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FrizzleFried:

Rackoon:  I use 1/8" plexi for my CP top and with the plexi I have a simple 3" hole with the lip of the plexi rounded.   Playing Centipede,  for example,  you don't even notice the 1/8" lip... playing Golden Tee or Bowling,  MOST of the time you don't even notice the 1/8" lip,  but ONCE in a while your finger will rub on it,  not bad mind you.

At 1/4",  I am not sure how bad it would be...bad i'd imagine...but maybe you can either bevel the edge down or get it rounded VERY smooth.  Also,  why use 1/4" thick glass,  that is a bit thick.  My Atari cocktail cabinet uses 3/16" and that's decently thick...and heavy.


Tahnok:

1/4" is OK, as long as you round it off or bevel it. It works well for precision games that mainly use the fingertips (and is actually quite comfortable). It doesn't really suit bowling and golf games though, since you should have an extra high lip on those, not extra low.



leapinlew:


--- Quote from: rackoon on February 08, 2007, 05:21:08 pm ---I think this may be a good time to ask a question that went unanswered a few weeks back.

I want my track ball the same height as the glass on my cocktail table and i want to know if a 1/4' lip of glass around the edge of the mounting plate would be a problem or should I have the glass shop cut a 3" hole for the trackball to stick up from? The second idea leaves a small rounded 1/8 edge all around the the trackball itself. 

I don't want to highjack the tread but it seemed like the right time to ask.

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This thread might be of interest to you rackoon:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=62625.0

Tahnok:


--- Quote from: leapinlew on February 08, 2007, 06:58:20 pm ---
--- Quote from: rackoon on February 08, 2007, 05:21:08 pm ---I think this may be a good time to ask a question that went unanswered a few weeks back.

I want my track ball the same height as the glass on my cocktail table and i want to know if a 1/4' lip of glass around the edge of the mounting plate would be a problem or should I have the glass shop cut a 3" hole for the trackball to stick up from? The second idea leaves a small rounded 1/8 edge all around the the trackball itself. 

I don't want to highjack the tread but it seemed like the right time to ask.

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This thread might be of interest to you rackoon:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=62625.0

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Oh yeah, I forgot to actually give a link to the thread I was posting the picture from...

There's certainly differing viewpoints on the subject. If you have the tools, try a mockup with plexi first. If you don't like it, it's cheaper than glass and you've not lost a lot (especially if you only buy a small enough square to mount the trackball to).

BLah247:


--- Quote from: leapinlew on February 08, 2007, 04:32:20 pm ---
--- Quote from: ahofle on February 08, 2007, 04:28:22 pm ---Do ultra hard rolls really make a difference in World Championship Bowling?  I used to roll really hard but I found I was getting the same scores rolling normally (and fewer "grandma's teeth" hehe).

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Hard rolls don't make the game play better, it makes ME feel better! Similar to how I'll actually shift my body to simulate the movements on screen(yeah, I'm one of those guys).

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That's about my take on it as well.  I used to play Golden Tee a lot at various bars.  I'm not one to get a running start when I'm doing this but my buddy is.  I always played better than him.  I only use my two thumbs.

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