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Franco:
Thanks. The picture doesnt do them justice really, my pictures seem to go a bit funny when I post them on here.

I originally made the stainless ones but they were a little too 'heavy' for my happ rotaries so i decided to make the aluminium ones which are obviously lighter but less durable (with not being anodised).

Cost is a hard issue really seeing as they are pretty much all one off's. For example if I was to make a similar job for a customer at work you would probably looking at two hours for programming, tool setting, machining and polishing/finishing for a pair which at £75/h ($150) you would be looking at $300 a pair  just for labour :o

Obviously no one is going to pay that but I dont mind making jobs for people in my lunch hours etc or programming etc whilst the machine is running as I do like making jobs for people and get satisfaction from it. Obvioulsy I would still have to charge something for material and a couple of beer tokens though. I see slickstick do them for $35 a piece so I suppose I would have to undercut them and do them for $25 a piece.
northerngames:
can they be done in a anodized blue and a red?

if so how much extra would that be?
Franco:
I looked into anodizing when I was making some car parts for another forum and unless I'm doing batches of 50+ components it isn't cost effective.

You may have some luck if you can find a local anodizing company to put them in with a batch of other components at the same time but its not something that I can do personally, sorry.
vertygo:
Wow, what an amazing response.. this is great!

So the $25 would be for the aluminum ones ? any comments on how durable those would be vs. a standard controller ? Would the concern be for denting or ?

Also, sorry for being such a noob, but what's involved with swapping those for my original 8 way leaf joysticks I have in my cab at the moment?

I'm pretty much on board for 4, how many would would it take to change the price (NOT that I'm complaining at ALL, just curious)

Thanks again.. god I love this forum.
rockin_rick:

--- Quote from: Franco on October 19, 2007, 12:10:45 pm ---Thanks. The picture doesnt do them justice really, my pictures seem to go a bit funny when I post them on here.

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Right click and choose 'view image' (in firefox) and it will show the pic not funny.


--- Quote from: Franco on October 19, 2007, 09:13:38 am ---Left to right: Stainless Steel, Aluminium, Original Happ

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Oh, and also - looking at the pic, it looks like alum is on the left with SS in the middle.  Am I wrong?

Rick
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