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mccoy178:
I also have a particular problem with an exposed mounting plate.  I don't care what it's going on, you should never see that.  I would mount from the bottom if necessary, but the plate on top, no matter how shiney black it is, is still a mounting bracket and not a cosmetic piece.
juggle50:
Well, I don't know if I tottally agree with you Mccoy.  The plate is textured and the mounting screws are hidden, it's not just a piece of sheet metal with exposed rivetts. Don't get me wrong, it's not as pleasing as blending the trackball with the surface but depending on the situation not a hideous eyesore.  And at this point, I don't see a ton of options if I'm going to do what I'm trying to do.

 Again, I would be interested and would rather mount it at the bottom, I've just searched a ton and can't find a good tutorial on how to do this.  I'm using a half sheet of plywood.  Any suggestions.
markrvp:
Don't worry about us.  Go ahead and use the trackball plate on top.  That is the easiest way to do it.
juggle50:
Thanks Markvp,

It's easy to second guess myself as I value the opinions of everybody on the site.  Please let me know if you find any examples of the method you were talking about.  Cheers :)

mccoy178:
I've been thinking about it since I saw this post last night.  If I have any thing creative, non-redneckish ideas come up, I'll post them.  I've just never seen one that I thought looked okay.  Then again, I'm not a fan of seeing carriage bolts on top of any byoacp.  I guess I'm an artwork guy(even if the artwork is bad) ;D.
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