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| fixedpigs:
hi... is there any significant reason not to make a control panel out of 1/2" plywood instead of 3/4"...? i noticed that even a 3/4" panel is supposed to get routed out 1/4" for joysticks being mounted and such... so the chance of 'ripping' out a joystick through the wood should be the exact same... thanks...! |
| Farmboy90:
There is no way to possibly pull a joystick through a control panel of any width like that. Personally I went with 5/8" MDF and put 1/8 plexi on top. The underneath routing is simply a personal thing. If you like short sticks then you might not need to router at all. Like them tall? Then router or top mount them. |
| Mark70:
You'd have to have one serious A-hole buddy over to rip the joystick out through the top. If you're putting it out for quarters in a pizza joint or something then go as tough as you can. Ideally your CP should be 5/8 with an 1/8 acrylic on top. Then the t molding will cover the edge of both materials and your CP edge will be the same thickness as your side panels. I used 3/4" for my CP and just pushed the t moulding up 1/16 and used thinner acrylic. You see a little black edge under the t-molding but it's not noticable. I have Happ Super joysticks and you can arrange the spacer so that there's plenty of length out the top without routing. You do have to drill a larger hole to make the joystick taller though so it doesn't bang on the edges of the hole. I set my joys short and just drilled a 1 1/8" hole. they don't hit the edges and I like them. |
| eccs19:
I built my control panel with 1/2" MDF. Main reason that I did it this way, was I had the wood there, and it was free. The biggest issue would be installing your T-molding. I never put any on, but I wasn't that worried about it either. |
| mahuti:
Acrylic isn't necessary. |
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