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Title: Joystick/button hole size?
Post by: Nightmare03 on July 08, 2007, 01:21:37 pm

Hey!

I haven't got my buttons or joystick yet but im ready to drill the control panel.

When i made a similar thing a while ago, i used a size 32 spade drill bit and the buttons fitted good etc...

Basically im just wondering if all buttons are the same size? So i can drill the holes now and not worry about the buttons not fitting?

Also, what size should the hole be for the joystick?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Joystick/button hole size?
Post by: BobA on July 08, 2007, 01:54:31 pm

1.125 inches is the common button size as well as most joysticks.   Depending on the depth of the CP some people use a 1.25 inch hole for the joystick shaft.  Depends on the specific joystick and its travel and shaft diameter and height.

1.125 inches is a 28 mm spade bit
1.25 inches is a 32 mm spade bit

The buttons threads are commonly 1.10 inches so 1.125 is just right.

Title: Re: Joystick/button hole size?
Post by: Nightmare03 on July 08, 2007, 03:59:29 pm

Thanks ALOT!  :D

Any idea where i can get a basic layout? All im really looking for is joystick +  6 buttons  :dunno

Title: Re: Joystick/button hole size?
Post by: BobA on July 08, 2007, 04:22:41 pm

Some control panel templates accessable from the front page of BYOAC

http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade_downloads.shtml#Miscellaneous (http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade_downloads.shtml#Miscellaneous)

Title: Re: Joystick/button hole size?
Post by: bfauska on July 09, 2007, 01:48:14 am

Here is a post in my desktop CP thread with a PDF of my button template, be sure to print it FULL SIZE if you use it because the buttos are about as close as they can be and if it prints too small you won't have room for the button nuts.

LINK TO MY THREAD (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=63800.msg655399#msg655399)

Title: Re: Joystick/button hole size?
Post by: Nightmare03 on July 10, 2007, 11:27:40 am

Thanks for the replies guys!  :cheers: