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ALEXZANDER
8 January 10, 18:13
Post and discuss the random things you've made, in your life, and ongoing projects. Other than cockpits, because there is a dedicated thread for that. Lets see some of the other things you have made.
ALEXZANDER
8 January 10, 18:19
Ill start, this is my "Cot couch" It consists of a cot, and 2 foam pads, one on top of the cot, on which I sit and the other leaning up against the wall, in which i lean against. it isnt really an engineering masterpiece but it is comfortable.
trotty88
9 January 10, 09:39
I had a crack at a routed 3 lane slot car track a few months back. It runs 1/32 cars. It now has computer timing and a bit more scenery, its a constant WIP.
Highflyer
9 January 10, 15:29
That looks awsome Trotty :thumbup:
gtr2_race_pro
9 January 10, 17:00
just pointing somthing out in the name of the section of the fourm

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MINIMM
9 January 10, 20:33
I had a crack at a routed 3 lane slot car track a few months back. It runs 1/32 cars. It now has computer timing and a bit more scenery, its a constant WIP.


Very nice!
vekt0r
9 January 10, 20:50
just pointing somthing out in the name of the section of the fourm

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Disuss your sim based DIY projects here

It's not like this Sub-forum is brimming with Sim-Related topics... this is thread number 2 of... 2?! :?:

:rolleyes:
boyracer5500
9 January 10, 21:10
Real sequential transmissions have a longer shift stick because you dont have to reach for the shifter so you have your hands on the wheel faster and for longer. I took a paper towel tube and filled it with golf balls and I rapped the shaft in black duc tape.

Also most of the cars in PnG didnt have a shifter as short as the one on the G25 so it works for that as well.....
CX650
9 January 10, 21:24
I had a crack at a routed 3 lane slot car track a few months back. It runs 1/32 cars. It now has computer timing and a bit more scenery, its a constant WIP.

Superb mate. :thumbup:
5magics
10 January 10, 05:06
Real sequential transmissions have a longer shift stick because you dont have to reach for the shifter so you have your hands on the wheel faster and for longer. I took a paper towel tube and filled it with golf balls and I rapped the shaft in black duc tape.

Also most of the cars in PnG didnt have a shifter as short as the one on the G25 so it works for that as well.....
What does it feel like, isn't it a bit wobbly? I do like the idea but I think I'd like it to be a lot more firm than is actually possible, especially with the G25 shifter being quite flimsy even without the extra length... Oh dear, this post does seem to be a tad rife with inuendo. - Just to make myself clear, it's not intentional:-).
trotty88
10 January 10, 06:34
just pointing somthing out in the name of the section of the fourm

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Fair call, but the OP of this thread does not ask for that.

Slot Cars are sim racing related?
mallyauto86
10 January 10, 12:32
I had a crack at a routed 3 lane slot car track a few months back. It runs 1/32 cars. It now has computer timing and a bit more scenery, its a constant WIP.

dude im so jealous:-(
mallyauto86
10 January 10, 13:09
just pointing somthing out in the name of the section of the fourm

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stop being a picky sod:-P
dartguy
10 January 10, 15:31
Disuss?
mallyauto86
10 January 10, 15:48
Disuss?

lol i missed that
boyracer5500
10 January 10, 18:14
What does it feel like, isn't it a bit wobbly? I do like the idea but I think I'd like it to be a lot more firm than is actually possible, especially with the G25 shifter being quite flimsy even without the extra length... Oh dear, this post does seem to be a tad rife with inuendo. - Just to make myself clear, it's not intentional:-).

Well surprisingly its not that bad. I agree with you I wanted something more permanent but I dont want to totally chance the shifter. Thats why my shifter mod is easily reversed. I might go buy 2 extra G25 shifters and turn one into a purpose built sequential, one beefed up H pattern, and leave my original stock. Or I might cannibalize a game pad or my DFP's sequential unit and make one with a reverse lever and everything. Then again I had other plans for the DFP that included making the wheel for formula/open wheel cars only basically since no clutch is needed and I can buy a MOMO wheel from Road America when I go......it all depends on time and money like most things in life....
CX650
10 January 10, 20:10
Slot Cars are sim racing related?

Quite possibly the first racing simulation.

Discuss. :mrgreen:
moppenheimer
10 January 10, 20:12
Quite possibly the first racing simulation.

Discuss. :mrgreen:

Naw....Wood block shaped like a model T pushed around a table was first

Disuss
redi
10 January 10, 20:30
Real sequential transmissions have a longer shift stick because you dont have to reach for the shifter so you have your hands on the wheel faster and for longer. I took a paper towel tube and filled it with golf balls and I rapped the shaft in black duc tape.

Also most of the cars in PnG didnt have a shifter as short as the one on the G25 so it works for that as well.....

Nice engineering :thumbup: Though it also looks very... rude :ohmy: Or is that just me? Pizzaman? :mrgreen:
redi
10 January 10, 20:36
Made this desk myself last summer to have more room for my PC stuff (posted it earlier in the Show Your Cockpit thread).
vekt0r
10 January 10, 22:01
Nice! looks really professional :)
mallyauto86
11 January 10, 09:05
Nice engineering :thumbup: Though it also looks very... rude :ohmy: Or is that just me? Pizzaman? :mrgreen:

you shouldnt say that :ohmy::ohmy: your a mod :ohmy:
SpaceHedgehog
12 January 10, 20:47
Here's a Vewlix style sit-down arcade cabinet I threw together to play fighting games on:

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc26/SpaceHedgehog/VewlixSlimFullCab1.jpg

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc26/SpaceHedgehog/VewlixSlimCP4-1.jpg

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc26/SpaceHedgehog/VewlixSlimMarquee.jpg

Full plans and threads with lots of pictures on the build process here:

http://www.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=203721&highlight=

http://www.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=210552&highlight=

There's also my racing pod:

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc26/SpaceHedgehog/G25Installed.jpg

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc26/SpaceHedgehog/Final4.jpg

With plans here:

http://www.thewayiplay.com/mainforum/index.php?topic=443.0

A couple of joysticks:

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc26/SpaceHedgehog/jstick2.jpg

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc26/SpaceHedgehog/Jstix.jpg

And a low boy style arcade cabinet (don't have any good pictures of this one unfortunately):

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc26/SpaceHedgehog/Picture30324.jpg
SpaceHedgehog
12 January 10, 20:48
I had a crack at a routed 3 lane slot car track a few months back. It runs 1/32 cars. It now has computer timing and a bit more scenery, its a constant WIP.

That looks well cool btw!
moppenheimer
12 January 10, 20:51
Wow...those are impressive!
SpaceHedgehog
12 January 10, 21:09
Wow...those are impressive!

Thanks mate!

There's also a case I made for my SLI. Not much to look at but functions well:

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc26/SpaceHedgehog/SLI-M2.jpg

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc26/SpaceHedgehog/SLI-M1.jpg
KarlAbarth
16 January 10, 10:00
Hi guys!
As far as I'm still playing Rally Trophy, my wife gave me for Xmas gift an I-Need PC-USB V9 Rumble Wheel (very affordable), but I got in trouble with the steering wheel Dead Zone and center position. As long as I'm not a drake in modifying software drivers, I thought it was better putting hands on my soldering iron.. :-)
So, this is what I made: put in series two pots (4,7KOhm) on the steering original potetiometer (10KOhm, linear).
http://i17.servimg.com/u/f17/14/57/61/85/4512.jpg
http://i17.servimg.com/u/f17/14/57/61/85/5411.jpg
http://i17.servimg.com/u/f17/14/57/61/85/5710.jpg
http://i17.servimg.com/u/f17/14/57/61/85/5810.jpg
http://i17.servimg.com/u/f17/14/57/61/85/5910.jpg
http://i17.servimg.com/u/f17/14/57/61/85/6410.jpg
And this is the extra simple schematic:
http://i17.servimg.com/u/f17/14/57/61/85/schema11.jpg

It works fine for me, and gives the facility in adjusting sensitivity in real time.
gstaraz
26 January 10, 03:48
It works fine for me, and give the facility in adjusting sensitivity in real time.

That is cool!!!
Thanks for the scheme, will try to do the same....
...but how on hell did You assembled back the rubber wrapped around the wheel base (centering spring)?!?

I have the same wheel but eventually the rubber snapped after a while...

A nice low budget wheel must say! :thumbup:
I paid 15 Euro for it, and except the rubber, it works great!
AndreiRS
23 February 10, 04:49
Some crap from the junkyard here haha, with a bad camera and such things...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plnVHX1mKcU
trotty88
23 February 10, 07:37
Some crap from the junkyard here haha, with a bad camera and such things...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plnVHX1mKcU

That thing has !DANGER! written all over it.
Viper
23 February 10, 11:20
Some crap from the junkyard here haha, with a bad camera and such things...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plnVHX1mKcU

I hope you don't have any pets or other lightweight creatures running in your house.
dartguy
23 February 10, 13:32
That really scared me for a second.
AndreiRS
23 February 10, 21:57
HAHaHAH. Don't wory I don't have any pets, just a big dog, but he is not here.

Now the "pocket twister" has "steel guards". It is a 1/2 HP fan.
Roush9
24 February 10, 01:37
was that a sonic boom at :06? :laugh:
AndreiRS
24 February 10, 04:17
Hmm the fan blade has 30 centimeters or 12 inches, the diameter is 24 inches and the circumference is 1.915 meters (6.28 feet). Then we have 1725 RPM / 60 = 28.75 revolutions per second. Now I just need to calculate the final speed.

1.915m X 28.75 = 55.05 m/s which is equal to 198.2 km/h or 123.1 mph...

Nahhh its far away from a sonic boom man... :P