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Title: Happ Super - to Recess or not to Recess?
Post by: DanteBK on October 03, 2004, 12:09:18 pm: I tried using the message board search but it doesn't seem to be working -- so my question: When mounting a Happ Super joystick from beneath the control panel, should I recess or not? Advantages? Disadvantages?

Mostly I want to hear from people who have not recessed: have you been happy with it? Unhappy?

Thanks in advance!
Title: Re:Happ Super - to Recess or not to Recess?
Post by: Sasquatch! on October 03, 2004, 04:14:17 pm: How thick is the wood of your CP? You could always go with like 5/8" instead of 3/4", and that would buy you an additional 1/8" right there.

My first cabinet had non-recessed Supers in a 3/4" control panel, and while they were a little short, I thought they felt fine. I think you might be happier if you recessed them though...
Title: Re:Happ Super - to Recess or not to Recess?
Post by: Minwah on October 04, 2004, 06:36:50 am: Yes - recess for sure.
Title: Re:Happ Super - to Recess or not to Recess?
Post by: big daddy on October 04, 2004, 10:11:49 am: well I have 3/4 in control panel and I went to mount them this weekend and I can't even see how you could NOT recess it with 3/4 in CP. If I follow the instructions that came with the joystick, then I literally have like 1 inch of the joystick protruding through the top of the CP! I'd have to leave out some parts to be able to mount it without recessing :)

But what sucks is I'm following the project arcade book for assembly and I have some blocks that I attached to velcro my CP top down and those blocks are prohibitting me from using the router to recess the joystick. And I've already glued those blocks down so I don't know how I can get them out without tearing up my CP. >:(
Title: Re:Happ Super - to Recess or not to Recess?
Post by: Bgnome on October 04, 2004, 10:21:25 am: if your cp is mdf, you can get in there with a chisel around the border of your recess. then you can kind of dig out the recess layer by layer.
Title: Re:Happ Super - to Recess or not to Recess?
Post by: DanteBK on October 04, 2004, 11:10:29 am: Quote from: bbodin on October 04, 2004, 10:11:49 am
well I have 3/4 in control panel and I went to mount them this weekend and I can't even see how you could NOT recess it with 3/4 in CP. If I follow the instructions that came with the joystick, then I literally have like 1 inch of the joystick protruding through the top of the CP! I'd have to leave out some parts to be able to mount it without recessing :)

But what sucks is I'm following the project arcade book for assembly and I have some blocks that I attached to velcro my CP top down and those blocks are prohibitting me from using the router to recess the joystick. And I've already glued those blocks down so I don't know how I can get them out without tearing up my CP. >:(

I just realized yesterday that I have the same problem. I testfit mine without recessing and don't think it's that bad so I'm gonna go ahead and not recess. I don't think a 1/4" here or there is really that much anyway.
Title: Re:Happ Super - to Recess or not to Recess?
Post by: Chris on October 04, 2004, 02:40:08 pm: Mine are not recessed. They are on a 5/8" CP with 1/8" of Lexan on top for 3/4" total, and for me they're fine.
Title: Re:Happ Super - to Recess or not to Recess?
Post by: MrBond on October 04, 2004, 06:40:30 pm: I'd definitely recess...but that's me :)
here's a good 'ole thread explaining routing or chiseling, complete with animations :)
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=4440 (http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=4440)