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bob roberts joystick mounting plate and wiring
Silverwind:
I bought a reunion joystick from ponyboy and had the same idea. Bob Roberts carrys two joystick mounting plates. One has a curve to it, and one is a flat plate. I'm not sure which one would work better for a wood panel, but I was thinking on getting the flat plate. I already have a happ trackball mounting plate and it is flat so I was wanting to go with the same look.
hypernova:
i like the double routing technique. c64 used screws though, instead of bolts. i assume i'm not obligated to do the same? though i will if i have to.
markrvp:
--- Quote from: hypernova on January 31, 2006, 07:14:51 pm ---i like the double routing technique. c64 used screws though, instead of bolts. i assume i'm not obligated to do the same? though i will if i have to.
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No, you can use whatever works for you.
c64rulez:
--- Quote from: hypernova on January 31, 2006, 07:14:51 pm ---i like the double routing technique. c64 used screws though, instead of bolts. i assume I'm not obligated to do the same? though i will if i have to.
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I used screws because that what seemed proper for that task, but now I think it really doesn't matter. With my cp configuration I think that it would have hold even without the screws. All those buttons around simply tightens the covering plexi to the mdf that nothing is going anywhere...
The screws are for peace of mind...
And regarding an issue that evolves from this kind of mounting - the artwork over that gap:
I've also given that issue some amount of consideration, but eventually the "depth" is just there. (Although at first I thought to leave the dustwasher in that gap, which I didn't)
I think that the factors that should be considered are:
- The distance from the 4way joystick to the nearest button cluster (in any direction). This is due to the fact that the buttons function as "tighteners", they simply clutch the artwork so it cant move (even in the Z-axis)
- The material that the artwork is made of. Unless it's made of some fluffy toilet paper, you'll be fine ;)