"Souper Pad" Clicky Thumbstick for Arcade and Fighting games

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This is a pad I designed because there was no satisfactory fight pad that used a stick with microswitches. It took a lot of design iterations and harsh feedback to get the design that I am now posting. Each stick design ate up a large amount of time to figure out what made it feel good and bad and a lot of tournament losses as a result. If you like the design and appreciate the effort, please leave a tip, it would mean the world to me! I think the design is fairly straightforward, but I am sure everyone thinks that of their own product so I made a video of the assembly just in case. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIB8qkrSsIE Here are some helpful links to products that I used to assemble it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08PKN5LP3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07LBRS3KV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B1OD4Y2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 (This spring is far too stiff for my liking) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008RF4YNE?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details (I find this spring to work much better) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076M6SFFP?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09GVR162M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DNY27QB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MW3W79B/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073TYWX86/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TFF9FTM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Current Modules: PS4 Buttons: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5583153 Click Stick Dpad: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5656618 DMG Dpad: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5656642 Overhand Buttons: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5803564 UPDATE: The stick on my mine has failed due to layer adhesion at the base and the ball joint seems to also have some issue with abrasion. It lasted about a month of 8 hours a week (not great). I am testing some solutions now. Namely ninjatek armadillo as an alternate since PC is too difficult to print for average users (try armadillo or PC if you cannot wait for my testing since both seem promising). I will post a video when I have a solution I like. UPDATE 2: Revision to the stick have vastly improved reliability. The new design can withstand wear and not change feel. Make sure to print the actual stick out of PC or TPU Armadillo (that what I use and I have had no issues). There are also several new modules to try for the dpad that you might like better.