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Silver:

--- Quote from: Barkuti on November 03, 2005, 09:00:30 am ---Huh forgot to ask, how hard do you think rotating a 50 Kg (110 lbs) framed monitor over one of its corners will be? :-\
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Not quite sure exactly what you mean by rotating over one of its corners - Do you mean make the corner the centre point of rotation? This would move the monitor completely to a different place as you rotate it....

To rotate a large monitor is probably going to take a lot more space, as most ways I've seen of doing it involve building a wooden circular frame that is strong enought to support the entire weight of the monitor....
Barkuti:
New, improved and more featured design.

Should I place the trackball buttons at the left side?



--- Quote from: Silver on November 04, 2005, 07:44:07 am ---Not quite sure exactly what you mean by rotating over one of its corners - Do you mean make the corner the centre point of rotation? This would move the monitor completely to a different place as you rotate it....
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How about mounting small wheel(s) on the desired rotating corner of the monitor frame, and same height legs on each opposite corner for stopping/leveling in both horizontal and vertical positions? This would allow simultaneous displacement and rotation of the monitor for recentering, over some kind of platform with rails for the wheels.
It's a compact solution, but may require some muscle for the operation.
Size is the true problem. The damn thing would require a 34" or bigger diameter rotating frame otherwise. :o


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Silver:
I think Im being a bit slow about what you mean for your rotating idea....

I know the setup were you build a strong circular wooden frame round the monitor (to support all the weight) and place wheels round the frame so that it will turn easily with the wheels lying on a wooden support.... But as you say this takes a large amount of space.

Could you draw a diagram of what you mean?
thebrownshow:
I have to admit that I'm not a huge fan of the J-Stick, in fact, I'm currently replacing mine.  The diagonal range is huge, and the movement is definitely very square.  They were nice for their ability to be switched to four-way mode back before the T-Stick Plus came out, but if you're going to be playing lots of four-player brawlers or VS fighting games and don't need to ever switch to four-way mode, I'd absolutely go with something else for all four sticks.

Check out Retroblast's joystick roundup and you'll see what I mean.
Barkuti:
Mmmm, I think the sticks are something more of a personal taste. The Sanwa microswitches of a J-stick are way softer than the ones on the "old" T-stick (it has been updated with softer ones).
I've literally grown using "T-sticks" (actually, genuine IL sticks) at the local arcades, and prefer the longer throw of the J-stick, because coupled with the soft switches allows for easier rotating movements: you don't need to steer the stick all the way, the J-stick is to be "guided".
At least that's the way I feel it.

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