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Joystick shaft machining & restoring
crashwg:
You wouldn't necessarilly need to put the skiny end in as to not destroy the handle...
What you could do is take a piece of rod, drill a hole down the center then cut it in half. That could be surrounding the larger part of the rod and would protect the ball top.
NoOne=NBA=:
What is your goal in doing this?
The reason I am asking is that, if your only goal is to make less of the shaft stick up through the CP, a much easier route to go would be to put a spacer between the joystick and the CP to move the base away from the CP.
That is assuming that they are bottom mounted, of course.
This spacer could be as simple as washers on the mounting screws/bolts, or as elaborate as a fully machined spacer plate.
They would all accomplish the same goal.
The only other benefit that I see to shortening the shaft like you are suggesting is that it will shorten the throw on the stick slightly.
I don't think it will shorten the throw enough to warrant sending the stick all over the country, etc... though.
RayB:
Once I sand off the rust, how do I protect the shaft? Do I need to add an sort of polish or clear lacquer?
As for NoOne's query:
--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on June 10, 2004, 03:17:51 pm ---The reason I am asking is that, if your only goal is to make less of the shaft stick up through the CP, a much easier route...[snip!]
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My goal is this... I have a "special" and rare joystick shaft that fits exactly in a Wico arcade joystick base. The only problem is that the "small" end of the metal shaft is about an inch too short, so it doesn't go in far enough for me to be able to put the plastic spacer and "E" clip on it.
Lathing off about an inch of metal would allow it to slide in deeper and then all would be perfect.
What's so special about this joystick? I can't say until I complete my control panel. ;D I only have one of these right now and I need to locate a second... and as I mentioned, they are very rare, so the last thing I want is dozens of people on AC bidding up these rare Ebay listings :-)
I promise though, once I complete this part of my project, I'll document it on a website so others can use my idea.
~Ray B.
NoOne=NBA=:
That makes sense then.
I was just making sure you weren't making alot of work for yourself for nothing.