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Gorrila Glue = No Bolts for joys
severdhed:
i mounted my joysticks from the bottom of my wooden panel using wood screws. they have held up just fine, and there are no holes in the top of the panel at all. and they are easy to remove if you need to replace/repair something.
brandon:
T-nuts are nice.. and its not anti-classic or anything.. My Robotron cabinet has T-Nuts and I've seen other classic machines with them as well. It personally preference but like everybody else said I wouldnt do anything perminent and I dont think glue will hold up as well as a mechanical attachment.
ids:
Just tried under mounting with 1/4" chicago bolts - drilled a 3/16" hole for the outer piece - works like a charm, I think I'll be going with this.
patrickl:
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I'm just thinking though... I will have a a 5/8" MDF CP with a 1/8" sheet of Lexan on top. If I recess the bottom of the CP by 1/4" then countersink the bolt holes y 1/4" on top, isnt that going to mean there is only 1/4" MDF actually holding on to these sticks? Since so many people use this method, I would assume its still quite strong, but sort of makes me cringe... After reading some other threads I'm now thinking of doing a 1/4"recess on the bottom with some T-nuts flush mounted on top.
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Finally tracked down some Tee Nuts at Lowes tonight and noticed that they all came in 1/2" deep sizes. Along the same lines as the above query... If you have a 5/8" MDF CP, recess the sticks on the bottom by 1/4", then use these 1/2" Tee Nuts on top to flush mount on top of the CP, there will literally be no MDF inbetween the stick base and the thread of the tee nut... is this how others have done it? (or did you use 1/4" tee nuts?)
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I used 1/4" deep t-nuts
spacies:
Bolts all the way.
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