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Dual Trackball CP
coasternuts:
The button layout came from crossing centipede/millipede with golf games.
fogman:
I used 3/4" thick MDF and routed down about 1/4" (so I still had 1/2" thick MDF between the TB and the mounting plate.
Will:
Since I was working on my recessed TB yesterday I can give you some feedback.It is not easy for a newb woodworker luckily I had some help we had to make two templates one for the TB hole and one for the recessed edge for plate to sit on.First we
JThw8:
I learned with time and patience....and wood putty...anything is possible. I dont have a router and I am terrible with woodworking. I wanted the mount plate recessed in the CP so it would be flush and hidden once an overlay was put on it.
I traced the mount and then marked off for the bolts. I centered the trackball over the bolt holes and marked the edges. I then used a jigsaw to cut out the center to fit the trackball and to recess the edges I just used a dremel with a burred griding bit and alot of patience. At the end I used wood filler to blend the edges and now if you run your hand along the top with your eyes closed you cant even tell where the mount plate is. Wood filler is my friend :)
fogman:
Sorry, I was speaking about the recess to keep the trackball high enough - the bottom side recess. I reread the post and realized he was speaking about the top side recess (for the mounting plate). I was working off of GameOver's post. Sorry about that!
As far as the 1/8" thick top recess, yes I agree you would need the hands of a Jedi Master to do it without a template. Have you thought yet about what the layers will be? Meaning, when the mounting plate is recessed, are you going to cover the entire CP with Lexan? In that case, you can cut the shape of the mounting plate out of Lexan, and use that for your recess. Or, you could keep the mounting plate above the lexan, which for me is not a problem.. For others, it is.
Sorry again to all for not reading carefully enough!
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