Recent content by kenc3dan

I'm testing my new Assault joysticks on Raspberry Pi 4 enlisting Assault because I can't get the original board anywhere. At least the repro sticks will be made exactly the same as the originals.

FPGA Gyruss, yes please!

Works in progress. I'm learning how to turn steel on a lathe to make repro stick shafts for Assault. These will work great, but they're not pretty. I'm getting more skilled and the newer ones show it. The one in the right is original. Again, is anyone interested? Turn your Gauntlet or "Atari...

Works in progress. I'm learning how to turn steel on a lathe to make repro stick shafts for Assault. These will work great, but they're not pretty. The one in the right is original. Again, is anyone interested? Turn your Gauntlet or "Atari Logo" stick into an Assault stick. Woohoo!

I think we're basically to the point where we can build an Assault stick out of a Gauntlet/Atari Logo stick. I have all the fasteners and roll pins, the restrictor plate and the part above it. I'm also working on a short run of repro steel shafts. The time of the Assaults is here!

Of the original batch of six, there is one four-way restrictor plate left. Message me if interested.

I've finished the first batch of six of the 4-way restrictor spiders, three are currently spoken for. The price will be $50 USD each plus shipping. They've each been tested on an original Assault joystick and function perfectly. Here's a closeup photo of the original part (left) and on of the...

Ehh...didn't work. The surface finish was just garbage and the geometry of the curves was hard to match. Someone with a real lathe should give this a try.

I've been restoring some old Atari Assault joysticks and have found that resin casting yields really nice repro parts for the unique and wear-prone plastic parts of the sticks. The sticks have a lot in common with the Atari Logo joystick used in Gauntlet and others, except they have a 4-way...

Assault also has a four-way plastic restrictor plate at the bottom of the stack of plastic components that make up the joystick. EDIT: Gauntlet has an eight-way restrictor plate.

I've got some UHMW polyethylene rod stock on the way, I'm going to try to turn them on my improvised lathe (read: drill press). Seems like that type of slippery and durable material might work. Does anyone know for certain that the original ones were nylon?

I know it's been a really long time, but are these still available?

Maybe the WG died but they kept the frame and dumped in a Pentranic?

No question. Just giving a tip that salvaging an apparent K7201 I found it had a crazy Pentranic chassis that didn't take composite sync. That picture tube couldn't be a Wells Gardner but manufactured in Asia?

Tips for Wells Gardner 19K7201 with Pentranic chassis from Midway Touch Master The monitor I have is from a Midway Touch Master game of some sort, circa 1999. I wanted to drive it with a 640x480 31kHz signal going into the VGA cable it came with and the adjustments were driving me crazy. Just...