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Main => Woodworking => Topic started by: emb on June 23, 2011, 09:50:08 am

Title: Joystick under-mounting (hiding bolts)
Post by: emb on June 23, 2011, 09:50:08 am

I routed out an area under my control panel for my joystick and just realized that I will need to drill holes to keep the joysticks attached to the control panel.  I have a woodgrain finish and would like to try and hide the bolts if possible. I was thinking about countersinking the holes except that the control panel is already stained the and the first coat of polyurethane has been applied.

Any ideas?(http://tapatalk.com/mu/aefd8156-4487-9f8d.jpg)

Title: Re: Joystick under-mounting (hiding bolts)
Post by: jimmy2x2x on June 23, 2011, 09:56:57 am

Use an insert, like these http://www.davart.co.uk/inserts-multibarb.htm (http://www.davart.co.uk/inserts-multibarb.htm) - drilled and mounted into the underside of your CP.

Title: Re: Joystick under-mounting (hiding bolts)
Post by: DrChek on June 23, 2011, 09:58:59 am

Would something like this help?

(http://www.ultimarc.com/images/mountingkit.jpg)

http://www.ultimarc.com/controls.html#mountingkits (http://www.ultimarc.com/controls.html#mountingkits)

Title: Re: Joystick under-mounting (hiding bolts)
Post by: emb on June 23, 2011, 11:26:34 am

Those look like they will work perfectly! Wow...7 bucks for a couple pieces of metal... Thats quite a profit margin.

Title: Re: Joystick under-mounting (hiding bolts)
Post by: emb on June 23, 2011, 11:30:31 am

Looks like groovygamegear sells mounting kits for about 5 bucks

Title: Re: Joystick under-mounting (hiding bolts)
Post by: Gray_Area on June 29, 2011, 08:00:12 am

Quote from: emb on June 23, 2011, 11:26:34 am

Those look like they will work perfectly! Wow...7 bucks for a couple pieces of metal... Thats quite a profit margin.

Indeed. Why I decided no on that.