Any way to mount the Simfab MFD Holder Bracket Kit on the ground by itself?

Hardware & Tech Questions
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is there any way the Simfab MFD Holder Bracket Kit can be mounted on the floor by itself?

any part or workaround to do this ?

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Any engineer could tell you yes- the point is how complex or expensive it can be.

Also- it’s a bit of a generic question- and without any Netiquette.

Can you provide any more information?
My first enquiry would be - what floor do you have? Concrete? Wood? Linoleum?
And then… Do you own the house/can you bolt stuff on the floor?

I mean, help us a bit here…

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don’t want to drill anything into the floor

just wanting to see what’s easiest way using some workaround such as a bracket that would help connect the MFD kit to say a base plate

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Welcome to Mudspike @goot66 .

From this photo, it seems the MFD bracket attaches to the bar that extends from the seat to the rudder pedal plate. That bar is a square 3cm x 3cm tube. It looks like the rudder extension bar fits inside the bracket (ie it is a slightly larger square tube).

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I don’t know if that would help you to rig something up. Before you start pouring money and time into a DIY solution, you might want to consider just biting the bullet and buy their pit. It’s a really great setup (I love mine).

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i can’t get their sim pit as i have other equipment am using like a yaw / racing wheel etc

hence why i am after DIY mounting solution

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If that’s a 3cm square tube, then as per their pit, you can fab a DYI base depending on your skills and tools. Easiest option would be something similar to the pit shown. A slightly oversized piece of square tube (1.25" should work nicely) with a bolt to hold the bracket at the right height. Attach that to the appropriate base plate. Surplus 45lb weight plates used to be cheap and readily available, but during covid they got hard to find not sure about now.

If you’re a wood person versus metal, a couple of pieces of scrap 2x4 trimmed and nailed together to make a column with a 1.25" central square opening, wouldn’t be hard to do. Again, add a bolt/screw to hold it at the right height. Then depending on your setup, just attach it to a piece of plywood as the base.