| Project by Kaytrim | posted 1758 days ago | 1929 views | 4 times favorited | 13 comments |  |
 |
Here is one that I had intended on keeping for myself. However I ended up trading this for some nice wood for more projects. The sides of the case have a slight slope to them compounding the mitered corners. Getting the angles on this took several trial cuts that I did using MDF before committing to the lacewood. This returned a surprise bonus in the corner with the grain pattern after routing with a 1/2” round over bit. The rays have a little upswing to them and I lucked out in getting this in all four corners.
The controls are real arcade joystick and buttons with handmade wood accents. The top is 1/8” shop made veneers laminated to a sandpaper substrate then screwed into place on the 4 corners with a 1/2” MDF support. The lacewood was finished using several coats of tung oil.
Thanks for viewing and you comments.
| Pin It |
13 comments so far
Mark Shymanski
home | projects | blog
3958 posts in 1909 days
#1 posted 1758 days ago
An interesting application of lacewood. Nicely done.
-- "Checking for square? what madness is this! The cabinet is square because I will it to be so!" Jeremy Greiner LJ Topic#20953 2011 Feb 2
Roper
home | projects | blog
1333 posts in 1910 days
#2 posted 1758 days ago
very cool.
-- Roper - Master of sawdust-www.coloradocustomworks.com
Zuki
home | projects | blog
1402 posts in 2274 days
#3 posted 1758 days ago
Neat. is it a pc joy stick or gaming system?
-- BLOG - http://www.colorfulcanary.com/search/label/Zuki
Texasgaloot
home | projects | blog
464 posts in 1897 days
#4 posted 1758 days ago
Very creative! Looks like you found a niche!
-- There's no tool like an old tool...
mcoyfrog
home | projects | blog
2003 posts in 1791 days
#5 posted 1758 days ago
Yah way cool, great little niche
-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug
Karson
home | projects | blog
34396 posts in 2597 days
#6 posted 1758 days ago
Nice job. A neat idea.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
scottb
home | projects | blog
3648 posts in 2524 days
#7 posted 1758 days ago
awesome
-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Van Gogh -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/
Tony Z
home | projects | blog
205 posts in 1987 days
#8 posted 1758 days ago
Very cool. Where did you get the parts?
-- Tony, Ohio
Kaytrim
home | projects | blog
56 posts in 1772 days
#9 posted 1758 days ago
Thanks everyone for the positive feedback.
Tony, I got the parts from LizardLick.com. The joystick is a Sanwa JLF and the buttons are Seimitsu PS-14-KN for the top and the side buttons are PS-14-D with a clear plunger.
Zuki, This paticular stick was built for the PC and included a USB hub that the controller and a USB Memory key were attached. The memory key stores a few choice fighter style games. The controller came from GroovyGameGear.com. I also had to do a bit of configuration to the software so everything is plug and play.
TTFN
Michael
dmann
home | projects | blog
80 posts in 2003 days
#10 posted 1757 days ago
Very nice!
Looks much better than the last joystick I built from scratch – it was crammed inside a cheapie Radio Shack blue project box.
You have brought the joystick to a new level!
—Dave
-- David / Durham, NC
Kaytrim
home | projects | blog
56 posts in 1772 days
#11 posted 1757 days ago
Thanks dmann, though I think that my work is only middle of the road. There are a few builders that have taken it to an art form. The number one builder in my book is a guy that goes by the name of Byrdo. Be warned that some of the artwork on his cases is NSFW.
Callum Kendall
home | projects | blog
1918 posts in 1900 days
#12 posted 1755 days ago
Great job!
Thanks for the post
Callum
-- For wood working podcasts with a twist check out http://thetimberkid.com/
Eric_S
home | projects | blog
1522 posts in 1392 days
#13 posted 1008 days ago
I love it! Nice!
-- - Eric Indianapolis, IN
Have your say...