Well I finally finished the complete pendent control. I posted some pics in "endmill, bits, oh my" post of mine. But thought I would start a new one so people can see.
I never realized how easy acrylic was to join. I will be doing it more often when I need to fabricate a box. All you do is line up the joints and squirt some acrylic cement, then capilary action takes over. Sets in about 20 minutes and full hardness in 24 hours. I looked everywhere for a black plastic project box 10" x 8", but the only one I could find that I liked was 10" x 6". The only problem with acrylic is I don't like the look even though I got a piece of black acrylic. So I covered the outside with some high end formica I had lying around.
The pendent control slips onto a rolling carriage that goes the length of the table. I used the Igus bearings I took of the router. So you can slide the controls to where you need them or lift it off the assembly all together.