Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: wee beastie on November 21, 2002, 12:50:05 am
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ok guys, as I posted earlier, I have a 3" imperial TB, and I'm mounting it in 3/4 MDF. I traced around the trackball housing and jigsawed out the "diagonal football" shape for the housing. It's a tight fit. I did a great job on the jig (if I do say so myself!). It's so tight, in fact, that I'm questioning the necessity of a mounting plate. Can I just put carriage bolts right thru the lexan on my control panel to hold the TB in place? I was also thinking of creating a "cradle" underneath to prevent the TB from putting any gravity stress on the TB.
Has anyone else done this? Will it work? Thoughts, comments, general pains. Please post your opinions.
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Lexan is pretty tough material and doesn't crack as readily as acrylic (plexiglas). If you have a good tight fit it will probably be fine. If you want to make sure that the trackball doesn't put stress on the Lexan, I'm sure you can find a couple spots on the housing of the trackball for a couple of L-brackets. Just secure them on the underside of your panel and I think you'll be all set.
RandyT
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good idea with the L-brackets. Thanks!