MOTM

In a message dated 2/23/2000 6:13:15 PM, fvanaman@... writes:

>http://216.254.23.29/projects.htm

Beautiful cabinet Frank! I doubt mine will look anywhere near as good (if I 
ever get around to building one).


In a message dated 2/23/2000 3:13:41 PM, jlarryh@... writes:

>I think normal and Barlow together would be more amazing <grin>

You're not the first person to say that. In fact, the last time I heard 
something like that I had to respond: "your not so normal either, your Honor! 
Nor are any on this, so called, psychiatric panel. Why don't you all go...." 
but I digress.

So how did you get a big enough hole in a MOTM panel to allow a joystick to 
rotate fully? It looks like my non-computer joysticks (see 2 below) need 
about an inch or more diameter. I'm surprised this joystick thread died as 
quickly as it did, considering the once a month "alternative controller" 
thread which arises here.

Joystick resource:
ALLTRONICS San Jose CA (408) 943-9773  http://www.alltronics.com
1) Kraft two button joystick (PC compatible) $3.95 -- 97C022
2) Joystick -- two 150K pots (these look like they might be for control seats 
or mirrors in a car, they have an old door lock style "stick" with a wide 
diameter head -- maybe 1" -- they aren't spring return) $2.95 -- 93P05

These come from a catalog that is over a year old (but they haven't sent me a 
new one so it's worth a try).

It is quite! I'm hoping everyone is so jazzed about Paul's idea of mounting a 
DB-15 connector, and Celeste's Power Glove idea, that they are all working on 
how to implement these modules.
JB