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Dave's analog stick/hack
SNAAAKE:
NO!%^
what i wanted to know is how much was the actual analog joystick?
ya know the onces happ sells for $160...that price is way too funny for me >:(.
Dave_K.:
Ya, happ's analog stick (with ultimate handle) is insanely expensive. Looks like they just dropped the price to $116.
http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/50287600.htm
But when you can make something similar like I did (or Xiaou2 did), why pay that much? I'm curious what happ's feels like (amount of throw and resistance).
AGarv:
Very, very nice Dave!
I wonder if there are any playstation specific single handle flight sticks that you could do the same with? Those twin sticks are a bit hard to come by.
Where did you get the baking plastic from?
For whoever asked about getting this to work with the dreamcast, just buy a $10 controller adapter. IMO any console controls should be hacked to psx dual shock; you can get cheap converters to use them on a pc, xbox, gamecube, n64, you name it and there's a PSX adpater for it.
Dave_K.:
You can get "Fimo" from any Michael's art supply store (make sure you get the original and not the "soft" version). After baking/curing its solidly attached to the head of the galvinized bolt.
Yeah, these big analog sticks are hard to come by...but they come up from time to time on ebay (and for 9.99 when nobody else is looking ;D). The next best thing I'd think would be to try hacking a used Madcatz Panther (single grip) playstation joystick. I've actually seen used Dreamcast versions going really cheap at Gamestop/Software Etc... But I'm not sure how easy these will be to mount to a control panel (the sony sticks have a flat base with perfect holes for screws).
These sticks should hook up to any console analog controller. But as everyone is aware, hacking to a Dual Shock 2 gives you the ability to buy a converter for any other console platform.
eightbit:
Can you post a pic of the finished panel?
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