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Any interest in custom stainless steel wico sticks.
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XtraSmiley:
Dude I need a long handled Wico SS one.  How do I buy?
VESUVIUS:
Hello all,

First off let me say thanks to Sodapopinksi for his gracious praise. A pleasure to business with.


Now for anyone interested in some custom ball top shafts be it Wico or other manufactures, here is the information I gave to XtraSmiley

(Note the below pricing is for a shaft to fit the Wico base only, others may require a larger and longer pieice of stainless steel stock.) 

The cost is $20 plus shipping for a polished 303 stainless steel shaft with a thermo set resin ball top. I'm now  threading the shafts to screw the ball top on instead of using epoxy. The threads are 6mm with a 1mm thread pitch so you can also use Sanwa/Seimitsu and similar ball tops on the shaft. I can currently make 1 1/2" ball tops in the following solid colors: red, cobalt blue, dark forest green, deep purple, black, brown, burgundy, orange, hot pink and yellow. I can also make the following pearl colors but at about 36mm max diameter: cobalt blue, sea blue, antique green, pewter, copper and a gold-orange color. I also have an artificial jade for a 36mm ball or I have black canvas Micarta which can be 1 1/2 inch diameter. You may view the color of the pearls at masecraftsupply.com. Also note that the pearls and artificial jade are polyester resin as described by the manufacturer. The Micarta is a phenolic thermo set resin and will cost an additional $1.50 since this material is more costly.

Let me please reiterate that I'm not a machine shop and I primarily do this on the weekends. It takes me about a day to make one complete shaft and ball top so depending on orders if there are any of course, it might take a little time to process an order.

Let me know if anyone is interested or if there are any questions and I will give a quote.

At this time I will except paypal, money order or even a personal check. (payment must clear before shipping of course)

Thank you for your time.
XtraSmiley:
OK, so I have a few questions.  What are the colors above that Soda got?  That blue looks cool, but so does the red one as well as the blue in his third pic.  How do I order them?

Also does the SS rust?  What if I use it in a Wico base which has a little rust in it do to the old joystick?  What about the brass?  That looks nice with the green.  Thanks.
VESUVIUS:
Hello,

Soda has sea blue pearl and copper pearl. The blue/purple ball is either from Sanwa or maybe ponyboy. The Stainless will not rust even if you put it in a base that had a rusty shaft previously. The brass will not rust either but it will tarnish so you will have to shine it up once in a while. The brass is also a softer material so if your not careful it could be more easily scratched.  I have to shrink my pics to post the solid colors for you still. It will be just a moment.

Thanks.
NoOne=NBA=:
Another option you might consider would be hollow shafts.
That would let people create their own lighted sticks, or top-fire sticks.
RayB had a nice thing going for awhile machining down Wico top-fire shafts until he ran out.
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