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leapinlew:


--- Quote from: Flip_Willie on January 07, 2007, 01:53:01 pm ---    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

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Your right - it doesn't look bad. But... It's a little more hassle drilling through plexi to mount them. Not much hassle, but enough that I avoided it. Once installed, I preferred the look of no carriage bolts.

DrewKaree:

You could epoxy the bolts into the top to keep everything smooth under your CPO, but if you ever want to change the joystick and the bolt holes don't match up..... :dunno  I suppose you'd end up having to use some sort of filler to patch the old holes, so perhaps you'd want to make a new CP anyway (use a flush trim bit in your router for a quick and easy copy).

Easier to countersink the top of your CP, apply your CPO, then trim out the countersunk area if you want a smooth finish....I guess I haven't really read this well enough to figure out why permanently attaching a joystick might be considered preferable (ease of installation isn't a good reason to do this).

Meh :dunno

rdowdy95:

I am going to be going with bolts from the top, and they will be showing.  Lots of Arcade machines had the look with bolts actually showing.  They will hold up better as well.

DrewKaree:


--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on January 07, 2007, 11:54:23 am ---
Now you have 4 bolts coming out of the bottom of the CP...which you can install a joystick to and change it out as necessary.


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I figured I'd take a bit of time and re-read this thread to try to figure out what's going on specifically, and noticed this bit.

The mounting holes are NOT all the same, so you'd be able to change out a joystick with an IDENTICAL one, but not necessarily ANY one.

Also, rather than using carriage bolts, you can get tapered-head machine screws that will fit better and require less filling (if someone decides to fill in the excess) than a carriage bolt - I see the term "carriage bolt", and I always envision a hex-head bolt/screw.

DrewKaree:

What I envision a carriage bolt to be:



or this:




The piece I'm suggesting:



Alternatively, using FF's method, you could get a better fit using something like these:



Any and all of these should be available at your local hardware store.

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