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bkenobi:
Machine screws can be countersunk and will hide just fine.  However, you have to access the head with a screw driver, which means that maintenance will damage your overlay.  If, on the other hand, you use machine binding posts or t-nuts (basically the same thing), you will be able to remove components without the need to access the top ever.  Your choice!

LeedsFan:

--- Quote from: bkenobi on November 19, 2010, 05:49:39 pm ---Machine screws can be countersunk and will hide just fine.  However, you have to access the head with a screw driver, which means that maintenance will damage your overlay.  If, on the other hand, you use machine binding posts or t-nuts (basically the same thing), you will be able to remove components without the need to access the top ever.  Your choice!

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This is exactly why I don't permanently stick the artwork to the CP any more. Use a little double sided tape to just hold it in position and you can always remove it later if you need to.

pinballwizard79:
From what I gather there is no way to hide the bolts for top mounted joysticks correct?

It appears the best bet is to router out a spot for the joys on the underside, then recess the top for those flat screws or posts or put those steel thread tubes in from the other side.

Is that about right?

So to top mount a 4 way = bolts on the cp

nitz:
I'm pretty sure groovygamegear sells a joystick bottom mounting kit, you might want to take a look at that.

Neverending Project:
After looking at it some more, I am pretty sure you can drill counter-sink holes in the plastic housing of the Happ 4-ways, enough to keep the machine head screws flush if you top-mount it.


The only real question left is the 8-way Trigger Stick.


You can route a recess for the plate, but there is no way to counter-sink holes in the metal mounting plate. There may be a way to under-mount it, but you would need to leave enough material to hold either a threaded insert, or a screw (probably 0.4-0.5-inches.). It's hard to say if it would effect the throw if you under-mounted it by that much.

Has anyone hidden the bolts on a trigger stick?

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