Re: Ideas for Tron Type Trigger Joystick, comments please!

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: : I heard my name... :) : Hello Marshall, : If you can find a comfortable and sturdy designed stick set for the PC, you may be able to get away with attaching them to a happ stick. : A few things to be carefull of... : * Cost - If you spend 10$ each on cheesy sticks, that 20$ + the 10$ plus shipping on a regular happ stick. If you mess up, there goes like 40$ down the drain :( Plus you would have to start again and buy more cheese parts... ect... : * Strength... some cheese sticks are not very strong, and may also be very hard to mount to the happ joy. : * Tools - To mount the thing you will need a power sander of some sort... or be Very good with a small hacksaw to shave the happ flat. Be carefull how close you shave or you will be left with only metal - and that will be a lot trickier. : Also - use Very small woodscrews or you will have big troubles. You should predrill and puncture the metal just a tad for a secure fit. : * Accuracy - be carefull of wires getting pinched. Use Thick speaker wire, or that telephone like spiral wire, so it doesnt break so easily. : The rotation is actually a nice feature. It feels very loose, and easy on the wrist :) : - Pick a stick with good buttons. Some buttons may break easily resulting in repeating the awefull process! :P : 90$ is almost a godsend sompared to the work I had to do to make those sticks. hehe Each took several hours of painstaking work. Still, Im glad I did it. It was a cool challenge, and they turned out pretty good :) : I wish you the best of luck. : 'If you put your mind to it, there is nothing that you can not do' : : Xiaou2 : :) : :

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