A clean, uncluttered work surface is required so that parts will not
be misplaced. Tools required are a volt-ohm meter or continuity
tester, a soldering iron or very low power soldering gun, a Dremel
tool (or hacksaw & metal file) with a cutting wheel, and some fine
grit sand paper. Parts required
are four 3/4'' or 5/8'' diameter 500 K
linear taper potentiometers (pots),
a can of contact or tuner cleaner spray, heat shrink tubing or a
roll of electrical tape and some
light grease. For ease of assembly, the best
pots to use are that are available from many
electronics supply stores. It may be advisable to get five or six pots
in case of errors in cutting the shafts. Finally, an 8-conductor cable
and a 15 pin male connector will be required. A momentary contact
switch will be required if the joystick is to be used with a flight
simulator or game that uses a ``Fire'' button.