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| quarterback:
In my perpetual CP cycle of cut->test->alter, I decided to get some t-nuts so I could lose the carraige-bolt-heads off the top of my CP (in preparation for the time when I actually have a CPO instead of my current marble-patterened-shelf paper) So, I stopped at Lowes, found the T-nuts that would fit but only bought two (with the barbs), since they're like 50-cents a piece! And now I'm glad I only bought two. I hammered them into the bottom of my cp, but they're really dicey. I feel like any sigificant pressure down on the joystick will result in them popping right out. Admittedly, I'm using crappy junk-pile wood, but now I'm not convinced that they'd hold in any kind of wood. The barbs don't seem like they're a very secure solution. I know they make t-nuts with holes in them which, I assume, are so you can thread tiny screws or nails to hold them in the wood. Are those what people are using or is there some trick to t-nut use that makes them workable. Oh, and where can I get them for less than 2 for a dollar. I know it's not a HUGE amount of money, but I really don't want to spend $10+ on freakin T-nuts. Thanks |
| Tiger-Heli:
Heh, I did the same thing, ONCE!!! The flat part of the T-nut is supposed to go on TOP of the panel so the screw tension pulls them down and holds the joystick tight. See how OSCAR did it: http://www.oscarcontrols.com/sinistar/index.shtml |
| quarterback:
--- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on April 29, 2005, 12:40:44 pm ---Heh, I did the same thing, ONCE!!! The flat part of the T-nut is supposed to go on TOP of the panel so the screw tension pulls them down and holds the joystick tight. --- End quote --- I thought about that, but the T-nuts (that I have) don't allow "pass through". |
| Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: quarterback on April 29, 2005, 12:46:12 pm ---I thought about that, but the T-nuts (that I have) don't allow "pass through". In other words, You can only screw the bolts into it from the "front" (flat part) and then they stop when the end of the bold hits the "back" (the end of the 'tip') --- End quote --- Odd, they should, maybe you need to really force the screws to get them through (or return them). Odd. On price, I don't remember what size I got, but they might have been cheaper. They probably also have them in boxes of 50 and the boxes of 50 might be less than 5 little bags of 2 each, if you know what I mean. --- Quote ---But yeah, that makes much more sense. Maybe I need to take a hacksaw to the tip of my T-nuts (Ouch!) --- End quote --- Or a Dremel - but I'm always finding excuses to use the Dremel even if it's not the appropriate tool. --- Quote ---Thanks TH --- End quote --- No problem. Like I said, I did the same thing (not an arcade project). Had them all done, watched them fall out, and THEN looked at OSCAR's page again. (If all else fails, read the instructions). |
| Flinkly:
the thread about the happs 49way template shows the bottom of a blitz arcade control panel (straight from the factory) and has the t-nuts done in from the bottom, like yours forces you to. it seems to have worked for them, but i personally will to it from the top if i can. |
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