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| willhs:
So, I'm putting the finishing touches on my CP, and the brackets solution I tried to hold my trackball didn't work as expected. I only have about 6 1/4 inch of space to mount the trackball, so a normal mounting plate wouldn't work. Does anyone have the capability to cut a highball trackball plate down to that width, and put in new holes for the screws? Strange request, I know. If you want to see a poorly taken picture of my CP as it is now, here's the link. I've fit everything into the width of a pinball machine so the pinball sims have a solid feel to them (I'm going to put lockdown bar corners on the corners). The big sacrifice I had to make was in giving the trackball less space for mounting. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=81272.msg847740#msg847740 Thanks! Will |
| Franco B:
If you are willing to post it to the UK and don't mind just paying return postage then I can do it for you no problem. |
| Blanka:
I did just like your picture, and only put a hole in the CPO sheet (3mm aluminium in my case, but lexan will do too). I just mounted the mechanism in the bottom side of the wood panel by bending an aluminium strip in a hat-shape to press it against the aluminium sheet. No bolts visible. Just a fantastic trackball mount. Its pretty solid, you can even hit it. The mech itself will break before the mounting does I guess. |
| willhs:
Thanks, guys. @Franco: I really appreciate the offer, but the shipping would unfortunately kill me. With costs rising so much all around, I'm trying to keep the cost of the CP down. Thanks a lot for offering, though. @Blanka: That's a really slick idea... I'm going to have to take a look at that. Hopefully I'll have pictures to post soon. |
| Havok:
Perhaps this is what you're looking for? http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=74&products_id=315 |
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