SOFT spring? I have seen hard springs and standard springs, but never any ‘soft’ springs. I’ll get back to you after a quick research.
A deformed ‘L’ setup actually. something like this 0 0 0
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It appears to look arched, the first button is dropped off the remaing button that are pretty much lined horizontally.
in case people are wondering, this is what the inside of a mas stick lookes like
well if ur reading this now that’s either you bookmarked the thread or you just realized that the thread got moved. i was the latter(i think i used it rite 
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I havent tried opening up a P360 joystick, but if u want a soft spring, u can always order the soft spring (might also be called standard spring) for the ultimate joystick from Happ controls. Just find out the product number and u can order it separately.
everyone go post in the thread i made about bob roberts and convex PB’s and P360 joysticks. u have to show him that there is a high demand for those parts.
anyone know an easy and cheap pc gamepad i could hack? i cracked open my old gravis gamepad pro(cheap lil thing, like $10) and finding the ground connections on that thing is killer even with a voltmeter. the sidewinder on kevin’s badass site is great but i can only find the usb version now and that things $25. $25 i don’t feel like parting with 
I have a gravis gamepad pro USB PCB that I wired up but dont use anymore (I converted my PC stick to a DC stick). Its wired up completely, but there r some issues wid the 4 face buttons ( has something to do wid pressing 2 directional buttons and a face button at the same time will cause other buttons to be pressed). However, the other 6 buttons work fine if u just want a panel wid 6 play buttons and a joystick (u can use the 4 face buttons for buttons that u dont use during play such as start, pause, coin, etc.) PM me if u wanna buy it off me.
I have a MAS Super Pro Stick, but I really want some competition buttons and a p360 on it, but am too scared of breaking my stick. Does anyone live in the socal area that can do this for me? I’m in Los Angeles near UCLA.
does anyone know hot to cleanly cut plexiglass? for some odd reason my local homedepot doesnt cut plexiglass. thanx!
they prob don’t cut it cuz it smells like someone ripped a big one and also cuz it’s not good to breath in. all i can advise is just use a saw and sand down the edges when ur done.
for plexiglass u can score it with a utility knife and snap the piece ryte across the scoring line. When u drill it, I would suggest that instead of drilling directly, u should drill in reverse and instead melt through. That way u wont face the problem of cracking the plexiglass while ur drilling. Or u can just go really, really slow. Depends on u.
Or u can do what I did and just use lexan. Its tougher and easier to work wid. U dont get the problems wid plexiglass (fragile, cracks easily) and u can deal wid lexan as u would deal wid a piece of particle board. Meaning u can cut lexan wid a circular saw. Only bad thing is lexan costs a little more (about $1-$2 more).
I can do most stuff to make a joystick except making the box. yes i can prolly make some rectangle box and put some holes in it. but i dont want that. I want it to have a slanted top and edges on the top part like mas, have a latch to oppen up the box so u can stick ur cord in there, etc.
So how do i go about finding some1 who can make such a box for me, and if u happen to know around how much would it cost??
building the box imo is the hardest part so i feel ya but it ain’t that bad. if u really want someone to do it for you, you could buy a mas stick, sav stick, x-arcade/red octane/dreamcast/etc. and stick new happ parts into it. or u could look in dreaded fists post and buy a single player stick from him for $90(+ $30 if u want a p360). very nice deal when compared to massystems (no need to thank me for the plug dreaded fist:D )
YO everyone forgot me:lol: ?
I could make the box all you want.
PM me !
well i was looking for something more local, but if i cant find any1 ill sned ya a PM snake
and i cant use any premade sticks with us stick originally in them. cause i wanna use a korean stick and the hole needed for a korean stick is bigger than american sticks
Sorry if this sounds like a really newbieish question.
I’m going to make a 2 single players sticks for me and my friend. I was looking at putting in the competiton buttons, but i’m not too clear on the microswitch, do i have to buy it seperatly or is it included with the button?
Thanks
Hi, I have a couple of questions I’m hoping someone can answer for me:
-If you’re not going to use a P360 in your stick, can you still burn out your controller ports?
-Does it really matter who made/how expensive the gamepad you use to hack is for your PCB? Will it cause any problems if I pick, say a $3 gamepad at Walmart over a $15 pad from another store? Let’s assume that both pads are easy to deal with.
Thanks for any/all help, and I looked through the first 50 pages of the custom arcade stick thread and couldn’t find any clear/definate answers to those questions. (I’ve heard that a cheap/bad PCB can also burn out your controller ports for example?)
~Siefer
Bob-o: The microswitches comes with the push buttons/ultimate buttons you buy.
Seifer: No. Unless you connect your stick while the system is on, that’s how you’ll do it most of the time.
Any pcb will do. I used a $4.99 pad from Wal-Mart. It had the turbo/slow-mo buttons that I never used, but it works great.
Rotendo:
So you must connect your stick before you turn your system on? This applies to all systems?
~Siefer