Pedestal mount for the Warthog stick?

[Voyager]

Puling together parts for a semi-simpit setup, and am trying to do a centerstick with extension. For various reasons (i.e. cheap used Warthog HOTAS), I've shifted from my original ideas to the plain Warthog HOTAS with extension in a center mount, and I'm trying to figure out the simplest, low cost way to mount it, that does not involve mounting it to the desk

 

The way the base screws down from the underside implies I can't just mount it to a 4x4, so I'm wondering what are the good ways to get in onto a simple pedestal mount. This is intended to be a medium term* solution, so I'm looking for simple a low cost, rather than highly finished.

 

Thank you,

 

Harry Voyager

 

 

*The bigger, longer term ultimate concept is just starting on the engineering, and I'm looking to fly while I think and recover budget for the next Cool Thing(tm**) stage.

 

**No, not really . Its just a joke. Please put the carp away...

[Sokol1_br]

wheel Sand PRO don't fit for your purpose?

 

Or Monstertech Stand:

 

https://www.monstertech.de/en/product/flight-stand/

 

DIY:

http://forum.il2sturmovik.com/uploads/monthly_02_2015/post-635-0-17219400-1423474182.jpg

[Snakedoc]

Not a pedestal mount but rather a low cost solution for a center-mounted stick. No extension required (I didn't do it myself to avoid damaging the gimbal assembly).

 

It's just a regular wood board cut to size, I've used 2cm thick wood (about 1in). It's very solid and there's virtually no wobble.

 

You need a diameter of 11cm for the outer border of the base and the holes for the mount are on a 8,5cm diameter, spaced 90° apart

 

Then you just need some extended screws which fit in the WH base and voilà. (I found some laying around in my home). I could have designed a system for quick detach but I just screwed the board on the bottom of the chair taking care the screws are not too long to protrude into the cushion.

 

If I need to use the desk I just swap chairs as it's easier. I thought about doing the same with a metal sheet but I don't have any tools capable of those cuts and it's just easier to work with wood for me.

 

PS: for the throttle I've used one of those keyboard sliders with a board cut to size (in the pic it's slightly offset) but I'll probably go for a more solid solution since it's quite heavy and there's a bit of wobble.

[Ala12Rv-Tundra]

I bought a Virpil desk mount last year, it needs a base plate adaptor for the Warthog joystick.

I also managed to attach 3 MFDs and my BuddyFox A-10 UFC to it, so Im very happy with that.