Sopwith Rudder Bar

Hardware & Tech Questions
1

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

2

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

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

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Re-purposed bike parts… This is really starting to get interesting…! :+1:

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

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

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

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

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

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

11

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.