Buckram Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 Hi all, I am curious to know if anyone has attempted to extend the stick of the HOTAS Warthog, similar to that of the original cockpit? If so, do you have any advice on how to do this and what materials you used. Thanks in advanced! Achieving World Peace - One 2000lb JDAM at a time. Intel i7 9700K, 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3200Mhz , ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1080 TI OC, Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog, Saitek Pro Rudder Pedals, Oculus Rift S. ~ Proud Member of the 62nd Fighting Falcons ~ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
PeterP Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 (edited) please browse through this threads to get a overview: Beginnings of a pit http://forum.lockon.ru/showthread.php?p=1393813 http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3269689/Thrustmaster_Warthog_Extension.html My warthog extender Extended Warthog Stick with industrial spring for more feedback Edited April 2, 2012 by PeterP 1
Buckram Posted April 3, 2012 Author Posted April 3, 2012 Thank you very much! Achieving World Peace - One 2000lb JDAM at a time. Intel i7 9700K, 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3200Mhz , ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1080 TI OC, Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog, Saitek Pro Rudder Pedals, Oculus Rift S. ~ Proud Member of the 62nd Fighting Falcons ~ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
PeterP Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) ;) If you have extended you stick successfully with the "Gardena" hosepipe adaptors... -maybe you even find a retailer near "Angels 10"... (BTW a 20mm aluminium tube fits perfect in these adaptors. examine this picture for more info:http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=84926 ) And it feels still like dead... Have a look at this: >>>>http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=83814 Edited April 3, 2012 by PeterP
PeterP Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 Another promising looking example how it can be done: >>> http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=1434295#post1434295 Did a change to my joystick. Its a bit to long, circle is to wide for me. Gone shorten it by 3-4 cm. Used gardena and some plumbing tubes. And I use a birds food spiral so it go back to center! Gone put a cars drive-shaft rubber outside the spiral, makes it stiffer.
Ali Fish Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 here is my crude attempt so far. with ye ole gardena hose attachment. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Jorik Posted April 26, 2013 Posted April 26, 2013 Hi there, I was wondering how you did the bottom connector. kind regards Jorik Kind regards Jorik Intel i7 8700k 5,0Ghz OC Nvidia GTX1080Ti 32Gb DDR4 3200Mhz RAM HP Reverb Pro Selfmade Alu Rail 4080 mounts TM HOTAS WARTHOG Virpil 100mm extension + Virpil VFX + TM F/A-18 Stick TM MFD's Saitek Pedals
Levinsky Posted April 28, 2013 Posted April 28, 2013 Hey mate, Myself and a friend both bought extensions from a crowd in NZ. I'll forward through some photos and a links in an hour or so. Ken
Levinsky Posted April 28, 2013 Posted April 28, 2013 Howdy, ok so every NTP server/clock in the world and I have differing opinions on the duration of an "hour". :) Here is the link to the NZ company. It's brushed aluminum and is very light weight - which I was concerned about putting too much stress on the joint in the base of the stick. http://www.simpit.co.nz/item/thrustmaster-warthog-extension.html Ken.
lxsapper Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 (edited) Here's my take on it. Here's my work of today, still not quite finished, will probably make it a wee bit shorter, but you can allways shorten long you can't make short longer. smile Since I still haven't built my seat/cockpit I wasn't quite sure how long I need it. Still have to add some screews to stop the tubing from rotating. I had the cable prepared some time ago, today I finaly went and got that second garden hose connector, I had only bought one to make sure it was the right size. Some Dremel work and it's mostly done. The Hose connectors cost me €1 each, the total cost was probably around €11, but I can't remember the exact price I paid for the cable. So here it is: Edited April 29, 2014 by lxsapper
Oydoron Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Just some additional ideas for people modding out there. I found that the gardena connector press fits 3/4" rigid electrical conduit perfectly. I search around and found this http://www.homedepot.com/p/Southwire-3-4-in-Liquidtite-NM-Straight-Fitting-Connector-58133702/204755884 3/4 in. Liquidtite NM Straight Fitting Connector Which nearly press fits 3/4" rigid electrical conduit one one end, and the other end fits into the remaining gardena piece. The metal washer that comes with it does not fit in there, so I picked up these: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Halex-3-4-in-Rigid-Plastic-Insulating-Bushing-4-Pack-27527/100159912 3/4 in. Rigid Plastic Insulating Bushing (4-Pack) Which do fit with zero modification. Because the lower connector is for thicker pipe, add a lot of black tape to the bottom of the conduit and to prevent slippage on the top, add just a wrap or two to the top. Grind the top down as usual. I'll probably need to do a slightly better job, but it works for now. I might eventually try taping off the plug and pouring wax into this, then use that to make a plaster mold, and then use that to put epoxy where the wax was in order to make a perfect fit. Looks a little bit wild, but it works well. Minimum extension is about 9cm.
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