169th_Guppy Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 got the idea from colt... thanks for your post! either way, this setup rocks for me now! post yours!
Colt40Five Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Glad to incease your comfort! Amazing how much 20 odd bucks can improve you experience so much eh? :icon_supe [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
169th_Guppy Posted March 21, 2006 Author Posted March 21, 2006 yeah, although mine was close to 40 bucks, I had to buy some pvc cutting tools, plus i'm the type to order too much of something because im afraid i wont have enough, so i bought a very large piece of plywood, lol.
169th_Guppy Posted March 21, 2006 Author Posted March 21, 2006 oh by the way colt, i didnt know if you knew this.... but the x52 has holes on the base of the throttle and stick, i got them actually screwed into the base! They are solid as hell!
AJ.eightFive Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 What did yourself and Colt do to make the improvement? I'm not seeing it :( sorry.
Sleek Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 yea could ya explain? Be Good..Be Strong..:drink: ;)
AJ.eightFive Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Found the original post... http://www.simhq.com/simhq3/sims/boards/bbs/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=37;t=006889#000000 May I ask where you got the materials?
Sleek Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Found the original post... http://www.simhq.com/simhq3/sims/boards/bbs/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=37;t=006889#000000 May I ask where you got the materials? cheers..musta missed that one ;) Be Good..Be Strong..:drink: ;)
169th_Guppy Posted March 21, 2006 Author Posted March 21, 2006 got them from homedepot besides the cutter i had to get for the pvc cost me just under 40 bucks
Pilotasso Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Hehe looks like you got all black and silver hardware just like me (totaly by accident in my case, even my TFT monitor has blue LED's as my X52) .
AJ.eightFive Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 hmm, would a plain old table saw do or would you need special blades? I'm not really a handy-person but I can follow directions ;).
Gazehound Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Looks really comfortable to use! Would struggle to obtain 4 boxes of ammo for ballast in britain though ;) VVS504 Red Hammers
Colt40Five Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 AJ- If you had to you could use a hacksaw. since the lenghts of PVC slip into the joints a super precise cut is unnecessary...so long as you keep the exposed sections of PVC the same length. Gazehound- sorry you can't know the joy of loading up ammo for your own use! But instead of lead bullets..you could fill the lower sections of PVC with sand. that would provide adequate weight albeit without the convenience of being able to keep them lightweight for storage/transport. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
169th_Guppy Posted March 22, 2006 Author Posted March 22, 2006 table saw would work perfectly for cutting the wood... since the pvc is only 1" u can but these cutting pliers (w/e it is) that u measure out the length make a like... and cut it.... worked awesome for me! its really simple to make the directions are all in colts link. i did his measurements and they didnt work for me. So i had to cut off the bottoms at a length that worked for me then i rebuilt the bottom. I actually have my throttle sitting about 4 inches (i think) lower then my stick because its more comfortable.... to me it was all about getting the sticks off the desk and having comfort. I achieved both, and it looks really nice!
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