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jcroach:
Hello,  I just purchased a Wico leaf joystick, but it hasn't arrived yet.  I understand these were origionally designed for metal control panels. 

I'm designing a wood control panel.  Most likely from 1/2" or 3/4" MDF.  I don't have a router readily available.  Will it be essential that I route out my control panel to set this joystick closer to the surface? What's the maximum percentage of the width of the control panel that I can take out and it still be structurally sound? 1/4? 1/3? 1/2?

I've also seen some longer joystick shafts.  Who makes these?  Anyone have any advice on venders? What length shaft wuld I get for a control panel made out of 1/2" wood? How about 3/4" wood?

Any advice you all could give me would be appreciated.
Goz:
You can try ponyboy he has a BUY/SELL/TRADE thread for new WICO balltops and I beliee had some 4" long shafts instead of the std 3.5" shafts.

-Goz
quarterback:

--- Quote from: jcroach on June 20, 2005, 11:34:47 am ---Hello,
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jcroach:

--- Quote from: quarterback on June 20, 2005, 11:48:49 am ---Are you saying you understand that the specific joystick you've purchased was designed for a metal cp or are you saying you understand that ALL Wico leaf joysticks were designed for meatl cps?

If it's the latter, then you are not correct.
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RayB:
It's not that bad using them as short sticks. You might have to make the hole on your CP a big bigger, but so what.
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