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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: krick on March 26, 2004, 11:01:48 pm
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I know this has probably been discussed to death but I can't seem to find any really good threads on the subject.
I'm making a new control panel. My cab has a 3/4" MDF control panel. The current joysticks look very much like Happ Competition sticks. I don't see any identification on them so I'm not sure. Anyway, the're just bolted to the underside of the panel using carriage bolts through the top of the MDF. There's a layer of plexi on top of the control panel. I don't think I will use plexi on my new panel.
I plan on getting new sticks, possibly the T-Stick Plus model from Ultimarc. From what I've read, I'll need to rout out a depression on the underside of the panel so that the thickness is only 1/2".
Can I just bolt them down with carriage bolts? Will 1/2" MDF be strong enough?
Should I be using a metal plate like this?...
http://www.dameon.net/BBBB/joyplate2.jpg (http://www.dameon.net/BBBB/joyplate2.jpg)
I saw that some people were able to attach joysticks without screw heads showing. I would much rather have this than carriage bolts. What hardware is used to do this? Where do I get it/them? Again, will 1/2" of MDF be strong enough?
Any tips and tricks that people can impart will be greatly appreciated.
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Oh my god!!!
This is the 3rd post about mounting joysticks in the last 24 hrs!!
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=17537
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=17412
Yes a 1/2 inch of MDF will support the joysticks
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Oh my god!!!
This is the 3rd post about mounting joysticks in the last 24 hrs!!
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=17537
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=17412
Yes a 1/2 inch of MDF will support the joysticks
Yeah. Well, the first thread went off on a tangent about mounting a J-PAC. And the second turned into a religious debate about using 1/2" plywood vs 3/4" MDF.
What I really need is information about the hardware involved and what my options are.
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I saw that some people were able to attach joysticks without screw heads showing. I would much rather have this than carriage bolts. What hardware is used to do this? Where do I get it/them?
Tee-nuts (http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=tee+nuts) - you would screw in the joysticks from the bottom of the CP using them. I would imagine a good hardware store would have them, but I've never looked.
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Home Depot has T-Nuts. (If there is one near you)