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#2905267 - 11/20/09 07:53 PM Throttle quadrant done & pedals rebuilt...
Gene Buckle Offline
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The blog post is here: http://www.simpits.org/geneb/?p=140





ttyl!

g.


Edited by Gene Buckle (11/20/09 07:53 PM)
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#2905340 - 11/21/09 03:56 AM Re: Throttle quadrant done & pedals rebuilt... [Re: Gene Buckle]
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They look great Gene. That is some great attention to detail when you add all the screw/rivet heads on the TQ. Looks like you might also be working on a trim wheel as well. smile
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#2905443 - 11/21/09 08:10 AM Re: Throttle quadrant done & pedals rebuilt... [Re: MudPuppy]
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Wow Gene! That is some beautiful stuff!
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#2905498 - 11/21/09 10:33 AM Re: Throttle quadrant done & pedals rebuilt... [Re: 531 Ghost]
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Thanks. The screws are holding the skin on. smile I'm thinking about building a "single-gang" version of it that uses a specially crafted arm that would take the throttle grip from a Saitek X45.

Yep, I'm working on the elevator trim & flap wheels. smile It's mostly complete but I don't have any pictures of it yet.

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#2906240 - 11/22/09 07:24 PM Re: Throttle quadrant done & pedals rebuilt... [Re: Gene Buckle]
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Someone give this man a CNC and a plasma cutter!!! biggrin

I want more (cowbell!) metal!

Those look excellent! Great work!

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#2906425 - 11/23/09 06:11 AM Re: Throttle quadrant done & pedals rebuilt... [Re: aRareKindOfMonster]
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Thanks. Maybe one day I'll make a new set of pedals out of .125 6061-T6. I don't have a brake that'll bend that thick of material though. smile

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#2908180 - 11/25/09 04:15 PM Re: Throttle quadrant done & pedals rebuilt... [Re: Gene Buckle]
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Nice. Is that serial style connector an old school gameport connector or are you using it to plug into a Bodnar unit or something similar?
Nevermind, answered on your blog I see:
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I’m using a standard DE9 connector for the three slide pots that are linked to each lever arm.


Edited by pakfront (11/25/09 04:17 PM)
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#2910725 - 11/30/09 02:31 PM Re: Throttle quadrant done & pedals rebuilt... [Re: pakfront]
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The throttle quadrant will plug into a Beta Innovations Plasma that I've got (one of the original devices from 2003).

I'm also planning on building a new 2 lever quadrant that will use the throttle grip from a Saitek X-45 and a regular knob for the prop pitch lever.

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#2911231 - 12/01/09 10:58 AM Re: Throttle quadrant done & pedals rebuilt... [Re: Gene Buckle]
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Really cool Gene hows things going with your cockpit plans, thinking of buying the template set to build your pit with my Grandpa. He's 84, a master woodworker and I'm 29 and need to learn those old world skills we youngsters don't know.
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#2911515 - 12/01/09 06:54 PM Re: Throttle quadrant done & pedals rebuilt... [Re: HitchHikingFlatlander]
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Sales are much less than I'd hoped. smile

I'm not offering the templates any longer. They're very easy to make yourself though.

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