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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 restrictor plate "spider" that prevents diagonal movement. Also the shaft and handles are different.
I've repro'd this spider as a first step to converting a Gauntlet stick onto an Assault stick. (see photos - part 039717-01 in attached assembly diagram - left part in photo is original, right is reproduction casting)
The resin version seems to have identical hardness and durability to the original.
Is anyone interested in buying one of these repro 4-way restrictors?
Would you be interested in a repro of the 041287-01? (see other photos) Often the slot indicated in red gets worn away and the sticks get slop in them over time as the metal pin that prevents rotation wears the plastic.
If there's enough interest maybe I'll do a small batch.