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Trackballs - whats the diff?
quarterback:
--- Quote from: cholin on February 11, 2005, 07:58:32 pm ---If mounting plates take off another 1/32, then why even put them on?
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quarterback:
Let me follow up here to make sure we're all on the same page:
The trackball is in a thick case. You can either put that case underneath your wood CP and drill through the wood and down through the case or you could put the case on top of the CP and drill down through the case and into the CP (which is what you seem to be saying)
Most people don't want to do the latter because you'd have the entire trackball case and mechanism sitting on top of your CP. The problem with the first setup is that the thickness of the CP makes the ball itself sit too low. If you rout out the bottom of your cp (to make your CP as thin as possible) you run the risk of actually busting through the CP. So, the most common solution is the mounting plate. Instead of putting your trackball under the thick wooden CP, you put it under the thin, sturdy mounting plate.
cholin:
Oh, I think I get it now. You drill a hole big enough for the whole trackball, which would be a big square. Then from there you attach it to the plate only. Thanks alot. I thought that you had the mounting plate, then wood under it, then the trackball. Thanks for clearing that up for me. I planned on doing the second by the way. Is there any way I could perhaps route the top of the wood by around 1/25 of an inch, a little bigger than the plate, and then insert the plate in there so it is flush with the board? Im guessing that would work out.
quarterback:
--- Quote from: cholin on February 11, 2005, 08:15:35 pm --- Is there any way I could perhaps route the top of the wood by around 1/25 of an inch, a little bigger than the plate, and then insert the plate in there so it is flush with the board?
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cholin:
Okay, well here's where I got the idea from:
http://www.willcoxonline.com/mame/controlpanel/controlpanel.htm
If you look under Trackball, you will see that the creator did get ALOT of ball exposed by the way he mounted it. I remembered seeing this and it's results and thats why I brought this up. I figure, why spend cash on a mounting plate when I can get it done custom to the height I like for free! Good idea or no?
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