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Title: T-Stick users, how did you mount it?
Post by: crashwg on July 01, 2004, 09:16:52 pm

I'm almost ready to mount my t-stick and I'm not quite sure how I'm going to do it.

I was considering using t-nuts on the top surface of the cp, but with plans of putting just an overlay "sticker" and no plexi or anything I would think that you'd have divots where the t-nuts are...

Title: Re:T-Stick users, how did you mount it?
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on July 01, 2004, 10:54:13 pm

I just screwed mine to the bottom of the CP.

That worked for me with the bat tops, and the long balltops.
The long balltops may come out a bit short for most people, with no routing.

The short balltops are too short to bottom mount.

Title: Re:T-Stick users, how did you mount it?
Post by: dabone on July 01, 2004, 10:58:05 pm

I've got tstick pluses, top mounted on 5/8 particle board.

Later,
dabone

Title: Re:T-Stick users, how did you mount it?
Post by: vputz on July 01, 2004, 11:58:50 pm

I *was* going to use T-nuts, and then forgot to put them in before putting the top laminate on the CP (/sob).

So I routed out about 1/4 inch of my panel (1/2" particleboard with 1/4" Pergo floor laminate on top) and just screwed them into the particleboard.  I don't reef on the sticks too hard, but I haven't been excessively gentle either, and they have been holding up just fine.  Used pretty fat #10 screws, as I recall.

Doing it over--I'd do the T-nuts.  If you're really concerned about the finish, you may consider a tiny bit of putty to smooth it over.

-->VPutz

Title: Re:T-Stick users, how did you mount it?
Post by: microwrx on July 02, 2004, 02:54:01 am

Bottom mount with carriage bolts.  Routed 1/4" for T-Stick Plus' and 1/2" for T-Sticks to get them the same height.

Title: Re:T-Stick users, how did you mount it?
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on July 02, 2004, 09:14:51 am

I should probably mention that my sticks are mounted into 1x Poplar.
I don't hang off of them, but they definitely get a workout.
I haven't had any problems with them coming loose, or anything in the six months, or so, that they've been on.

If you do go with T-nuts, countersink them slightly, run the bolts all the way up flush with the top of the T-nut, fill the top with putty, and sand it flush with a sanding block or orbital sander.
That will keep the putty out of the thread area on the T-nuts.
As long as you use bolts that are too short to hit the putty with the stick mounted, you shouldn't have any problem with the putty coming loose, or showing a depression.

Title: Re:T-Stick users, how did you mount it?
Post by: crashwg on July 03, 2004, 01:01:33 am

I've got my future-step-father-in-law throwing together a mounting plate that consists of a hole and 4 bolts on a piece of steel.  We'll see I guess.  I'll keep ya updated.