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ROTARY T-STIK PLUS (PLUS) - Willy Wonka Edition
Silver:
Hmmm does anyone have any ideas for extending the shaft of a joystick - I'm looking to implement something like this hack on my J-sticks, but the shaft is short and has a different end than the t-sticks. ("J-stick has an e-clip to retain it (rather than a nut like the T-Stik)")
I don't really have any tools for drilling into the shaft itself. I'm considering a simple superglue option done with care'n'clamps....
wj2k3:
Mount a piece of plastic (as mentioned acouple posts earlier) but have it click against the gear on the mouse, instead of the stick. Then you don't have to worry about the movement of the stick.
Stingray:
I came late to this party, but I just wanted to say that this is perhaps the nuttiest hack I've yet seen on this site. mr.Curmudgeon is my new hero. Well done!
-S
BuZz880:
I started to build one of the original Mr. Curmudgeon versions of this hack last night and the one problem I have so far is the T-Stick PLUS option does not work because the plastic gear does not genereate enough friction against the u-shaped metal piece of the T-stick to turn the lever from 4/8 way locking position. Basically the gear just turns with the shaft and the locking mechanism stays put... I tried it with and without the lock washer and also tried filing both surfaces to rough them up and create some friction. I may try super glue but wondered if anyone had found a more creative solution to this same problem?
TIA
Minwah:
--- Quote from: Silver on November 10, 2004, 07:03:34 am ---Hmmm does anyone have any ideas for extending the shaft of a joystick - I'm looking to implement something like this hack on my J-sticks, but the shaft is short and has a different end than the t-sticks.
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Shaft coupler. You would slide it over the existing shaft, and tighten up a grub screw, then slide in the new shaft (same diameter) into the other half of the coupler, and do up another grub screw.
...where you would get one from in the UK I have no idea tho :(
If you figure anything out be sure to post...I'd given up on this mod for the J-Stik...