#3082324 - 08/28/10 07:07 PM
Re: . New Simpit build
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PropNut
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Dozer, thanks for the er...props I was wondering why my thread has had over a thousand hits since yesterday morning! You are the first non pit builder that has posted since then though. Thanks for checking it out. I can understand the space restrictions, before I met my wife I lived in a 900sq foot apartment with my 9 year old daughter. Not much room even for my PC much less a simpit. We moved into my new bride's home (going on 8 years! Wonderful woman) which is a 4200sq foot three story, seven bedroom modern farmhouse on ten acres of land. Sometime I feel extremely spoiled (ok, most of the time I do). Notice the dedication on my simpit instrument panel to my wife
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#3082387 - 08/28/10 09:13 PM
Re: . New Simpit build
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Valisk_61
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I love this build. It's the thread that just keeps giving! I really like the fold back 'hood', I think I'll be stealing that idea If I was putting a dedication to the wife in my cockpit, it would say "Remember, she's in the next room and can hear everything you say on Teamspeak"
FS~Valisk 'Val' www.skiesoffire.org"I've never seen the Icarus story as a lesson about the limitations of humans. I see it as a lesson about the limitations of wax as an adhesive." - Randall Munroe
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#3113375 - 10/12/10 05:47 AM
Re: . New Simpit build
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i like this pit because the basic design is so simple do you have some sort of plans we could use to build it?
Last edited by snipey; 10/12/10 11:51 AM.
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#3160388 - 12/19/10 10:08 AM
Re: . New Simpit build
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Time to repay some of your compliments Propnut, that CNC is a work of art. Its something that I would like to get building when I have more time, looks complicated. There was somebody building these Aces II seats over at Frugal's a while ago using a CNC F16 Seat You could have a go at drawing up some plans and crank one out on your machine. Nice job on the backlighting, great effect using that light.
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#3160517 - 12/19/10 03:18 PM
Re: . New Simpit build
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PropNut
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Hi Snipey, sorry for not responding sooner. I must have missed your comment when it was posted. I do not have any plans for what I built, it was pretty much seat of the pants deadstick planning MKII is being planned in CAD though so we will see how it turns out. Choowy, thank you sir. I have fun building in my shop and the chance to build a tool is always welcome. It really was a simple build though, very easy and not at all as expensive as I expected it to be. The work it turns out is great, making projects much simpler now. That is a cool F16 office chair!
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#3209128 - 02/16/11 03:10 PM
Re: Generic Warbird Simpit Build
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Oh brother, would that I had kin in Michigan.... The case is more custom cabinetry, than just a box of electronics. Any guesses as to the total weight? And would it include any of the doo-hickeys or thing-a-mabobs you've added on? Thanks Derek
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#3209358 - 02/16/11 06:42 PM
Re: Generic Warbird Simpit Build
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Valisk_61
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Thanks for the thread David - it's been a constant source of inspiration. Hope the move goes well and you're up and building again as soon as possible! Looking forward to your next project ~S~
FS~Valisk 'Val' www.skiesoffire.org"I've never seen the Icarus story as a lesson about the limitations of humans. I see it as a lesson about the limitations of wax as an adhesive." - Randall Munroe
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#3209367 - 02/16/11 06:46 PM
Re: Generic Warbird Simpit Build
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Right now my next project is a pull-out drawer simpit to hold my Warthog HOTAS with axillary axis' and buttons provided by one of my BU836X boards. I cut them out on the CNC yesterday and am waiting for the paint to dry. It might have been smarter to wait until the Warthog arrives (today!!!) and make careful measurements but I am pretty sure the measurements that I found online will work. Thanks for the kind words Valisk.
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#3487547 - 01/04/12 10:47 PM
Re: Generic Warbird Simpit Build
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I would sooooo be all over this (update on 1st post). Been watching this thread for a while I'm just a bit too far away on the north shore of Lake Superior... man, what an absolute treat for some lucky S.O.B. Thanks for the generous offer to the forums!
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Exodus
by RedOneAlpha. 04/18/24 05:46 PM
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