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jcoleman:
He was able to make translucent ball-tops at one time, too.  Wonder if he'd be able to machine the shafts to fit a T-stick plus...hmmm...has anyone heard what his ETA on Wico-style shafts is?

Coleman

Grasshopper:

--- Quote from: jcoleman on July 20, 2004, 03:37:36 pm ---He was able to make translucent ball-tops at one time, too.  Wonder if he'd be able to machine the shafts to fit a T-stick plus...hmmm...has anyone heard what his ETA on Wico-style shafts is?

Coleman

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What would be really cool would be a universal ball top handle that could be fitted to almost any modern joystick.

Most joysticks currently being manufactured have a 10mm diameter steel shaft (the only exceptions I know about are the original Wico and the perfect 360 both of which, according to Oscar, have a 9.5mm shaft). So it should be possible to manufacture just one type of handle with a 10mm shaft. You could then cut a variety of different grooves into the shaft at different positions for all the different joysticks out there. The circlip would be fitted to a different groove depending upon which type of joystick base you were using the handle with. With a spacer you could even make them height adjustable.

A universal shaft might actually end up being cheaper than one designed for a specific joystick because of larger economies of scale in the manufacturing process.

danny_galaga:
they look great, dont they? has anyone tried lighting these or the ball tops up? with fibre-optics or leds or something? could look pretty cool...

NickS:

--- Quote from: Karman on July 19, 2004, 04:44:03 pm ---
--- Quote from: Hoagie_one on July 19, 2004, 04:01:15 pm ---what is everybody mounting these shells onto?

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http://1uparcade.robandmitsue.com/projects-tronsticks.html

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Can't get this link to work. Does anyone know if it is still available or have this page on their website ?.

Rahzel:
Here's the link fellas http://members.aol.com/specialtyplastic/index.htm

Site just opened up today. He sells replacement Wico ball-top joysticks in 3.5" and 4" and last time I talked to him stainless steels came to about $50 for 4. Prices probably changed though

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