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markronz:
Hello everyone-
     I will soon be creating my second control panel and I just have a quick question about the plexi glass.   On the first control panel, I didn't have any, so this is new to me.   On this one, I am thinking about putting some plexiglass on top of it, and I am just wondering if I need to install any extra bolts to hold it down.   I will be bottom mounting my joysticks, so there will be no bolts there.   I will have a trackball mounting plate though.   My question is, do you think that merely having the buttons and the trackball on top of the glass is sufficient to hold the plexiglass in place?  Or do you think I'd need extra bolts.   I just don't want the people using the arcade machine to be able to pick up the plexi at all.   

Let me know what you think!

Thanks
-Mark

ahofle:
Buttons usually do a pretty good job of holding it down, although I have a couple recessed screws at the top of mine as well.  Also, I would recommend not having your trackball plate showing.  Looks much better recessed and under the CP artwork/lexan.

Malenko:
MKII, MK3, KI1,KI2, etc all have bolts into the plexi from the factory

Kman-Sweden:
I'd say that you don't need any bolts. Buttons do the job.

garnerb350:
This is one subject that been pondering in my head...I know that buttons would hold the pexi down...but wouldnt you need something to hold the edges down?...say for example somebody just goes to it and pulls up on the edge...CRACK!

Next cab that i want to do, I want to have pexi overlay, and that thought has always bothered me...

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