Got this great light recently (finally). It's USB powered. Helps so much to have good light on the subject!
Clipping on the joystick mounting bracket so I can make sure all is lined up well.
Sliding in the bolt. I don't know if this was just popular in the US, but a game I played when I was a kid was called Operation. I was pretty good at it - which is a good thing because those skills are coming in handy again! Pretty tight space to work in!
My ad-hoc method to get washers in.
Works great!
And the manual calls for a AN3-11A bolt - which, despite my large inventory of bolts, I don't have... -10 on the left, too short... -12 on the right, too long... Sigh... Off to Aircraft Spruce to buy some bolts... I think I'll order a few -8's and -9's which I also don't have, just in case.
Now that I'm satisfied the joystick lines up well, it's time to rivet the sleeves in place. I taped the sleeve in place, so it wouldn't move and I used a spring-loaded punch to mark the spot (doesn't need to be a precise location).
Pilot hole with a very small bit, then a slightly bigger drill bit, then the 3.2mm reamer to size it.
Sized and cleco'ed.
All the holes sized, I moved the sleeve out of the way to clear any debris, then it was time to rivet.
And it's done!
And this is the other stick.
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