wingnut Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) So if your like me and don't have gaint hands that Saitek designed the X55 for:joystick:, then you can make this simple elevated hand rest. Start by going to the local arts and craft store. There I bought. Air dry Clay and paint First I wrapped the X55 in saran wrap then took a chunk of clay and started to mold it to the height I wanted and the slope down to the pinkie button. That took 10 minutes. Then I left it on the stick for a day then removed the mold. The longest part of all this is waiting for two more days till the Clay hardens. After that I trimmed it with and Xacto knife then sanded it smooth. 5-10 minutes Once that was done I painted it with the black paint and viola. 2 minutes It now fits like a glove and I can reach all the hat switches without leaving the hand rest. Doesn't look to getto and I'm very happy with the results. My daughter is also happy cause she got the majority of the clay that i didn't use. :) Edited June 12, 2015 by wingnut :thumbup:[sIGPIC]http://i.imgur.com/27wvRIj.png[/sIGPIC]
TomOnSteam Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Nice work! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cockpit Spectator Mode
MA_Goblin Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Great idea :thumbup: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] _____________Semper paratus, In hoc signo vinces________________ PC: Intel i7-8700K (4.9 GHz), Aorus Ultra Gaming Z370 MB, Gigabyte RTX 3080, 32 GB DDR3 (3,2 GHz), Samsung EVO 860 M.2 500 GB SSD + Samsung 960 M.2 250 GB SSD Gaming: Virpil T-50 CM2, TM WH Throttle, Crosswind pedals, HP Reverb
RAZBAM_ELMO Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 How did you physically attach the handrest to the stick? Did you glue it or is it more of a free floating unit? Know and use all the capabilities in your airplane. If you don't, sooner or later, some guy who does use them all will kick your ass. — Dave 'Preacher' Pace, USN.
infernus1986 Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Thats one way to skin a cat, I shaped a rest out of some high density foam board and painted it black and double sided taped it to the factory rest. FX-8320 8Gb R9-280 X-55 Opentrack [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
lxvanwyk Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 how about working on an extension? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
wingnut Posted June 10, 2015 Author Posted June 10, 2015 I used Velcro to attach it, makes for easier removal if needed. Although it didn't move under normal use before I did that. I'll leave the extension to someone more qualified like Replika http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=104154 :thumbup:[sIGPIC]http://i.imgur.com/27wvRIj.png[/sIGPIC]
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