BigO Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 (edited) I built this joystick controller from a 5200 trackball and a Reveal PC joystick. I find I don't play the 5200 very much and would rather have a few bucks to spend on a more compact 5200 custom controller that I'm designing and hope to prototype soon. Since I have no clue how to price this, I figured I'd see if anyone would make an offer...assuming anybody wants something like this. Thanks for looking. (A few more pictures here) Disclaimer: It looks pretty good from 4 or 5 feet, but it's not cosmetically perfect. The trackball I started with had some scratches on the case and I added a few more when doing the build. The plastic I laid over the aluminum strip has some flaws in it. All in all, it has an authentic, aged patina...yeah, that's the ticket, patina. The rubber boot creaks a bit when the joystick is moved near its travel limit. Some shimming or weatherstrip adhesive would probably stop that. It's a prototype, one-off, hand-built, minimally played unit. I've listed all the flaws that I know of. I guarantee it will work on the games I've tested with when it leaves my house. It may break in half while you're playing it. If it does, you'll own both pieces. Edited December 8, 2007 by BigO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 $50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseydevil1953 Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 $51.25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 (edited) Forgot to mention that I'd prefer payment in the form of a postal money order, if that changes anybody's mind about making an offer. (I have a Paypal account tied to a credit card. I guess it would just build a balance in my Paypal account if someone sent me money??) The best offer so far, $51.25, certainly meets any reserve I may have had in the back of my mind. I'd like to finish this sale as of the end of day Friday Nov. 30th, so if you have an offer let me know via PM or posting here. Thanks for stopping by! Edited November 26, 2007 by BigO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BigO Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 I checked this morning and the laminate on the aluminum has laid down better. I suspected that the bubbles were outgassing from some solvent that I missed after cleaning the metal. Musta been because the bubbles are gone. Looks much better. Looks so good that I was thinking about trying to make another panel to fill the recessed black area around the start/pause/reset buttons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 I checked this morning and the laminate on the aluminum has laid down better. I suspected that the bubbles were outgassing from some solvent that I missed after cleaning the metal. Musta been because the bubbles are gone. Looks much better. Looks so good that I was thinking about trying to make another panel to fill the recessed black area around the start/pause/reset buttons. Nice nice mod... why don't you give this another week? I know my payday falls around next friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 (edited) Nice nice mod... why don't you give this another week? I know my payday falls around next friday. Thanks! I'm going to have to sleep on that. Edited November 30, 2007 by BigO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 Alright. I'll keep it open until next Friday. Though, $51.26 won't win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 I'm throwing in a Burger King hand held Barnstorming game. That ought to really drive up the value of the deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted December 6, 2007 Author Share Posted December 6, 2007 Shameless-self-promotion bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BigO Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 Gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 What was the final price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 (edited) What was the final price? The only offers I received were those posted on this thread. I've got a PM out to the theoretical winner to see if they were serious, so "Gone" may be overstating it. [EDIT]: I guess after 11 days, I won't be getting a response back to my PM Edited December 20, 2007 by BigO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thursday83 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 So did you sell it - or is it still available? I might be interested..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 (edited) I sold it to a local guy. (I can't remember how much, but I think it was the $50ish number that came about from this thread) I've been tempted to build another of these as I have a few more semi-functioning trackballs, but it's very time consuming and tedious work. A better option for those with working track balls would be a modification to allow plugging a PC joystick into the trackball and allowing selection of the joystick via a switch. I think such a mod would only require: 1 - double-pole double-throw (DPDT) switch (a latching push switch would be cool. power switch from an old PC would probably work) 2 - .22uF (or something like that) capacitors 1 - 15 pin socket for the joystick to plug into (could be scavenged from old PC hardware) Miscellaneous wire Soldering equipment Edited January 21, 2009 by BigO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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