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markrvp:
The trackball template is on the companion CD that comes with the PROJECT ARCADE book.
Necro:
I'm fairly certain that's going to require a hole saw bit also.  I dont know if that was implied, or you were even asking it, but...just FYI.
Dervacumen:
Forstner bits are great but maybe overkill for this, spade bits a very close second and cheaper (after all, the finesse is hidden by the pushbutton anyway), and hole saws gum up and burn in MDF.  At least my MDF.
Go slow with the spade in MDF and it makes some really beautiful curls.
Derv
JeepMonkey:
I agree, the reason I don't like hole saws is because they will burn the wood.  Plus spade bits generally cut deeper, and are a bit easier to center.
mccoy178:

--- Quote from: Necro on February 23, 2006, 09:15:43 pm ---I'm fairly certain that's going to require a hole saw bit also.  I dont know if that was implied, or you were even asking it, but...just FYI.

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I would be sure to just draw the circle for the trackball and use that to center the template for the trackball plate.  The area where the trackball goes is going to be a bigger cut out because of the size of the trackball housing.  I printed off a copy of the trackball template from the bood and used that to make my cut.
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