also, if I understand this now, I will drill a recessed hole (for the t-nut) and then another hole in the middle of that hole for the bolt... right?


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Yes drill a hole for the T-nut and screw. Then you need to counter-sink the T-nut slightly, which is about 3/4" in diameter. However, since the wood will be covered by plexi, it doesn't really need to be pretty or accurate.  You can use a forstner bit, a standard drill bit, a spade bit, a router, a chisel, your fingernails etc.

Definitely practice. Much of this stuff becomes self-evident once you have it in your hands.
vputz:

--- Quote ---Have you all considered durability and joystick "abuse"?
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O yes.  But remember also that arcades are design for more traffic than a homebuilt mame cab (despite what some of us may think!), and for a wide spectrum of abusers.  I was very concerned at first about using just screws in particleboard to hold in my joysticks, but after playing for quite a while, I realized that I actually don't put that much stress on the stick; go figure.

-->VPutz
NoOne=NBA=:
You want to drill the countersink part of the hole first, THEN do the through hole.
If you drill all the way through first, then you won't have a good, steady center to do the countersink.

It's not a big deal because it will all be covered, but it's definitely easier to do them in that order.
FractalWalk:

--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on June 08, 2004, 01:32:15 pm ---You want to drill the countersink part of the hole first, THEN do the through hole.

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Good catch. If you are drilling by hand, that's important. I usually use a drill press or a router and so it doesn't matter which I do first.
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