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Title: Mag Stik Plus - hole size
Post by: Richardgregory on September 11, 2013, 11:31:55 am
I understand that the Mag Stik comes apart in a way that the shaft and mounting plate can be all dislodged.  In that regard I'm thinking whether I should just do that instead of making a hole and feeding the bat stick through.  I will drill a smaller hole such as 1 1/8 and feed the shaft through and then reassemble the unit.   That way, if I ever change joysticks, I'm not left with a larger hole from the Magstik.

I believe the hole size that I need to fit the Mag Stik through is 1 3/8"??
Title: Re: Mag Stik Plus - hole size
Post by: BobA on September 11, 2013, 11:34:20 am
Mag Stik comes apart easily and uses a 1 1/8 hole in my cabs.
Title: Re: Mag Stik Plus - hole size
Post by: Richardgregory on September 11, 2013, 12:33:30 pm
Hmm...a hole size of 1 1/8" will allow the bat top the feed right through?  The bat top seems larger than that.  The specs says 33mm, which I thought would require a 1 3/8" hole
Title: Re: Mag Stik Plus - hole size
Post by: EMDB on September 11, 2013, 12:43:30 pm
Hmm...a hole size of 1 1/8" will allow the bat top the feed right through?  The bat top seems larger than that.  The specs says 33mm, which I thought would require a 1 3/8" hole
Just drill a 1 1/8"hole like for the buttons. Place the shaft after under-mounting the stick:

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/82432150/Retrocade/joysticks_topview.jpg)  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/82432150/Retrocade/joysticks_fits.jpg)

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/82432150/Retrocade/joysticks_final.jpg)
Title: Re: Mag Stik Plus - hole size
Post by: Dawgz Rule on September 11, 2013, 12:52:15 pm
Exactly how I did it as well.
Title: Re: Mag Stik Plus - hole size
Post by: Richardgregory on September 11, 2013, 01:13:28 pm
Thanks all!  Duh on me....I wasn't thinking of dismantling the Mag stik and feeding just the shaft through, but instead envisoned passing the entire Bat top through.  But makes sense doing it this way - :)