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Timstuff:


--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on June 04, 2008, 06:45:42 pm ---
--- Quote from: Timstuff on June 04, 2008, 05:59:34 pm ---IMHO, flush-mounting joysticks, trackballs, etc. under the CP glass is the way to go.

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Unless, of course, you are restoring an existing machine ...  ;)

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Well then it would depend on what machine it is. If it's a metal panel machine, it will probably need visible carraige bolts. If it's woord, but it has visible carraige bolts, then whoever put it together probably did it the lazy way instead of the right way. The right way to mount a joystick is with the bolts and dust washer under the CPO and plexiglass. A lot of machines (especially conversions) have the dust washer and carriage bolts over the art and glass, but that's because there are a lot of lazy people out there who feel as if there aren't enough people that care to justify the extra work it takes to do it the right way.

Level42:

Maybe some people here should read the initial question again. Why would it matter if there are letters on top of the bolts if they are going to be installed UNDER the CP ?

This is about real original arcade cabs not self-build cabs.

TheShanMan:

He didn't say they will be installed under the CP, and he didn't say they are real original arcade cabs ("correct for arcades" could just mean he wants it to be as authentic as possible). Furthermore, the subject itself says he wants them without letters on the bolts ("smooth top carriage bolts").

dgame:

Just to clarify. I originally asked for smooth top carriage bolts (without raised lettering) because I wanted as close to arcade as possible. The raise letters look bad.

Then I looked into bottom mounting solutions as posted above. I have the brass inserts and will bottom mount my joysticks using those. My original panel did not have bolts exposed.

Thanks for the advice.

RandyT:


--- Quote from: dgame on June 04, 2008, 12:57:44 pm ---
"Designed for blind, end and edge grain applications."
http://woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPRES.exe?PARTNUM=812-452&LARGEVIEW=ON

Has anyone tried anything like these?

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The "D" part are the same parts that I supply in the Super High TB Mounting Kits, and I have advocated using these for joysticks a number of times in the past.

They work great in plywood and in MDF, as long as you put them in straight and don't keep turning them until you bore out the hole with the threads ;).  Just snug them down and they are fine.

I purchased about 6k of the inserts, and proper size screws for joystick mounting a few months ago.  They can be used with panels as thin as 10mm, but you might want to use something a little thicker unless you are using an overlay.  If anyone needs them, I'll throw a hardware package up on the store for 2 and 4 sticks, which will include all of the hardware as well as the proper size hex key for installation.

RandyT

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