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Step 1. Make a Frame for the Joystick small hole through them and then fixing a nut and
bolt through the two. The handle is cut from the
The construction of the joystick is shown in Figure
same plastic, a hole drilled in it, and then mounted
4-3. The two variable resistors are fixed to each
on one of the variable resistors.
other at the flat part of the stems by drilling a
The frame for the joystick is made from a right-
angle plastic molding, cut to shape with scissors
(Figure 4-4). Any suitable plastic of reasonable
thickness is fine for this. The handle for the
joystick is made from the same material (Figure
4-5). Both pieces are drilled to fit the variable
resistor.
Figure 4-3 Construction of the joystick Figure 4-4 The joystick frame
Figure 4-5 The joystick handle
