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More Cowbell:

Get your mind out of the gutter! This is a real question.
Take a look at this joystick, it's cool and it changes from 4 to 8 way with a turn of the bottom red disk. It can also do 2 way as well. The only problem is how the heck do I mount the dang thing? It has that bulge at the bottom that prevents it from sitting flush when mounted from below. It's also a pain in the @$$ to take apart to put the joystick in from the top. The base is a weird shape so I don't think it's supposed to be mounted from the top either. If I extend the hole so that the bulge is in the hole, it will be this gaping hole around the joystick from the top. Maybe I have to route out a space for the bulge? What a pain. Any ideas?

paigeoliver:

That stick is for metal panels in Candy cabinets, there isn't a really good way to mount it in wood.

Stobe:

So let me paraphrase...

There is a bulge stopping you from mounting this stick.?

I'd wait 3-4 hours and try again.

RandyT:


--- Quote from: paigeoliver on July 20, 2007, 11:44:34 pm ---That stick is for metal panels in Candy cabinets, there isn't a really good way to mount it in wood.

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Err...Suzo from Rotterdam doesn't make sticks specifically for Japanese cabinets :)

They do mount easier in a metal panel or with a mounting plate.  That being said, there are ways to mount them in a wood panel.  Recess from the top, and cut a hole for the body of the stick, so that the flat section of the joystick body is flush with the top of the panel.  Use flathead screws / bolts to secure and cut a hole in the plastic overlay the size of the hump diameter.

You can also recess the underside of the panel to accommodate the hump and mount like a regular stick.  The hole doesn't need to be as large as a Competition or Super as the throw on the stick is shorter.  Dress the hole any way you wish (blacken the interior, etc) or make your own dust washer.

RandyT

vidmouse:


--- Quote from: RandyT on July 21, 2007, 01:55:22 am ---Recess from the top, and cut a hole for the body of the stick, so that the flat section of the joystick body is flush with the top of the panel.  Use flathead screws / bolts to secure and cut a hole in the plastic overlay the size of the hump diameter.

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I think this is what I would do, just be careful in routing out that bump.
Ouch, I see your problem, don't envy you.

Another POSSIBLE way is to mount it from under and use a beveled
edge on a wider circular hole for the joystick.  I did something similar
for my trackball mount:


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