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| The cranky hermit:
I don't have a single project. This will be my first, and possibly last one. Is there any way to make the Mrs. Pacman stick swivel like the E-Stik does? |
| paigeoliver:
Swivel? Not sure what you are talking about. It doesn't swivel, it just goes up, down, left, and right like it is supposed to, and it has a short throw so it feels right. You can cut a piece of sheet metal off an old computer case to make a mounting plate. Heck, you can use an old computer case as a standalone panel if you want to. |
| OSCAR:
For a dedicated 4-way, I vote for the Ms.Pac/Galaga stick too. It has a very nice feel and I think the throw on it is perfect. I haven't used any of the Ultimarc sticks yet, but in my experience with the Suzo 500 the rotating restrictor truncates the throw too much because it needs to be both an 8-way and a 4-way, and the geometry created by the physical size of the restrictor cutout doesn't give an even throw. My study drawings of the Suzo 500 restrictor can probably explain this better: http://www.oscarcontrols.com/suzo500/suzo500_4way.jpg http://www.oscarcontrols.com/suzo500/suzo500_8way.jpg |
| The cranky hermit:
Ok, I'm sold. But I've never worked with metal before, so I need to know how to make the mounting plate. What shape and size does the piece of metal have to be? What kind of metal? How thick? Do I need to put holes in the piece of metal? How do I cut it? |
| The cranky hermit:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on June 12, 2003, 08:32:55 pm ---Swivel? Not sure what you are talking about. It doesn't swivel, it just goes up, down, left, and right like it is supposed to --- End quote --- I was referring to the E-Stik's ability to rotate 45 degrees, AKA Q*Bert mode. |
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