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Title: 4 way tip.
Post by: paigeoliver on November 13, 2004, 11:46:28 am
If you have a Happ super and a Ms. Pac-Man reunion stick you can just swap the handles to either get a shorty balltop 8-way or a true 4-way with a long bat top.

I just tried it, it works fine. I might swap out my Wico for one of these just to match my other 2 sticks.
Title: Re:4 way tip.
Post by: paigeoliver on November 13, 2004, 11:52:02 am
Edit. It only works one way, You can make the bat top 4-way, but you can't make the ball top 8-way, it doesn't work no matter how you swap parts around.
Title: Re:4 way tip.
Post by: subzero23 on November 13, 2004, 12:03:46 pm
What is the maximum thickness you can install a Ms. Pac-Man reunion joystick?

I was thinking about routing to 1/8" (or thicker if possible) + the 1/8" plexiglass = 1/4"
Title: Re:4 way tip.
Post by: paigeoliver on November 13, 2004, 12:27:01 pm
Maximum thickness is METAL. And you won't want to use plexi with one of these either. The shaft is incredibly super short.
Title: Re:4 way tip.
Post by: subzero23 on November 13, 2004, 12:40:07 pm
What thickness metal then?
Title: Re:4 way tip.
Post by: spiffyshoes on November 13, 2004, 12:49:36 pm
If you were using the longer handle from the Super would you be able to bottom mount the PacMan stick?
Title: Re:4 way tip.
Post by: paigeoliver on November 13, 2004, 12:51:33 pm
If you use a super handle you can mount it normally in a wood panel. A Reunion stick is essentially a true 4-way super with a different handle. That is why you can swap the handle.
Title: Re:4 way tip.
Post by: quarterback on November 20, 2004, 06:27:10 pm
If you have a Happ super and a Ms. Pac-Man reunion stick you can just swap the handles to either get a shorty balltop 8-way or a true 4-way with a long bat top.

I just tried it, it works fine. I might swap out my Wico for one of these just to match my other 2 sticks.

Does this last sentence mean that I could use a Wico leaf balltop in place of the short Ms. Pac reunion stick (to get a more reasonable height through a wood cp)?
Title: Re:4 way tip.
Post by: paigeoliver on November 20, 2004, 07:05:51 pm
No, Wico handles don't fit happ bases, the shaft is the wrong diameter.