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allroy1975:
Here's what I'm doing.  I'm making a litlte 2 player CP for my stained wood cabinet.  The CP will be made of a 1/2 inch birch with 3/4 inch iron on birch trip.   that should create a "bowl".  I'll then fill that bowl with that epoxy stuff that fills then solidifies to be clear and hard like glass.  The plan is to get some clean quarters from the 80s and bury them in the CP.

I've got 2 Omni Sticks PRODIGYs  that I want to put in this CP.  They come with a big old plate on them, but it WILL come off. 

I'm making this whole thing to look nice and I don't think the big black mounting plate will enhance the look and with clear coat going on top of it..burying it in something isn't much of an option..  I could basicly take off the mounting plate and route a copy of it in the clear coat when it's dry.

What is the best way to handle this in YOUR opinion. 

PS- this is what I'm doing...so please skip the "make it out of wood and don't use the clear coat stuff" "answers"    :-*

Allroy
PetitMorte:
Could you drill/route a small hole for just the stick through the clear layer, and then mount the stick hardware under the wood? 

maybe countersink the mounting plate underneath the panel to get the proper depth, gorilla glue the plate and bolts to the panel, and then use nuts to hold the stick to the plate?

(If I'm being clear enough)

I mean, really it's just a wood CP, with a nice wood grain and quarters overlay, with extra-thick plexi on top of it.  How would you treat that?
allroy1975:
That's what I'm thinking, the only problem (if it's a problem at all) is the little switcher doo that lets you choose an 8way or 4way stick.


I'll have to route that out too.  I think that sounds like the best option.

Allroy
allroy1975:
Okay, after looking at my stuff and using my brain a little bit I've deceided that this might be tough.

Here's what I was thinking I'd do:

Drill holes, put carriage bolts in to hold the joysticks in place after everything is done and drilled out.

so, I drill holes.  Put in the bolts. then start pouring my epoxy "goo".  once it's dried I drill.  I don't think I'll have to make a HUGE hold, I think I can get the joystick apart so I can make a moderate hole, and feed the stick through the bottom.

I think that the stick might be sunk a little lower than I'd actually like it.   It needs to be up as high as possible so the 4/8 way switcher slider can stick up above the goo.


My question:
If I routed out a quarter inch to get the sticks up higher, would the remaining quarter inch plus the quarter inch of epoxy be enough to keep the stick from falling out?   any other ideas?   Also, what might be the best way to cut the slot for the 4/8 way switcher?
Quarters:

--- Quote from: allroy1975 on January 17, 2006, 09:42:59 pm ---
My question:
If I routed out a quarter inch to get the sticks up higher, would the remaining quarter inch plus the quarter inch of epoxy be enough to keep the stick from falling out?   any other ideas?   Also, what might be the best way to cut the slot for the 4/8 way switcher?

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A quarter inch of birch should hold the stick fine. I used a drill then jig-saw to cut the slots. See my www link for pics of the results.

My only concern would be how the stick hole would look through the epoxy. Do you plan to use dust washers on top?
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