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Title: cocktail control panel depth??
Post by: squirrellydw on March 30, 2006, 03:16:05 pm

OK, I am now ready to start building my control panels for my cocktail table.  I am building them out of 3/4 inch mdf and my questions is how deep/tall should they be?  I need to be able to mount a 3 inch trackball from GGG, twister from GGG, 360 joysticks and electric ice buttons from GGG.  How many inches do I need to mount these, 4"??

Thanks

Title: Re: cocktail control panel depth??
Post by: rackoon on March 30, 2006, 04:08:34 pm

I believe that commercial tables are 4" thick.
Although, If you CP is 3/4 then that leaves you with 3 3/4 without a bottom piece.

I suppose that one could make it any size as long as all your sticks fit inside. I made some out of cardboard first and smaller that 4" looks weak. I tried 7 1/2 because I had left over oak play-wood left over that was this size. But If you go too fat one wont have room for knees and coin door. Plus it looks top heavy. I finally went back to 4" but I have metal CPs that give me more room than you will have.

The deepest joystick I could find was the Happ's top fire and I think it hangs down about 3.5 inches due to the extra switch on the bottom.

As for track balls, I got a Happs GT and it sits about 3" below the CP. But a bestson I don't have a clue.

Good luck!

Title: Re: cocktail control panel depth??
Post by: squirrellydw on March 30, 2006, 04:20:48 pm

so you think as long as the inside depth is 4 inches I should be ok?