bungy
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So, here's what I did over the weekend. I got this bat stick from dj dns, but it was missing the optic board and some other parts. The first pic shows what was there.
Rather than seek out the troublesome optic board, I got some sheet metal from Home Depot and used my Dremel to make a custom bracket to hold leaf switches.
I wanted to add a centering spring to the bottom, but there were some challenges. Whatever was screwed into the bottom of the stick shaft had broken off, but I was able to extract it. I couldn't find an eye hook with the right threads, so I got a larger one and cut the threads myself. The bracket that holds the spring came from a joystick with a button on the top - the bracket held the fifth switch on the bottom. I bolted that to another custom plate mounted on the base.
The stick isn't so loose now and the leaf switches work like a champ. It may not be all original, but it looks it on the outside and it plays perfectly! The last picture is with the new control panel that cnlmoore made - beautiful!
Rather than seek out the troublesome optic board, I got some sheet metal from Home Depot and used my Dremel to make a custom bracket to hold leaf switches.
I wanted to add a centering spring to the bottom, but there were some challenges. Whatever was screwed into the bottom of the stick shaft had broken off, but I was able to extract it. I couldn't find an eye hook with the right threads, so I got a larger one and cut the threads myself. The bracket that holds the spring came from a joystick with a button on the top - the bracket held the fifth switch on the bottom. I bolted that to another custom plate mounted on the base.
The stick isn't so loose now and the leaf switches work like a champ. It may not be all original, but it looks it on the outside and it plays perfectly! The last picture is with the new control panel that cnlmoore made - beautiful!
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