Yajm - Yet Another Joystick Mod


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I've had some free time at school the last two days so I went about making some joystick caps at the machine shop. Here are the results.

V1 - Aluminum

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I really liked the look of the aluminum against the sleek gp2x but aluminum didn't afford a very snug fit on the stick. The stick is 0.085" but I only had 0.082" and 0.088" drill bits. I tried putting a set screw in the side and ended up destroying one.

V2 - Delrin (black)

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Delrin worked out really well. Semi-grippy, like the top of a Thinkpad. I'm definately using this one over the stock stick. The black makes the stick look stock which is always a plus.

Both sticks worked really well for shooters.

If anyone wants measurements of these two sticks, let me know.
 
i can't say a really like the look of the aluminium one. It just doesnt fit in with the complete black look. The dip in the middle looks slightly deep as well, it seems like it should be shallower.
Apart from that looks like good work despite the fact i like the standard stick :p

Oh and what skin are you using?
 
Probably because most Americans pronounce sodium like so * dee * um (the dee is the di) and aluminium like aloo * ma * num (not aloo * ma * nee * um) but I know it's not right. Why do europeans call the letter Z zed? lol We could go back and forth for hours to our differences but there is no point. :lol:
 
Why do Americans keep dropping the 'i' from 'aluminium'? Why don't they also say sodum, plutonum, uranum?

'cause that is what they taught us yanks in school. I don't know. Why do us Americans drop the "u" in colour? :blink:
 
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I really liked the look of the aluminum against the sleek gp2x but aluminum didn't afford a very snug fit on the stick.  The stick is 0.085" but I only had 0.082" and 0.088" drill bits.  I tried putting a set screw in the side and ended up destroying one.


Delrin worked out really well.  Semi-grippy, like the top of a Thinkpad.  I'm definately using this one over the stock stick.  The black makes the stick look stock which is always a plus.

Both sticks worked really well for shooters.

If anyone wants measurements of these two sticks, let me know.
I'm interested in the measurements for the Delrin one. I know nothing about machining plastics, but my father-in-law (who, in a complete aside, works for Dupont in their plastics division) has started turning wood alot on his lathe as a hobby lately. What all is required to machine a new stick? He uses his lathe mostly for making pens, magnifying glass handles and whatnot, so I think it would be the right size.
Would I sound like an idiot if I asked him if he could create one of these??
 
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He uses his lathe mostly for making pens, magnifying glass handles and whatnot, so I think it would be the right size.
Would I sound like an idiot if I asked him if he could create one of these??

I don't think that would be out of the question to ask a person already turning plastics (or wood) on a lathe what he thinks of making a stick.

Just show him what the GP2X can do and show him the cap and explain what the deal is with the need for a concave stick.

He might even get interested in the GP2X himself :D .
 
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Why do europeans call the letter Z zed?

Well the British do because that is how it is supposed to be said, as for the rest of Europe, you will have to ask them in their own languages, I suspect for instance that the Greeks, Russians and Bulgarians wont refer to z as zed given the completely different alphabets they use.

Got to love the good ol U S of A. Finger right on the pulse as ever.
 
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Actually, according to the OXFORD English Dictionary, Americans speak more true to the language than Brits do. Aluminum is what it's reffered to in the states, and Aluminium is what the Brits call it. That's just how it is. However, "color" is the correct spelling of the word, from its Latin root.

Just for kicks, Aluminous is a derivitave of Aluminum. If the British spelling and pronunciation were correct, it should be Aluminious.

And to the other guy about Zed: Why should "Z" and "H" be the only letters in the alphabet to be pronounced differently? It's not A, Bed, Ced... or even A, Bache, Cache... it's A, B, C. Saying it differently sounds like it's out of place.

"Now I know my alphabet, all the way from A to Zed."


Edit: Added reply to Other Guy.
 
we british say Z as Zed? first ive heard of it, ive always just said "Z" (zee)

anyway, second stick looks quite nice..i really need a new stick soon
 
I'm American and while I pronounce it wrong, I do spell it correct. Weird! :)

OH wait.. No I dont.. or do i? MYSTERY!!!

How about a nice Glass stick :D:D:D With a red LED (not the letter L! hehe) inside to shine out mmmmm
 
Americans like stomping Europe out of their (our) language entirely. We Brits like to keep it in, and add more when we get bored. It's just our way of saying "If America can steal an entire language, it's more than OK to steal bits from the French (and the rest of Europe)".
 
Americans like stomping Europe out of their (our) language entirely. We Brits like to keep it in, and add more when we get bored. It's just our way of saying "If America can steal an entire language, it's more than OK to steal bits from the French (and the rest of Europe)".

I wouldn't consider it "stomping." I consider it natural progression. Brits came over and laid their seed, as did many countries. Maybe true English is how Brits speak, and American English is how Americans speak due to being a conglomeration of countries bringing their lanugage over.

Another fact: The official language of the United States was voted English over German by a single vote. The same amount that put Adolf Hitler into power.
 
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