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This site is dedicated to the production of a top class arcade stick with steering wheel and flight stick add-ons.
26th May 2007 - Changed all the pages to php and changed the contact form on the Contact page to a newer version.
18th November 2005 - All adverts removed from this site, deleted some old broken links from the Links page, changed the style of the site to my newest version of my style sheet (CSS).
Not much else to add.
10th December 2004 - One link added to the Links section.
21st November 2004 Changed the site layout with some new techniques I have learnt, the project has not been cancelled, it has just been put off until next year.
4th July 2004 New GSRcade logo added to the site.
I have been making the Jefcade Mk II for my collection of arcade boards,
29th June 2004 This little reply is to an email I got from Bill Moore (his return email address did not work for a reply)
The keyboard method I used was very time consuming to do, was quite a bodge
(at the time) and I would not recommend it.
The two ways I would recommend is the used either a PlayStation pad as I'm
using in my GSRcade or an I-PAC which is essentially just a keyboard
controller, I choose the PSX Pad approach because it has 10 buttons, cheaper
to buy and can also be used on an actual PlayStation or PS2.
http://www.ultimarc.com/ipac1.html
The I-PAC method is proberly easier to wire up for a machine but its up to
you. Wiring diagrams are not really needed at the I-PAC has all the control
outputs marked and you just wire the buttons and joystick to that, quite
simply really.
Thanks and I hope you project goes well, please keep me informed of your
progress.
30th May 2004 Added some images for the previous versions of my Joysticks, I'm planning on updating the Jefcade joystick so I can play my Gradius IV Fukkatsu board. Updated some of my CAD drawing with some of the new information I have got from the working prototype.
29th May 2004 Finally got around to finishing the fully working Prototype, also because the thing is based a PlayStation Joypad it can be used on the PC (with converter) but more importantly on the PlayStation 2 when Konami's Gradius V comes out in a few months ^_^
I'm not to sure on the finish, I've tried paint, clear varnish and dark varnish (shown above) but
I'm not sure on any of them, again more testing required
The Prototype is finished
As you can see I have used the two rumble motor which both work but it's more of a noise rather than a rubble
I may miss them out when I make the next one (more testing required)
The way the feet are positioned means the bottom will not fall in the box
10th April 2004 Flexible screw driver attachment finally turned up, it works very well for screwing in the lid screws instead of using a stubby screw driver. I've made yet another metal template for the lid fixings, the projects slowed down for the minute as other things have become more important at the moment but hopefully I will have a rough prototype ready in the next few weeks.
14th March 2004 No the project is not dead, it's just I have been waiting for two weeks now for a flexible screw driver attachment for my drill as some of the screws that hold the lid on cannot be done up.
21st February 2004 Messing around with TurboCAD LE again, updated all my design sheets and also grabbed some images of the GSRcade. I think its starting to come together quite nicely.
Isometric view of the GSRcade arcade Joystick
Side view image capture straight from TurboCAD
