Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: animatorJustin on March 03, 2010, 03:14:48 pm
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i don't have a router (and to poor to buy one :cry:)and i am going to be mounting two mag-stik plus and a track ball. is it possible to do this with a chisel :-\, i know it might suck, or take a long time, but does anyone have any tips or things to watch out for when doing this.
Thanks
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Are you using wood?...
spade-bit? joystick hole should be the same as a button...
jig-saw? (trackball)
Check with Harbor Freight...they have tools cheap...Maybe also check around pawn shops... :dunno
using a chisel is risky...
1. You could end up gouging too much...and chance of being uneven...
Dremel kit...then buy the router bits...
Know any friends you can borrow tools from?
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sorry 3/4 mdf board. i drilled a joystick hole, but i want the joystick longer. me and all my friends are computer animators = no tools or woodworking experience
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dremel is your best/cheapest bet, unless you have a chisel and a lot of free time.
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i do have a chisel, i was wondering if anyone has gone down that road
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This is kind of easy but also a pain. Trace your mounting plate with a razor and press as hard as you can. Peel away the MDF. Repeat until you reach your desired depth. Once you get down like 1/16" you can use sandpaper or something to keep the area as flat as you can. It's not that hard but it will take a while.
EDIT: A sharp chisel will make it go much faster. I used one to remove MDF underneath my CP but in the corners only because my router did the rest:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXccc8RIW9I/SiAS53Oqe7I/AAAAAAAABuI/p-Rly9y2Nqg/s400/Control+Panel+-+Joystick+05.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXccc8RIW9I/SiAS6O3EbXI/AAAAAAAABuQ/ubdyLWqAQjE/s400/Control+Panel+-+Joystick+02.JPG)
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thanks
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Maybe you could borrow a router? What part of the world are you in?
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as a router alternative u can try a drill press with a router bit. its not that easy 2 handle but it works .
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Philadelphia, Pa i tried a chisel... :banghead: it worked but took 2 hours for one even hole
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Philadelphia, Pa i tried a chisel... :banghead: it worked but took 2 hours for one even hole
unless you have a chisel and a lot of free time.
1 down, 1 to go? 2 hours is better then I did my first time, took me almost 3. Do it a bit at a time, chip away at it /pun.
it'd take you that long (or longer) to drive to my house for me to route the holes for you. I think you can rent one from Home Depot. What kind of animation do you do?
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Philadelphia, Pa i tried a chisel... :banghead: it worked but took 2 hours for one even hole
Crap. I'm just south of Philly but my router is already out on loan...
Check out this place:
http://retoolpa.com/ (http://retoolpa.com/)
It's up 95N near Sesame Place... Great prices on used tools.
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3D animation, right now mostly medical presentation, my heart is in character animation and special effects
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You can buy a router at harbor freight for $25...it is a small trim router and it works great. Sure it is not a name brand unit, but it works great. I have had mine for a little over a year and have used it on numerous projects, both arcade related and otherwise, and it has performed very well.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=44914 (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=44914)
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You can buy a router at harbor freight for $25...it is a small trim router and it works great. Sure it is not a name brand unit, but it works great. I have had mine for a little over a year and have used it on numerous projects, both arcade related and otherwise, and it has performed very well.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=44914 (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=44914)
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Also that dremel kit is pretty nifty...I use that for making signs and small work that requires routing...