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Anyone use COLORED bolts?
paulkortne:
I am thinking of possibly using colored skateboard bolts on my next cp. I used carrage bolts on my first one, and am not too happy with how they turned out. They are too big, and i can't put enough around the sides to keep the lexan down without it looking like bolts were put everywhere. Skateboard bolts are smaller, and have flat heads.
With skateboard bolts, there are many cool varieties. I have seen neat designs on the top of the bolts such as skulls and aliens. There are colored bolts and ones that glow in the dark. If anyone has used colored bolts on their panel, please post the link, because i'm interested in seeing how they turned out.
Check out www.ccs.com if your interested in getting colored bolts. But if you're interested in bolts with designs on them, you'll probably have to go to a local skateboard shop.
Brentley_11:
That sounds like a good idea. I might use it on my cab 2. :)
Here is a link directly to the bolts:
http://shop.ccs.com/catalog/browse/productgroup.asp?CATALOGID=24&PARENT=14&STORE=SKATESTORE
paigeoliver:
I generally use whatever I have, and then color them black with a sharpy. (Since what I have tends to be evenly mixed between black, silver, and rust).
shmokes:
Will these bolts fit through the holes in my joysticks? If so here is the more important question:
Do these bolts accomplish the same thing as countersinking, without the countersink?
Edit: I don't really care what the bolts look like as I plan to laminate over the top of them -- hence the need for a countersink.
Howard_Casto:
You are supposed to see the bolts on your control panel top. This not only adds some visual detail to a otherwise flat plain, but holds the plexi overly ect down firmly. You don't want to countersink because you'll have to take all that mess on top off before you change a stick out for matienance ect.