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jasonbar:
Howdy-

Interest check on new product: SWYM: Star Wars Yoke Mount. Lets you clamp your Star Wars yoke to your control panel (or any desk or table).

Pitches the yoke up at 50 degrees from mounting surface. Original Atari Star Wars arcade game put it at 45 degrees from horizontal. My cabinet's control panel slopes down 10 degrees, putting the yoke at 40 degrees. Clamp it to a desk/table & it's at 50 degrees.

SWYM consists of 2 parts:
1 - Sheet metal box, waterjet, bent, & welded. 4 flush PEM nuts support a RAM Controls USB interface PCB.
2 - Sheet metal waterjet back panel cover snaps in without fasteners.


SWYM design goal was to minimize outer volume, resulting in less material, lower cost, lighter weight, easier storage, & a form that mimics the size/style of the yoke. Therefore, assembly is not for the weak of heart or the impatient. Ease of assembly was compromised in favor of the aforementioned benefits--fortunately, once it's assembled, it's assembled!

I've got some quotes on fabrication: material supply, cutting, bending, & welding, but not finishing ( Rev A prototype powder-coating courtesy of http://carbonraceparts.com/. ). The price drops dramatically as quantities increase, so I'm hesitant to mention prices yet, but expect a USD 3-digit price, with a "1" in the hundreds place.


I want to gauge interest on purchasing this product. I can't get into the yoke/PCB/hardware business. I am offering just the metal mount parts. You supply the yoke, the USB cables, the PCB, the bar clamp, & all the fasteners. My top assembly drawing bill of materials will detail out the hardware as used on my setup, for easy purchase, but you may choose to use alternate fasteners, feet, clamp, cabling, etc.

I know that this is extremely niche, especially given the scarcity of the RAM Controls PCB. I'm open to being commissioned to modify this design somewhat for you, or to a more generic design that may have a wider audience.


Thank you,
-Jason

PS--If you like what you see, hit me up if you wish to hire me for some design & fabrication work.

jasonbar:
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jasonbar:
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PL1:
Perhaps the mounts should be spaced for a KADESTICK PCB instead of the SCAM controls PCB.   ;D


Scott

jasonbar:
Fine idea. I went with what I had on hand for my setup, & I had bought a RAM Controls PCB a while back. I'm not au courant on the Kadestick PCB. Is that the standard interface these days?

If so, I'm happy to throw that option in--it looks to be much smaller than the RAM Controls PCB & the whole SWYM design might even be tightened up a little bit more, as I had to scooch the PCB mount back enough so the big fat Molex connector pair where the adapter harness plugs into the RAM PCB wouldn't interfere with the yoke large gear.

So, that's an easy change & can be the new standard if people chime in & there's demand for a run.

Thanks,
-Jason

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