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Proper Height of Joystick Above Control Panel

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DaOld Man:
I suggest you take a small piece of the same wood you are using for your CP and drill holes in it and test mount your joystick, see how it feels.
I have routed  1/4" out of 3/4" thick mdf, and on the 1/2" mdf I don't route anything, so I guess my standard is to have JS mounted in a 1/2" thick area, but I cannot say this is the proper or standard way to do it.
It just suites me, and thats what you need to aim for.
I like MDF because not only is it smooth and easy to finish, it is easy to work with and if it says 3/4" thick then it is pretty dad blamed close to 3/4" thick.
Plywood may not be exactly that.
So always measure your material first to make sure you know what you are working with, then to get a feel for what you like, mount the joystick in a piece of scrap and test it for a test drive.

DeLuSioNal29:
It also depends on what brand of joystick you are using.  If HAPP or IL then you can simply mount it from underneath without issues.  If Sanwa or Seimitsu, then you'll need to route out about 1/4".

General rule of thumb, if the joysticks were built for metal control panels, you'll need to route the wood out (1/4" to compensate for 3/4" wood).  However, as others have noted, it's a personal taste.  I for example mount Japanese joysticks (Sanwa) from underneath 1/2" wood without any routing.  I feel they are perfect.  (Hence my suggestions to route out 1/4" from the 3/4" wood).

Alternatively, there are "long shaft" options out there as well where you can change out the shorter shaft of the Japanese joystick.  The throw of the joystick will be different however.

Good luck!

DeLuSioNaL29

lisowskikevin:
Thanks everyone for the advice! I bought 4 X  OMNI 2    4/8 way joysticks.  I'll try out different heights in a test panel.

DeLuSioNal29:
Those were made for metal. So routing would be necessary if you use 3/4" wood.

lisowskikevin:

--- Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on January 29, 2015, 10:27:09 pm ---Those were made for metal. So routing would be necessary if you use 3/4" wood.

--- End quote ---

Crap I had no idea!!! Is that bad to use joys meant for metal on wood?

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