Sopwith Rudder Bar

MollyMaguire · August 23, 2019, 5:27pm

OK; making slow progress on my Rudder Bar (to go w/ the Camel joystick). Here’s where I am so far.

MollyMaguire · August 23, 2019, 5:29pm

kind of a build log. This is a couple views of the Sketchup dwg I am working from.

MollyMaguire · August 23, 2019, 5:32pm

pics of early steps. Some little girl (unknowingly) donated her bike…

Troll · August 23, 2019, 5:41pm

Re-purposed bike parts… This is really starting to get interesting…!

MollyMaguire · August 23, 2019, 7:50pm

After imposing on friends for welding assist and 47 trips to HomeDepot for small metal things…

MollyMaguire · August 25, 2019, 4:47pm

sorry to disappoint. Beers were consumed - but not served at - The Rudder Bar. Starting to come together…

MollyMaguire · August 25, 2019, 4:54pm

A couple more sketchup pics. THe spring mounting is a little ‘hobo’ but it works.

MollyMaguire · August 27, 2019, 3:09am

Here it is w/ all the mechanical ‘componentry’ in place. Now for the electronics so its not just a static display…

Troll · August 27, 2019, 6:21am

Aaaah! So that’s what the hinges are for…!

Clever!
I imagine that it will give a sort of center detent when the hinge touch the frame?

MollyMaguire · August 27, 2019, 2:49pm

Yeah; shorter springs (or moving back the attachment point) would have obviated the need for the hinges and simplified the design - but I wouldn’t have gotten that definite center/neutral point.