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It didn't feel right using a factory made controller on my DIY Uzebox console so I made this arcade style joystick. I'm lucky enough to work at a university who let me print the case for free so this stick only cost me about £40 to make and I'm very happy with the result! I have also built a Daemonbite SNES to USB adapter which allows me to use it with my PC, RPi, TV box, PS3 etc.
If you would like to build this joystick yourself, the .stl file is attached to post #4 in this topic. This removes the four unnecessary, odd looking hexagonal holes from the top of the case as found in the original version of the 8 button arcade-style fight stick.
If you are using Cura to print this, it is recommended you change the Z Seam Alignment to Random when you are printing the top part of case to avoid having a visible seam. Changing this setting is more necessary when using shiny filaments. Note Z Seam Alignment can only be adjusted when using Cura's Custom print mode and by changing Manage settings visibility to Expert. Then this option can be located under the Walls section of Cura's custom print options.
I also used:
Sanwa JLF-TP-8YT Ball Top Joystick and JLF-H cable - £29
6x yellow and 2x green buttons, 37 mm height for 28 mm mounting holes - 8 x £0.78 = £6.24
Clone SNES pad for the controller PCB and cable- £3
Cable ties and wires
4 X 25 mm length flat head screws
The Thingiverse Details page for this stick recommends M4 12 mm screws but they seem to be too small to be of any real use so I used 25 mm long flat head screws to screw the base in place. I screwed one of these 25 mm screws into each of the four joystick bolt holes as I found those holes slightly too narrow to thread my bolts through otherwise.
If you want to 3D print a bat top handle, download the file here.
If you are making your own handle you will also need a 6 mm (aluminium) nutsert. The nutsert I used is about 17 mm tall and I bought it for 60p from my local engineering supplies store.
Make sure that you use the Uzebox controller test app to test your SNES pad is fully working before you rip it to pieces as not all clone SNES pads are Uzebox compatible.
The fully assembled joystick including screws and rubber feet etc weighs approx 868 grams.
The dimensions of the 3D printed case excluding the height of the stick:
300mm wide x 50 mm tall x 205 mm deep
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