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leapinlew:
I screwed mine in from the botton on my last arcade. No problems in it's short life. Before I did this, I flush mounted my carriage bolts. I liked this method and would do it again.
acevedor2:
Lew - what did you do - countersink the carriage bolts from the top and then recess the joy base in the bottom?  That is kind of the method I am looking at now.  For the Trigger joy it has to be top mounted, I see no other way.  This means that I will have to route the recess for the trigger joy about 1/8" deeper so the heads of the carriage bolts don't stick up.  The problem with that, is as I said before, then you have a gap between the plate of the trigger joy and the CPO.  No adhesion there...The Trigger joy base is fairly big.

As far as to the answer of "Why would anyone use Gorilla Glue."  The answer is simple - if it works, it will be FAR easier than any other method mentioned.  Again, I am not saying it will work, though I am likely to try it just to test it.  I understand the old tried and true method of bolts and recesses works great.  I got that.  However would it not be easier to not have to countersink any bolts, or T nut recesses, etc.  You simple route the recess for the joy in the bottom and glue it up. 

I certainly appreciate all of the input.  Cheers.
Ken Layton:

--- Quote from: saint on January 07, 2007, 11:08:10 am ---What happens when your joystick needs repair, cleaning, or replacement?  I'd never permanently mount anything in an arcade cabinet.

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EXACTLY!

Us professionals would never even consider glue.
Flip_Willie:
    I really don't understand what is wrong with bolts.  They really don't look that bad.  And so far, I have never even noticed them during gameplay on my arcade.


Just as it is,
Flip Willie
leapinlew:

--- Quote from: acevedor2 on January 07, 2007, 01:10:37 pm ---Lew - what did you do - countersink the carriage bolts from the top and then recess the joy base in the bottom?  That is kind of the method I am looking at now.  For the Trigger joy it has to be top mounted, I see no other way.  This means that I will have to route the recess for the trigger joy about 1/8" deeper so the heads of the carriage bolts don't stick up.  The problem with that, is as I said before, then you have a gap between the plate of the trigger joy and the CPO.  No adhesion there...The Trigger joy base is fairly big.


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I countersunk from the top, but I didn't mess with recessing the bottom. Some people do it so they can have the joystick stick up another 1/4", but it doesn't bother me.

For the joysticks I mounted from the bottom - I just used some drywall screws and screwed them to the CP from the bottom. Works fine - I'd do it again.
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