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Pros/Cons mounting above/below CP
NiteWalker:
--- Quote from: Apollo on April 22, 2007, 04:51:32 pm ---That's a nice looking little hack there NiteWalker, very tidy.
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Thanks. :cheers:
Even tidier. This is the stick I built for my wife.
Apollo:
oh yeah that's what I'm talkin bout, nice work
bleargh:
--- Quote from: NiteWalker on April 22, 2007, 05:36:09 pm ---Even tidier. This is the stick I built for my wife.
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That's a sweet looking ball top on that stick... almost candy apple red, but with a grid texture. Nice..
Where did you get it? (and what kind of stick do you have it mounted on?)
NiteWalker:
It's a sanwa joystick and the balltop is also a sanwa but they don't make those anymore. I have one more. There also use to be a green balltop with the same grid pattern. I got it from akihabarashop.com. They sell the entire sanwa and seimitsu catalog but orders are only put in every two weeks so it takes a while to get em.
@Apollo: Thanks. :cheers:
Joystick Jerk:
--- Quote from: NiteWalker on April 22, 2007, 05:03:42 am ---I don't like screws alone for mounting joysticks. I feel they'll eventually loosen, especially in MDF. I like to use countersunk machine screws. They sit below the surface so no bolt holes show and artwork can be put right over them. Also the connection is between the machine screws and the nuts holding them in so there's less of a chance for wood failure.
Here's a couple of pics.
The first pic shows the joystick body (Happ competition) mounted and the plexi over it. The second pic if you look at the joystick you can see the machine screws, washers and nuts holding the joystick in place. Very strong connection.
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How do you countersink your joystick bolts? Is there some sort of drill bit that countersinks as well, or do you just use a larger bit to drill out a larger countersuck area?