HipoxiK Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Hi Everyone, After many hours of looking for an affordable replica helicopter grip to use on a MSFFB2 I gave up and decided to make one using a 3D printer. I ended up building this grip for about $50 AUD not including the MSFFB2. I found another guys design on thingiverse.com and modified it to be used as a joystick and fitted it to the MSFFB2 base which I did the resistor mod on to increase the force feedback power. I have written up a build guide on how I printed and built this thing in the following link. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2235488 Please feel free to discuss this project in the comments section on that page as I don't spend as much time on this forum. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobinjaevel Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Thanks for the share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipoxiK Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 Thanks for the share! No problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_sukebe Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I love how you guys do such awesome DIY. Just great to see. System: 9700, 64GB DDR4, 2070S, NVME2, Rift S, Jetseat, Thrustmaster F18 grip, VPC T50 stick base and throttle, CH Throttle, MFG crosswinds, custom button box, Logitech G502 and Marble mouse. Server: i5 2500@3.9Ghz, 1080, 24GB DDR3, SSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVgamer72 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 FYI, The old Thrustmaster Top Gun (and other TM models from back in the day) are cheap on ebay and look to be perfect for a home Huey mod. http://www.cyberg8t.com/f2comp/topgun.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kornskydiver Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Awesome job brother! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmover Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Hi Everyone, After many hours of looking for an affordable replica helicopter grip to use on a MSFFB2 I gave up and decided to make one using a 3D printer. [ATTACH]160795[/ATTACH] I ended up building this grip for about $50 AUD not including the MSFFB2. I found another guys design on thingiverse.com and modified it to be used as a joystick and fitted it to the MSFFB2 base which I did the resistor mod on to increase the force feedback power. I have written up a build guide on how I printed and built this thing in the following link. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2235488 Please feel free to discuss this project in the comments section on that page as I don't spend as much time on this forum. Enjoy Can you teel how you desinged it???Or post the file so i can 3d print it :) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipoxiK Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 Can you teel how you desinged it???Or post the file so i can 3d print it :) If you follow the link I provided to the thingiverse page you can download the .stl files for 3D printing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmover Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Thank I found it.You think that it worth the money? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipoxiK Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Thank I found it.You think that it worth the money? Yeah being that it's reasonably cheap to make it's great fun to use. It's still a cheap option using old FFB technology but it's so much better to use a non spring centering stick when flying rotary wing. You can also use the force trim switch correctly in the Huey to switch the FFB on and off for easier hovering or stick position hold...although again it's not perfect as the Microsoft FFB is old tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmover Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I will make a full custom joystick so the only thing I want is the feeling to be good.Also what switch or buttons you put on it?from the old joystick or buy new???post if you can some pictures.To print it here the asked me about 50€.I want to found someone to help me design and put on it more buttons.. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipoxiK Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 I will make a full custom joystick so the only thing I want is the feeling to be good.Also what switch or buttons you put on it?from the old joystick or buy new???post if you can some pictures.To print it here the asked me about 50€.I want to found someone to help me design and put on it more buttons.. All of the items I used are listed on the Thingiverse page that I linked where I put all the information required to make the cyclic so check that page out mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlacleyCole Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Why not use Leo bednor pc boards they offer a lot more buttons ans axis than some old joystick and they are plug in play BlackeyCole 20years usaf XP-11. Dcs 2.5OB Acer predator laptop/ i7 7720, 2.4ghz, 32 gb ddr4 ram, 500gb ssd,1tb hdd,nvidia 1080 8gb vram New FlightSim Blog at https://blackeysblog.wordpress.com. Go visit it and leave me feedback and or comments so I can make it better. A new post every Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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