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Main => Woodworking => Topic started by: Richardgregory on September 11, 2013, 05:33:59 am
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Without using a router what other method - technique can be used to hollow out a control panel for a joystick? And how would one go about starting it.
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Drill a bunch of holes, using a drill bit, spade bit, hole cutter etc, then clean out what's left with a good chisel.
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Thanks - that kinda affirms what I suspected. But I guess many hours later as compared to a few mins with a router.....oh well.
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Depending on the thickness of your panel I've seen some under-mounted directly to the wood with a longer joystick. So you could just drill a hole. :dunno
That said you might be able to rent or borrow a router. In my area there are a couple agencies that rent out tools.
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You don't need to drill more than one hole if you have a compass/keyhole saw. Being that this is a $4 saw, there is no reason to not buy one.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Keyhole-saw.jpg/800px-Keyhole-saw.jpg)
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Oh, second read I see you probably are referring to flush mounting as well. Chisels all the way. If you ever worked with chisels, it really is not bad. only 5 minutes or so.
Here, this is how to mortise a hinge with a chisel, it would be the same process for chiseling out a mortise for a flush mount joystick plate, you would just do it after you cut out your main hole.
http://www.finehomebuilding.com/how-to/articles/mortising-hinge-chisel.aspx (http://www.finehomebuilding.com/how-to/articles/mortising-hinge-chisel.aspx)
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If you were building a CP from scratch, you could glue thinner pieces together. So for example, if you wanted a 3/4" CP with a 1/4" deep area routed out, you could use 1/4" and 1/2" thick pieces. Then you could cut out the region you wanted in the 1/4" piece, then glue it to the 1/2" piece. End result would be a 1/4" deep recessed area.
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Thanks for the tips folks......+ the link really helped! Well, before the time of routers, I'm sure woodworkers restored to chisels and other tools to make things possible, so I'm going to go that way. I can see how much it'll cost to rent a router, and I don't know if I want to go out and buy one just for this purpose.
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I think I picked up my router for $25 off of craigslist, worth it in the long run.
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Start by chain drilling like Macattack mentioned earlier.
Use a Dremel tool (preferrably using the Dremel router accessory) to clean up the edge.
Scott
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If you were building a CP from scratch, you could glue thinner pieces together. So for example, if you wanted a 3/4" CP with a 1/4" deep area routed out, you could use 1/4" and 1/2" thick pieces. Then you could cut out the region you wanted in the 1/4" piece, then glue it to the 1/2" piece. End result would be a 1/4" deep recessed area.
Excellent idea there shponglefan :applaud:
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What a briliant idea. Definitely a different way to look at it.