Racing rig prototype done | Update 9

After 2 months I finally got the racing rig prototype done! 🎉 Having waited for that long it felt like having a son 🤣… went to the fab and taped it. This was end of the cutting process: The assembly was fairly easy, took me like 30 minutes but with…

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Tower & Peripherals – Cockpit update 6

Sim racing cockpit render with a gaming setup

I spent last week working on management issues like the mission statement I wrote about in my last post and think it worked at least from the inspiration standpoint cause this week I advanced a lot on the sim racing cockpit project. I managed to set locations for an ATX…

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Nesting the parts – Cockpit Update 5

Rendered image of the cockpit project combining light gray and black surfaces

With all adjustment dimensions, steps and ranges definitions out of the way I started nesting the parts and redesigning them for nesting efficiency. Any racing simulator with this many adjustment options (if it existed) would use loads of materials so this was a big task. I’ve been working on it…

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Sim racing cockpit – Update 4

Side

All adjustment dimensions, gaps and ranges defined. Check out this side-cut view of the sim racing cockpit with markers on the location options of the three main input devices: I finally discarded the extra lower position for the pedals I was considering because it would be just too low. The…

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CNC racing simulator – Update 3

Render of my CNC Racing Simulator project

It’s been a pretty productive week and I made a lot of progress with my CNC racing simulator design. I’ve almost finished defining the adjustment systems and limits and I can confidently say it will end up with: 4 wheel + shifter depth positions – Standard ± 100 mm 6…

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Plywood racing simulator – Update 2

I’m making good progress with my plywood racing simulator design. I didn’t want to make a classical desk adaptation simulator which is what the Logitech racing kit (with it’s 23° inclined wheel) is designed for, but to adapt it to a formula racing position (with an almost vertical wheel and…

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Gaming cockpit project – Update 1

I’m neck deep into my gaming cockpit project development but with 6 adjustment options, everything has to be checked to the detail and it’s gonna take a while. I have 4 of them sorted out but the last two are giving me a hard time. As you may see in…

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New project: Gaming Cockpit

Photo of me playing Asseto Corsa on a racing simulator

A week ago I went visit my cousin (a cars fan and racing addict) to find he got one of those gaming cockpits / racing simulators. He added an awesome CPU and off-the-charts GPU, threw in the pedals, wheel and gear shifter (everything with force feedback) and he’s having a…

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LED Stripe on playDesk

A follower on Instagram left a comment wondering how a LED stripe would look on playDesk in place of regular banding options. Hell yeah! I’m not an expert 3D artist but gave it a shot and this animation came out!

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playDesk design’s a wrap

playDesk 9 positions Animation

playDesk version 1 is finished, published and its plans available for purchase! It’s a desk with adjustable height and inclination that aims to give the gamer 9 options to achieve the perfect gaming position. The desk can be adjusted to 700, 750 and 800 mm height and tilted to 0°,…

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