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Title: Ultimarc Trackball (Is it ok to do this)
Post by: bsgamble on June 23, 2006, 08:02:55 pm

Has anyone tried this or is it safe to do this?  I was thinking about taking the top peace of plastic off (just the piece that helps hold the trackball in place) to make the ball be more exposed through my plexi-glass.  The ball still stays in place just fine and is still turning the gears as it should.  Anyone see a problem with doing this?

Title: Re: Ultimarc Trackball (Is it ok to do this)
Post by: horseboy on June 23, 2006, 09:54:33 pm

Check out the Mega Super Duper Huge 4 Player Cocktail in the Project announcements section. That is what he did.

Title: Re: Ultimarc Trackball (Is it ok to do this)
Post by: Hurray Banana on June 24, 2006, 05:52:04 am

I did this with mine, make sure you put some spacers on the 4 mounting bolts so you can fasten it tight to the underside of the control panel otherwise it will come loose.

Also make sure the encoder wheels don't touch the underside of the control panel, I routed out a small length for each wheel so I could mount the ball higher.

Sorry no pics

Title: Re: Ultimarc Trackball (Is it ok to do this)
Post by: bsgamble on June 24, 2006, 12:09:25 pm

Thanks a ton.  I got it mounted nicely :) Still trying to tweak my first machine to exactly be how I want it.  Ive really enjoyed building this thing!