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Spinner or Trackball??
exibar:
use those quick bolts that they use on Winston cup racers... err, Nextel cup race cars. They might not be the cheapest thing, but they would sure work awesome, nice and flat on top when closed and only a quarter turn gets them completely up swap out the panel, quarter turn and your playing again ;-)
DougHillman:
--- Quote from: exibar on September 10, 2004, 08:03:54 pm ---use those quick bolts that they use on Winston cup racers... err, Nextel cup race cars. They might not be the cheapest thing, but they would sure work awesome, nice and flat on top when closed and only a quarter turn gets them completely up swap out the panel, quarter turn and your playing again ;-)
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Dzus fasteners. There are some other brands I think, but Dzus were the innovators and the most popular. I actually considered them for my modular CP panels, but I'm going a different route now I think.
Tailgunner:
--- Quote from: exibar on September 10, 2004, 08:03:54 pm ---use those quick bolts that they use on Winston cup racers... err, Nextel cup race cars. They might not be the cheapest thing, but they would sure work awesome, nice and flat on top when closed and only a quarter turn gets them completely up swap out the panel, quarter turn and your playing again ;-)
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You mean Dzus Fasteners. They came to racing from the aircraft industry, where they've been used since the 40's. They're a pain to install, but I'll agree that they'd be ideal for a swappable panel setup.
As to the original question, I'd go with a spinner if the cab will use a PC monitor, or a trackball if you're using a TV or arcade monitor.
telengard:
--- Quote from: hunky_artist on September 09, 2004, 10:45:09 am ---is velcro strong enough to withstand the pulling and pushing on joysticks? that's an interesting option I hadn't thought of really..
(sorry, didnt mean to highjack the thread, you can answer in pm if you want) :)
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I've used velcro for a few things on my cab, but I personally wouldn't use it to hold down controls. I use it to hold the monitor controls in place. I guess it depends on how rough you are when you play. I can't imagine *just* velcro holding down a joystick. The worst thing I can think of when playing is worrying more about the joystick coming loose than your score. :)
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