Rolo Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 You're on the list! Thanks! -Rolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard H. Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 New pcbs (version 3) arrived today. I cut them and drilled the holes for the potentiometers. Perhaps you should offer un-cut PCB's too (as it's easier to fit them in the printed case). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 Too late! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acmecaalog Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Hello. I would be interested in at least one of your Joystick Kits for my Vectrex system. If you still have room on your list I would like to be added. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 Welcome on board, Acmecaalog! You are on the list! -Rolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 Project update: Due to fine weather, a few days of vacation and a constant lack of time, my progress is embarrassingly slow at the moment. Yesterday I got a box full of red buttons right from Japan. And I'm having enough controller cables in the meantime. I tried to get the joystick levers printed, but my old supplier went out of business. Some companies rejected the order due to some problems. I got a prototype printed by another guy abroad, which I first must hold in my hands, to see if that one is accurate enough. Still don't have it. Maybe, I have to switch again. Maybe a supplier, who is closer to my place, but those are far more expensive! We'll see. I ordered most of electronic components for a few kits and will order some more/missing parts in a few minutes. By the way, each kit consists of 74 parts. So, even, if you do not hear anything from me, I'm working in the background. The project is alive! Thanks for your patience! -Rolo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 Project update: I finally ordered the 3D printed joysticks from a different manufacturer nearby. I should get them at the end of the week. I hope, they will be fitting exactly! This means I could built and test a prototype of the new design. I really should do this, before I forget everything! It's really hard during summertime! -Rolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 (edited) Project update: Brand new printed nylon joysticks! Edited August 11, 2017 by Rolo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Glad to see this is still going. Someday I'll get a Vex and order one of these kits... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share Posted August 13, 2017 It is still going on. A little bit slowly at the moment , but hey, it's summertime ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Place Logo Here Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Thought I posted here but it turns out I did not. One, please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 Thought I posted here but it turns out I did not. One, please! On the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 project update: I built the first item of Vectrex Controller version 1.3! It is fully working, as it is supposed to do. I found no faults. Great! As you probably see, I rearranged components on the electronics pcb, to make it easier to mount a board to a panel. All bulky components are on the solder-side now. Slim components and controls are on the front side/component-side. Two 6 mm distance rollers and two screws hold the pcb in place. Controls are sitting directly on the pcb. You just have to provide cut-offs in the panel. Furthermore I rotated the board by 90 degrees, to gain some more room for the four buttons inside the case. I can start now, to produce all those pcbs, assemble the kits and slowly try to serve the waiting list. I'll PM the people on the list one by one and ask, if there still is some interest or maybe no more. No obligations! If no more interested, I'll simply skip the line and jump to the next name on my list. -Rolo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50TBRD Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 More great work to what was already a great product. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLic0ne t0aD Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Nice to see these kits still going. Please put me down for one. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 Ok, registered! Thank you, very much. It will take some time. I can't spend much time on this hobby project, but I'm going on and on and on .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 project update: making things... a lot of work... many hours... Auto-fire pcbs are populated on both sides. Not calibrated and not tested, yet. I'm trying to get the first ten kits out soon. -Rolo 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espen Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLic0ne t0aD Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Ah, progress. I can pay for my kit whenever you're ready, Rolo. I'd like to get a clear (natural) VecJoy case somehow also.. Would anybody here in the US be able to print that for me? Please shoot me a PM if you're able to help me out out. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takevin Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Can you add me to the list for one. Second down the road. So i would have to come up with a box to put the electronics into? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted September 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 20, 2017 Today I got new components. Still soldering pcbs..... Got a not-enough-spare-time-problem. @takevin: Thanks. The number of kits is limited. But I put your name on the list. Not sure at the moment, how many of the kits haven't already been pre-ordered. I'll PM you in time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share Posted September 21, 2017 So i would have to come up with a box to put the electronics into? Yes, you'll need a case. You can buy a cheap standard plastic case, which you get in any electronics store, or make a wooden box or maybe acrylic glass, or sheet metal ... or 3D-print something. You'll need to dremel cut-offs and drill holes into your panel. And you'll have to do some simple soldering (cables). So, a soldering iron should feel kind of familiar in your hand. I just take away the electronics work from you, the rest is up to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Pro tip: Cigar boxes make excellent joystick enclosurees... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEFF31 Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Pro tip: Cigar boxes make excellent joystick enclosurees... If that's true - It would have been great to know about a year ago! My mom past away 11 months ago and she had never cleaned out the garage (my dad passed 12 years ago) which had around 200-250 cigar boxes in it. We thought they were 'worthless' - but someone bought them in the estate sale... Sigh - never throw stuff out Wait then you end up on those hoarder shows! Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Sorry about your loss Jeff. Yeah some people collect cigar boxes or use them for jewelery, hobby projects, whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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