3-axes trim wheel / Do-it-yourself-style

[Kodoss]

!!Update!!

The frontplate fits now with the trimwheels.
I also put the switches and buttons in it for checking.
The only metal work that remains are the side-parts. Fixing them, drilling holes, cutting threat in them. The usual stuff.

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Left side.
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Belly of the beast!!
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Solding will wreck my nerves. But before I have to choose a color and the painting method.

[tintifaxl]

This is awesome work here.

[gimpy117]

i say Luftwaffe cockpit grey, looks German to me

[Kodoss]

!!!Update!!!

Ok, not a real one...
Today I just bought some cable for wiring and screws M4x10.

Also I did a little fitting test with my 2 throttle quadrants.

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plan for tomorrow: adjusting the sideparts, solding and testing.

After that: -disassemble,
-breaking the last sharp edges on the plates,
-powder coating RLM 66 or black (might take some time)
-assembly
- having fun

[Madfish]

Looks awesome. Have you used it for a while yet while playing? I want to build something similar but I was worried about the ergonomics. If you could please provide some insight on how it feels with the 3 axes alignes like this.

[Kodoss]

Originally Posted by Madfish

Looks awesome. Have you used it for a while yet while playing? I want to build something similar but I was worried about the ergonomics. If you could please provide some insight on how it feels with the 3 axes alignes like this.

Solding isn't done yet. Thats for tomorrow. So I can't tell you how it fells, while flying. But just sitting in the chair and turning on the wheels 10 revolutions from trim up to trim down feels awesome.

If you look for plans, just look at the pdf-file which I posted on the fist side. There's also a list of components which I'm using.
Edit: look at the post #7.

[Kodoss]

I have good and bad news.

Today I did the last work on the casing. The side parts are done and all edges are now smoothed. So it's ready for painting. That was the good news, now the bad one.

I tried to sold the wires on the platine. I had 10 already solded until I realized that I solded 2 wirepairs to the wrong points. As I tried to sold them of, the little metalconnection on the platine came of too.
Trying to reconnect it with solding didn't worked, so I have to buy a new platine.

Weekend is ruined at my side....