Someone needed a USB joystick and the only decent stick I had handy was a Hori SoulCalibur GameCube stick. So I hacked it up, shoving a PCB from a USB pad inside. Total time: 50 minutes. Worked first try. It wasn't pretty, but since I had so much space inside the stick I didn't try to conserve room by cutting up any PCBs.
(http://nfggames.com/games/grafx/GCstickmod.jpg)
Wow, your soldering is pretty darn good. I cant solder a tuna can to the side of chevy myself.
My soldering isnt too good , but my tip is just crap anyway...