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| Sinner:
Hi, I'm looking to add a trackball to my cabinet and I would like to have it mounted flush to the CP. |
| Flinkly:
you just get any old trackball with it's mounting plate (two seperate items), and then router out the top of your control panel to a depth the same as the thickness of the trackball plate. then follow the rest of the directions to mount the trackball. someone should have a picture of this, so just wait for a day and someone should drop one in. |
| Sinner:
OK, if someone could drop in picture, I'd really appreciate it... |
| Frosty:
Here's a version of the trackball and mounting plate flush mounted on the CP, with Lexan and artwork on top. Basically, I set my router depth to match the depth of the top of the mounting plate (about 1/8" of an inch), and routed the outline of the plate. When dropped into the recess, it sat flush with the top of the CP. The artwork was placed on the panel and mounting plate (covering it) and then Lexan on top of it. I don't have a picture of the 'naked' CP after I had routed the top out, but I hope this helps... |
| dema:
The only question I have is how do you keep the router so accurate to the template? Do you route out the trackball plate by eyeballing it? |
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