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Trigger stick mod for Ultimarc U360

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drventure:
Wish I'd thought of this when I started my build.

I ended up grafting a logitech extreme USB stick to a Happ Super mounting plate. It actually worked out better than I thought it would, but it's not removable and it makes my control panel quite tall. When it's getting stuffed into a buffet, that's not a good thing<sigh>. It's made getting everything else to fit tough.

MAybe it's time to reevaluate that part of my cp....


Grrr, I hate you now!  ;)

Endaar:
Love the idea...can't wait to see the finished product.

Chris:
OK, the appropriate nut size is a Metric nut... M10-1.50.  The nut needs to be epoxied to the upper shaft brace, but I'm almost certain that the torque of applying the handle to the shaft will break the nut loose fairly quickly.  I am thinking of filling the bottom of the shaft with polymer clay (Sculpey or Fimo).  Polymer clay will shrink slightly when baked to cure it; I wonder if I can bake it with the nuts inside?

The battery holder adds just enough size to the batteries to make them problematic.  The only place they can really go is flat in the middle of the handle with the buttons, and the only way to do that is to remove one of the screw posts, the one right above the top of the handle.  Will this weaken the stick too much?  I don't think so, but only testing will tell.  I will leave the screw post in the other half; it should press against the batteries and help keep them in place.

This wil leave precious little room for a circut board!  I need to see that mouse circuit board; it's gonna be close, but if it all comes together it will be worth the effort!

severdhed:
i can't wait to see this completed....awesome project

Bender:
I've tried stuff like that with sculpy and femo and the heat will warp the plastic handle and the shrinking is always an issue too
I think an epoxy would work better
they make epoxy puddy that is a similar consistency to clay, it's a two part epoxy that you cut of what you need and knead it to active it
I've used it to bind rocks to metal for a door handle and it's a very strong much stronger than the clay


Can't wait to see this!
had another idea for you
if you drill a small hole in the shaft just below where both handles meet the shaft you could have a use slide a rod in there to hold the shaft still while you screwed the different handles on and off so you don't have to take the whole thing apart each time you want to change the handle, and just keep the rod on top of the cab or somewhere near by

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