Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Woodworking => Topic started by: nullb0y on October 07, 2006, 10:28:15 am
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okay so i decided the wood i used for my cp is a bit to thick to have my joysticks mounted on the bottom with art and plexi up top.... so i want to top mount them...
i have no idea where to start they are happs ultimates
also i dont have a router i haven used oen sence wood shop in highschool lol
any idea on a decent one that will last doing one cp? i dont need a lifelong thing here....
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Get a $60 Ryobi Router
do a search here on the Project Announcements for threads by Knievel or Timoe and you should see some good pictures to illustrate the process.
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wow... im gonna screw this up so bad me thinks lol
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eBay Link (http://cgi.ebay.com/Ryobi-1-1-2-hp-Router-R160-No-Reserve_W0QQitemZ290035245636QQihZ019QQcategoryZ20781QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
yes? like this? this is cheap used
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k so i ordered the router 25 bux..... yay for being a cheap skate..... ive never made a cp this thick before mine are usually thin materials lol
anyways my other question is with plexi the overlay shouldnt get damaged by sitting over a recess should it?
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if you only route out the depth of the joystick mounts, then it shouldnt be sitting in a recess ;)
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Just a thought, but if you're going to route something out anyway, why not route from the bottom so the wood where you are mounting is the same thickness as the other CP's you've built? You can take it from there. That way when your routing job isn't super pretty and straight nobody sees it.
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Heres a tutorial on how to make a quick jig to route it out perfectly
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=51235.0
This is why that tutorial should of been stickied.
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great link that :cheers:
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Heres a tutorial on how to make a quick jig to route it out perfectly
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=51235.0
This is why that tutorial should of been stickied.
It is now.