WTB: Wico 4 way red ball leaf joystick

[slbailey]

Starting my next cabinet build and apparently these things have become hard to find.  If anyone knows where I can find a good Wico 4 way leaf stick (pac man, donkey kong, galaga, etc.) let me know.

Steve

[Ginsu Victim]

Do you specifically need Wico? www.groovygamegear.com has excellent 4-way leafs.

[deadmoney5]

I have a NOS 4-way Wico that I never use, but it's a light blue ball.

[chopperthedog]

Might help to give your panel type (wood or steel) for shaft length purposes. The 3 games you mentioned all used completely different designs none of which were made by wico.


good day.

[slbailey]

Was going to be a wood panel since that's what my last one was.  I wanted Wico because that's what I had last time.  Maybe I'll do more research into other options before committing.  Didn't think home made steel panels were a realistic possibility.

[Malenko]

Might help to give your panel type (wood or steel) for shaft length purposes. The 3 games you mentioned all used completely different designs none of which were made by wico.


good day.

and Galaga was a two way

[Slippyblade]

Didn't think home made steel panels were a realistic possibility.

With the availability of and relative ease of access to CNC and laser/water-jet cutting, I'd say they are very realistic.  Probably not cheap, but realistic.

[Paul Olson]

Didn't think home made steel panels were a realistic possibility.

With the availability of and relative ease of access to CNC and laser/water-jet cutting, I'd say they are very realistic.  Probably not cheap, but realistic.

Definitely not cheap in low quantities, but they are certainly possible. Last year, I ordered 30 joystick mounting plates (mount the joystick to the plate, then mount the plate to a wood panel), with a center hole and 8 threaded studs. They were $10 each at that quantity. I needed a couple of different plates, so I got quotes last week. In quantities under 5, the same plate is $38.40.

A standard layout would be 16 holes and 8 threaded studs. Add in a trackball, and it is 4 more studs and a hole.

It is still only one setup though, and that is the expensive part. If there is bending to shape at the edges, that would be a bit more. I would guess that it would be about $100-150 for a 24" panel.

[Brian74]

I have one, what are you willing to pay? pm me if you are interested

[Brian74]

So I take it, you arent interested?