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SirPeale:
You know a reproduction part that would really go over well?  Replacement Wico leaf switches for joysticks.

Ginsu Victim:

--- Quote from: Daviea on June 18, 2009, 03:22:26 pm ---Hmmm....

Well, so far I've been called:

...a little OCD (I'm not sure....my wife calls me ODD)
...a head game playing girl (take a bow mytymaus007)
...a smurf poop artist (thanks friz -- made me laugh with this one)
...insane (ok, maybe a little)

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Let me add one:

...a really good guy.

Despite past mistakes, you're committed to providing products that others would never bother with. I'm glad we have you in the community.  :cheers:

Daviea:
It's on my massive to-do list.  I never did get any original NOS leaf switches to look at from anyone, so it's way, waaay down the list.

I already know how to make them, I just need originals to take measurements from.  I also need to do some legwork to figure out price points (as in how much is TOO much to sell them for?)...

It's very possible that someone else might get to these before I have a chance.  It seems more like something that Randy at GGG would take on....  He seems to go after smaller one-off parts and this part seems ideal for him.  My targets tend to be much more complicated, multi-part projects.  I definitely bit off a lot of work when I dove into the Star Wars yoke and the 720 controller.  I'd still be willing to look at and research the leaf switches if I had an original part handy....but it really would need to be NOS so I could get GOOD measurements from it.

David Adams
RAM Controls


--- Quote from: SirPeale on June 18, 2009, 03:32:13 pm ---You know a reproduction part that would really go over well?  Replacement Wico leaf switches for joysticks.

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Kevin Mullins:

--- Quote from: Daviea on June 18, 2009, 02:49:49 pm ---I think it would be a real eye opener for many if they could see the entire process.

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Absolutely.  :cheers:

And knowing that setbacks can and WILL happen regardless of how well planned out or sourced out the process may be.
Also not to forget the quality aspect, which is one thing that has been lacking in mass production these days. So it's good to see someone being as anal about the quality of their product as you seem to be. (lord knows I am)

Guys..... this ain't the kind of stuff you wittle out with a pocket knife sitting on the front porch.  ;)

Daviea:
It's kind of hard to grasp how this kind of work was done in the old days when CNC lathes, CNC mills and CNC routers weren't around.  Can you even imagine doing all of this by hand?  No thanks!  LOL

That said, even with all the snazzy automated tools we have today, there are still hurdles to get over with making parts.

I'll have a few more pics I'll share later this evening.  I snapped off a few while I was in the shop. :-)

Stay tuned.

David Adams
RAM Controls


--- Quote from: Kevin Mullins on June 18, 2009, 03:49:11 pm ---And knowing that setbacks can and WILL happen regardless of how well planned out or sourced out the process may be.
Also not to forget the quality aspect, which is one thing that has been lacking in mass production these days. So it's good to see someone being as anal about the quality of their product as you seem to be. (lord knows I am)

Guys..... this ain't the kind of stuff you wittle out with a pocket knife sitting on the front porch.  ;)

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