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Help installing trackball
xcalibur:
Hey all,
I just recieved my new trackball from cointechtexas. GREAT!
My problem is this:
How do you get the hole cut out for it? It's certainly not just your run of the mill drilling. Jigsaw? Router?
'm having to go through 3/4" MDF and laminate:
Any help would be appreciated.
If someone with experience, and in the DFW area, wants to show me how to do it, I'd be glad to bring it over.
My CP is somewhat portable... with the help of my Jeep. :P
Thanks,
Richard
Minwah:
I think you would have to use a metal mounting plate, and so you could drill/jigsaw the square out for that.
I think without a moutning plate you wouldn't be able to route enough wood from the underside to get the trackball to protrude enough.
What kindof trackball do you have btw?
Bgnome:
theres an example of someone who mounted a trackball without a plate. he took off the top half of the case and beveled the hole. the ball seems to stick out a bit but it certainly is an option.
TheBourneID:
You would be wise to invest in a mounting plate ($15 for the Happs/Imperial types?), so as not to destroy the look of your panel. That way, you can just outline the trackball encasing and free-hand the hole using a jigsaw, and still not worry about how it will look, because the plate will cover any of your "mistakes" (and believe me, there will be "mistakes" when using a jigsaw).
xcalibur:
Sorry, I should have mentioned that in the first place.
It's a Happ's, USB/PS2 with the 3 button connections. It came with a light mounted on the bottom. The ball itself is translucent green. I did buy a mounting plate. It's black metal.
About the light, I took an old power supply and connected one of the power copnnectors and connected it to the light, it wasn't very bright. Any other thoughts? I read somewhere to see how the power connector connects to a hard drive and use the 12v connections, trouble with that is the 12v label on the HD board is in between 2 connectors.
Thanks,