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Title: Bolt/screw question
Post by: Yander on January 24, 2004, 06:24:01 pm

What do ypu guys use to hold down plexi glass or lexan to the top of your control panel?

Also does crystalite work as well as lexan?

Title: Re:Bolt/screw question
Post by: TalkingOctopus on January 24, 2004, 07:11:29 pm

None of the above.  I depend on my pushbuttons and trackball mounting place to hold it down.  It holds it down perfectly and you can not lift it if you tried.  However, I have a large 4 player control panel with buttons near some of the edges.

Title: Re:Bolt/screw question
Post by: Yander on January 25, 2004, 10:26:54 am

That never occured to me. I might try that even though I only have a 2 player CP.

Title: Re:Bolt/screw question
Post by: Brad Lee on January 25, 2004, 02:40:21 pm

I used these (http://www.mcmaster.com/asp/DisplCtlgPage.asp?ReqTyp=CATALOG&CtlgPgNbr=3039&CtlgEdition=&sesnextrep=401183448429945&ScreenWidth=1280&McMMainWidth=924), one on each corner

I think they look pretty good, almost just liek rivets on a CP

The ones n the middle of the page, not the first pcitures

Title: Re:Bolt/screw question
Post by: TalkingOctopus on January 25, 2004, 04:39:13 pm

Quote from: Yander on January 25, 2004, 10:26:54 am

That never occured to me. I might try that even though I only have a 2 player CP.

If you do try it, a push button wrench may be helpful to get the buttons fastened really well.  Here is an example of one:

http://www.happcontrols.com/pushbuttons/53800300.htm (http://www.happcontrols.com/pushbuttons/53800300.htm)