My girlfriend flies Elite since end of last year, when it was free for a while just as her new pc build was finished, hence the HOTAS. (And yes, the cap is for TrackIR)
I just found it remarkable how this man-cave-like setup looks distinctly different from the usual
EDIT: I gotta say “she reached Sag A*!” She’s serious about exploring.
I finally got around to putting together a first version of a throttle mount. It is pretty rough and ready, put together in one evening…but the dimensions and height are good for comfort, which is good.
I think I’m happy enough with the mounts that I’ll use them for now rather than redoing them out of the alu extrusion. I will route the bottom edges to round them out, use some filler putty and sand and paint the mounts next, when I get an evening free…whenever that might be.
Incredible. My desk is a tangly mess, owing to a keyboard that sometimes needs to be plugged into a work laptop, a HOTAS and a half that I move to and from “simpit” positions, and a way too long cord on a set of headphones that is also used with both gaming and work pc.
That picture is just with PC set up excluding flight sim gear, so it doesn’t quite tell the truth, does it.
The plan is to place USB extension cables in conduits under the desk, to which you plug in the HOTAS cleanly with few cables showing.
The mounts have quick clamps and I’m planning to attach little “shelves” behind the screen to which I can clamp the HOTAS mounts when I’m using the screen and desk for work.
I’ll also make a similar stowing solution for the pedals under the desk, I think.
Edit:
I’m also looking at getting the wireless Delanclip for TrackIR and a pair of wireless headphones. I know I’ll have to charge those, then - but that would mean no cables going from my head, across the HOTAS / keyboard, to the PC…which would be really nice.
This is probably not exciting to anyone but me…but it’s not like the thread is super busy so it’s probably okay.
After some embarrassing test cuts in preparation for the chair making, I realised I needed to stop “making do” with my cheap old combination square that had been dropped on concrete during outside jobs one too many times and actually go get some proper squares.
I also got some MDF to make a simple adjustable docking saw backstop for my old 1980s era workcentre, as the original stops had been lost by the previous owner.
It took what free time I had tonight, but I now have the docking saw set up properly with a true 90 degree backstop so I can start cutting the extrusion. Happy days!
Nope. I am all up in this. I am currently making a Murphy Bed for my spare room and had to spend Sunday moving all my crap outta there before I could start assembling it. I have most of the wood cut and I am considering how to stain/finish it before I go further.
Table saws scare me (I have an Uncle with a few missing fingers from a circular saw accident, not a table saw I know but it taught me a healthy respect for power tools).
@fridge Yeah - you do have to respect those. Nothing about using circular / table saws etc. is complicated, but they aren’t very forgiving.
Every saw accident I’ve heard of has been a result of one of two things: 1) user taking shortcuts and using the tool in a way it wasn’t intended to be used, or 2) user losing focus because of repetition / tiredness / distraction.
As long as you use the tool the proper way (stance, limbs placement, PPE, clamps, push sticks etc.) and pay attention, none of it is dangerous or difficult.
Powertool safety is a funny thing, though - complacency is a b*stard. Just recently, a very experienced friend of mine (used powertools for decades - I bought the orange Triton WorkCentre off him) ran his hand into his table saw.
Luckily, he has a fancy saw and instead of getting flying sausages and ketchup, this happened:
Not even a nick on his finger, just an expensive sawstop to replace…and a stark reminder about focus. He was cutting a big stack of lumber to size and didn’t use push sticks because it was slower. Boring work. Therein lies danger.
@chipwich just a moderately cheap multi material blade with 64 teeth and a negative 1 degree hook angle. Pics further up the thread
My saw is a standard Bosch blue series 184mm circular saw, attached to a Triton workcentre.
It leaves a little bit of sanding for perfection but to be fair not a lot. Also the blade works the metal better than I thought it would, it’s quite pleasant.
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