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seanwheels:
Hello,  i am  sorry  if it appears I am not keeping up yesterday I was sent  to the hospital with a fever.I   am  back home now and will try to get  caught up..SEAN
RetroJames:

--- Quote from: seanwheels on December 16, 2004, 04:30:17 pm ---Hello,
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Hiub1:
OK, I just looked over the whole thread once again. I am good with a soldering iron, and should be able to hack a ps2 controller with NO problems. I also have a PS2 here at my house, so we can do any testing if need be, and I am sure I can borrow needed games from friends if I do not have the needed games. I really think that if we plan this all out, and have good plans of what we need to do, we can most definetly put it together with some clever thinking. 1hookedspacecadet, could you send me a basic summary of everything that the controller has to implement? I just read over the whole thread, but everything changed so much that I am not sure of everything that will be put on. I could also give you some suggestions on the actual construction of the controller as well as what materials might work.

Keep up the good work people, I am sure Sean and anybody else we might be able to help will really appreciate this.
RetroJames:

--- Quote from: Hiub1 on December 16, 2004, 05:30:06 pm ---1hookedspacecadet, could you send me a basic summary of everything that the controller has to implement? I just read over the whole thread, but everything changed so much that I am not sure of everything that will be put on. I could also give you some suggestions on the actual construction of the controller as well as what materials might work.

Keep up the good work people, I am sure Sean and anybody else we might be able to help will really appreciate this.

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The PS2 for testing is also a huge plus!

Regarding the materials, I am most comfortable working with wood, and 3/4 ply or mdf is usually my choice, but we will need to be aware of the weight as this will sit on Sean's lap. 

I also would be interested to know if we should put some sort of angle brackets on the sides to hang the cp off of Seans wheelchair arms if that is possible. 

I am assumming that Sean has no feeling in his legs, but I would think it would still be detrimental to have alot of weight on his lap for circulation etc.

Once we finalize the design we can estimate how much wood we would use and the corresponding weight.  If needed we can come up with some creative ways to shave the weight down if needed.

We might consider using 3/4 ply (a little lighter than MDF) then route areas out on the inside of the chassis to remove uneeded weight while maintaining good strength of course.

Hiub1:
That would not be a problem. I am also comfortable with working with metal, and during school I have access to a full metal shop. It would be cool if we could make it out of metal, but I am not 100% comfortable with doing this, it just seems that if we screw up it will be expensive and labor intensive to start over. If anything, to reduce weight, we could use 1/2' MDF and just brace it to be strong enough, or some sort of hardwood that we can use that is thinner but still strong.
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