Broke my Warthog... For a bit at least

[Warthog_Farmer]

So.. I managed to break my stick whilst trying to stick it onto my chair. Hopefully a local electrical engineer can solder it back on - just the wires to the PCB should work A-OK.

 

 

Anyway - I'm happy I eventually got round to it. It isn't as fancy as you guys with hinged, removable or otherwise foldy away setups... But all I really use my PC for is DCS or Project Cars. It doesn't interfere at all so I'll just leave it permafixed. Might paint the wood black though and definitely gonna look for a stick extension. €60 seems a touch excessive though might see if I can get one fabricated locally before I drop that much cash on a small length of threaded aluminium.

 

[Sporg]

With a little luck someone can solder a new plug for you.

Would be better I think.

 

But it's a nice project. :)

I would recommend sand the sides of the support smoother, before painting it.

Edited August 7, 2016 by Sporg

[mr_mojo97]

Why not just remove the white connector and solder the wires straight onto the pcb yourself? Will only take 5 mins

[Cibit]

Nice to see ingenuity at work. There are iron on strips for formica benches might cover that exposed chipboard neater than paint. Only if your bothered but as long as it works great :thumbup:

[Warthog_Farmer]

Got it fixed for very cheap. Now I just need my stick extender.

 

As far as the current wood - they're supposed to be templates for some black veneered wood but I don't think I can be bothered. I'll be in VR the whole time so I look for function over form =]

[Devrim]

Forget Warthog. It's a nice guitar. :D

[lunaticfringe]

I would recommend sand the sides of the support smoother, before painting it.

 

Particle board. Sanding won't do much good. Filling will be ridiculously time consuming. He could use adhesive edge molding, or if he owns a router, use T-molding like on an arcade cabinet, which would give the cleanest finish with the highest durability.

[Warthog_Farmer]

Aesthetics aren't important. As I said I'll be in my VR.

 

These were supposed to be a rough cut to get an idea and template but they are so effective I'll probably just keep them until the break. Why waste it =]

 

Just waiting on my stick extension arriving. A local machining shop quotes £25 to get the extension made and I can pick up the extension cable from the local electronics shop for a couple of quid. It needs a very slight modification but I'll most likely step-by-step the process for others who think that the main suppliers of the extension are quite significantly overpriced.