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Author Topic: Dilemma with control panel... Need idea's to make this work.  (Read 1422 times)

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Dilemma with control panel... Need idea's to make this work.
« on: March 16, 2005, 01:24:16 pm »
I have my control panel finished and installed on my mame machine.
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Re: Dilemma with control panel...
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2005, 01:40:13 pm »
Maybe you will have to redo your CP.  Here's mine and mine is not as wide.  Note I have an old oscar spinner model too.

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Re: Dilemma with control panel...
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2005, 02:50:21 pm »
If you mess around trying to mount the TB without a plate, you should be able to fit a 3" trackball into a 6" space.

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Re: Dilemma with control panel...
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2005, 02:54:58 pm »
Could you not just build it out slightly to the front X-Arcade/Hotrod style?. The extra space should give you plenty of room to mount your TB on the front and the spinner behind it.
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Re: Dilemma with control panel...
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2005, 03:10:30 pm »
If you mess around trying to mount the TB without a plate, you should be able to fit a 3" trackball into a 6" space.
I'm not sure how I would do this, I do not have a router so I would not be able to route out any of the 3/4" MDF.  Without being able to route some wood out, I have no clue as to how I would mount it without a plate. 

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Re: Dilemma with control panel...
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2005, 03:13:30 pm »
Could you not just build it out slightly to the front X-Arcade/Hotrod style?. The extra space should give you plenty of room to mount your TB on the front and the spinner behind it.
Hmmm, This does give me a bit of an idea.  I could trim the front of the original panel off so it isn't as wide (figure I could shave about 2" off of it easily) and then make a super thin (width wise) panel with the trackball and spinner side by side to mount in front of the original CP.  Not a bad idea Trucker...