[simpits-tech] Now that's a good deal

[Frank Riedel]

Only the base was cut off.... oh and the one side of frontwheel holder was 
cut of too
else used as is !

Frank

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Bailey" <mattb at rtccom.net>
To: "Simulator Cockpit tech list" <simpits-tech at simpits.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Now that's a good deal


> Awesome. :) Ah yes I recognize the "board" part of the scooter now, with 
> the
> emblem on it. :) I'm guessing that one says "Razor"? Or "Mongoose"? 
> Actually
> I work on bicycles and similar stuff at a local retail store here in the 
> US,
> and I've messed with some little electric scooters like this. We have not
> only some junk bike and scooter stuff, but also there are a lot of nice 
> metal
> fixtures etc in the store, which sometimes get thrown away.........one of
> these days I'm going to have to work up the nerve to ask a manager if I 
> can
> have some of the junk stuff. :) There are these nice chrome-looking 
> fixtures
> we use for hanging clothes on, they would be awesome for building
> controls....
>
> In the construction of my quick-hack-til-I-build-a-pit controls, I've 
> used:
>
> Old 486 case, gutted
>
> Aluminum pipe from an R/C plane rack (and the pipe was for a ham radio 
> antenna
> before that, if I'm not mistaken)
>
> Base, pedals, and some other stuff from a V3 wheel/pedal racing combo
>
> Music wire and wheel collars, from R/C planes
>
> Various R/C plane control linkages
>
> Plus some nuts & bolts, other R/C accessories like wiring harnesses, and 
> of
> course the "new" stuff (mainly just the potentiometers and the Plasma
> module). It's interesting what you can come up with when you start 
> scavenging
> parts off of whatever is sitting around the house/shop. :) I've already
> started thinking of a smooth, durable rudder pedal rig using bits of old
> bicycle frames and the pedal cranks & bearings. And if I can't score some
> Cessna-style vernier throttle handles off ebay or from a junked 150 at the
> local airport, I'll probably use the caps from shampoo bottles for 
> throttle/
> prop/mixture handles. :D
>
> Did you do much welding on the collective, or was it mostly just cut the 
> thing
> up and bolt it together?
>
> -Matt Bailey
>
> On Sunday 16 January 2005 12:17, Frank Riedel wrote:
>> The only part of collective i build my self.... is the plastic that hold
>> the pots
>> and mounted a shockabs. the rest of thew building was cutting of the
>> scooter and belive me... i works fantastic... twist and push/pull - damn 
>> i
>> like it ;o))
>>
>> Frank
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Matt Bailey" <mattb at rtccom.net>
>> To: "Simulator Cockpit tech list" <simpits-tech at simpits.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 6:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Now that's a good deal
>>
>> > Ehhhh, it's a cheap and simple solution. :) And looks to be pretty good
>> > quality. I wonder why it tints blue? That's not so much an issue for 
>> > some
>> > applications though......it would be a cinch to tweak instrument images
>> > etc
>> > to look right, especially for simple images like engine info pages on
>> > MFD's.
>> > Did you try any specialized third party software for tweaking colors?
>> >
>> > Since running into Pygame in November, I've been planning on writing 
>> > some
>> > MFD
>> > software for X-Plane.....using a couple of these little gems should 
>> > allow
>> > me
>> > to go totally panel-free on the main monitor, with MFD's and various
>> > instrumentation on the Sony's.
>> >
>> > Those are a couple of cool looking pits on your site! How much of the
>> > collective's parts did you machine yourself? Neat idea, using a 
>> > scooter.
>> >
>> > :)
>> >
>> > I've got a joystick working and a throttle box, almost got some pedals
>> > going
>> > too (though I'll probably scrap them as they are junk). I'll probably
>> > build a
>> > collective control, but I *really* need a mill. :/
>> >
>> > -Matt Bailey
>
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