Weird question... anyone ever thread a wico sick? Can anyone do this?

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Weird question... anyone ever thread a wico sick? Can anyone do this?

I recently purchased a couple Seimitsu joysticks for a Multi Williams. I mainly bought them because they have a really cool "Jousty" clear/bubbled yellow and light blue ball.

Well... clicky clicky clicky :(

Anyway, I have a couple leaf Wico 8 way sticks that should work good, but I REALLY want the clear knobs from the Seimitsu (should be same threads as Sanwa).

Has anyone attempted threading threading the end of a WICO to accept a Seimitsu of Sanwa ball?

Does anyone sell such threaded Wico shafts, or can anyone make one? I would assume you would mainly need a lathe to make one, which I don't have. My google-fu skills have fell short and I don't see anything like this online.

Thanks!
 
Anybody good with with a lathe should be able to take a Wico stick and
cut some threads in it to work with a custom ball.
 
Never tried these micro leaf switches myself, but they sound like they might solve your problem....

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Anybody good with with a lathe should be able to take a Wico stick and
cut some threads in it to work with a custom ball.

Probably don't want to use a lathe to cut threads. Better off using a Die. Just find out what thread size you need and you should be able to find the right die at any hardware store.
 
I have used them on Happ pushbuttons and they work great. You can't tell if it's a microswitch or a leaf button. Virtually no audible click, and you definitely can't feel the click. If you turn the game off and listen very closely, you MIGHT hear it. I recommend them.

However, they might not work in a joystick if the original switches have the long actuator arms on them.

I believe there is a more in-depth review somewhere, maybe on BYOAC.

Has anyone used these? I'd like to hear about them.
 
I would think that any good machine shop could do that for you. There might be a problem with re-threading something that's already been threaded differently though.
 
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