Convertible Home Cockpit for VR
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Wow, that is perfect to keep a happy wife !
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Very well done!
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Fantastic work, where are you, US? (Hint, I want one!) I would love that with a swing out (F16 style) stick mount on the right side!
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Very Nice !!!
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Hi guys.
Here I introduce my home cockpit.
Built this up with aluminium profiles and MDFs based on my own design.
With wheels and rails, the entire system can be pulled out and pushed in like draw.
Easy installation, and no waste of space.
Hope this help someone wants build compact system like me.
Brilliant. How much it cost to make one?
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Fantastic work, where are you, US? (Hint, I want one!) I would love that with a swing out (F16 style) stick mount on the right side!
Hey mate, I’m in Korea unfortunately.
I personally prefer center stick, but realized the whole system can be even smaller with swing out stick mount while I was designing this.
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@M79:
Brilliant. How much it cost to make one?
Hi M79.
I spent about $400 including aluminium, wood panel, and some other parts for assembly.
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Hey mate, I’m in Korea unfortunately.
I personally prefer center stick, but realized the whole system can be even smaller with swing out stick mount while I was designing this.
Well, that’s better than the US! Seriously, you could sell the base structure for $800 easily…
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WoW! Fantastic :bowd:
Can you show how do you attach the ICP?
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Well done! Amazing work there!
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Hi M79.
I spent about $400 including aluminium, wood panel, and some other parts for assembly.
Thanks. That’s kinda cockpit that I can build and keep my wife.
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Truly brilliant. Perfect for closet nerds
I didn’t show pics of opened closet to my wife;)
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Very impressive! I have been looking into foldaway simpits for a couple years now and this is the best solution I have seen so far. Very classy!
I don’t have VR, but my monitor is a big flat screen TV with a long-armed wall mount that may flip from one side of a corner to another. I am seriously considering building something like this while the pandemic keeps me at home. Thank you!
Where can I find source materials you used such as the aluminum frame sections and fittings? Can you please post a link?
If you could change anything about the way you built it, what would you do differently?
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Piece of art work!!!
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Very impressive! I have been looking into foldaway simpits for a couple years now and this is the best solution I have seen so far. Very classy!
I don’t have VR, but my monitor is a big flat screen TV with a long-armed wall mount that may flip from one side of a corner to another. I am seriously considering building something like this while the pandemic keeps me at home. Thank you!
Where can I find source materials you used such as the aluminum frame sections and fittings? Can you please post a link?
If you could change anything about the way you built it, what would you do differently?
Hi Sixpack.
I live in Korea, and it was quite easy for me to get all materials in the specific size I want via online store in my country.
This is my building progress.
1. Designing aluminum frame first. I used ‘May-Cad’, a free software for designing aluminium profile. You can easily find this in Google in a sec. You won’t need to learn how to use this program cuz this is extremely easy to understand. This software’s fantastic and easy to realize what you have in your brain in a 3D space. You can choose any material you want and create like simple drawing. And this also includes all assembly parts too, so you can see the final work in virtual space.
2. Once you finish your design with May-Cad, you can a list of all parts you used for the design with detailed information such as size. Then you can order your own material to your local manufacturers. Luckily, I can easily access to them cuz they have their online store for normal customer as me. I ordered everything for the frame including end cap, bolt and nut, and all other assembly part to the same seller.
3. After finish the frame, I measured the actual size of the frame to build external body. I used MDF panels, and ordered in the same way as the frame. There are also many online sellers processing the panels for me in the size I want.
Actually, I tried to make it even smaller than this though more foldable structure. Flip down MFDs and ICP, move joystick to the right side and add foldable arm and so many idea. But, finally I thought that I’d better not go that further as it makes the frame weaker and more complex.
This is simpit, then it should be highly durable against my crazy shaking hands with stick and throttle in a dog fight situation.Anyway, I’m happy to hear that my stuff helps you to develop your idea further.
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Hi z34rpm -
I installed May-CAD and hacked around a bit. I agree that it’s very easy to work with so far. I live in the USA and there is a distributor here that seems able to accept the bill of materials from my finished plans when I get to that point. This will be a fun project!
I plan to mount the stick on the right and that means it will interfere with the throttle when they both fold. What ideas did you come up with to solve this problem?