Happ Super - to Recess or not to Recess?

[DanteBK]

I tried using the message board search but it doesn't seem to be working -- so my question: When mounting a Happ Super joystick from beneath the control panel, should I recess or not? Advantages? Disadvantages?

Mostly I want to hear from people who have not recessed: have you been happy with it? Unhappy?

Thanks in advance!

[Sasquatch!]

How thick is the wood of your CP?  You could always go with like 5/8" instead of 3/4", and that would buy you an additional 1/8" right there.

My first cabinet had non-recessed Supers in  a 3/4" control panel, and while they were a little short, I thought they felt fine.  I think you might be happier if you recessed them though...

[Minwah]

Yes - recess for sure.

[big daddy]

well I have 3/4 in control panel and I went to mount them this weekend and I can't even see how you could NOT recess it with 3/4 in CP.  If I follow the instructions that came with the joystick, then I literally have like 1 inch of the joystick protruding through the top of the CP!  I'd have to leave out some parts to be able to mount it without recessing  

But what sucks is I'm following the project arcade book for assembly and I have some blocks that I attached to velcro my CP top down and those blocks are prohibitting me from using the router to recess the joystick.  And I've already glued those blocks down so I don't know how I can get them out without tearing up my CP.  

[Bgnome]

if your cp is mdf, you can get in there with a chisel around the border of your recess.  then you can kind of dig out the recess layer by layer.

[DanteBK]

well I have 3/4 in control panel and I went to mount them this weekend and I can't even see how you could NOT recess it with 3/4 in CP.  If I follow the instructions that came with the joystick, then I literally have like 1 inch of the joystick protruding through the top of the CP!  I'd have to leave out some parts to be able to mount it without recessing  

But what sucks is I'm following the project arcade book for assembly and I have some blocks that I attached to velcro my CP top down and those blocks are prohibitting me from using the router to recess the joystick.  And I've already glued those blocks down so I don't know how I can get them out without tearing up my CP.  

I just realized yesterday that I have the same problem. I testfit mine without recessing and don't think it's that bad so I'm gonna go ahead and not recess. I don't think a 1/4" here or there is really that much anyway.

[Chris]

Mine are not recessed.  They are on a 5/8" CP with 1/8" of Lexan on top for 3/4" total, and for me they're fine.

[MrBond]

I'd definitely recess...but that's me
here's a good 'ole thread explaining routing or chiseling, complete with animations
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=4440