Ideas/Suggestions

[jakejm79]

Maybe use something like these: https://www.adafruit.com/product/3101

We have actually looked at those.  I think we have some just like it, in fact.  I've not found any with long shafts like the X/Y require.  That's why I think we'd need to manufacture our own if we wanted that soft (non-tactile) feel.

Yes I was thinking you'd combine them with some shafts. I'm thinking just some pieces of plastic solid tubing cut to the correct length you could super glue them to the rubber membranes and then covers to them.