EightyDuce Posted January 19, 2023 Posted January 19, 2023 After getting a 4090 and finally being able to enjoy VR, I needed a way to keep everything secured while bumping aorund blindly looking for buttons. The throttle and stick weren't going anywhere being on monstertech mounts. The issue was the Cougar MFDs. While they do have some weight, I still had to be careful reaching for them as to nit knock them back or push them out of position. I also wanted to have them be easy to move when I'm not playing. I typically move my stick monstertech mount to the side when not in use, so I figured why not attach the MFDs to the stock mount... So after some time in Fusion360 and some test prints...this is where I landed. I know monstertech sells the mounts, but for the cost of my an hour or two of my time plus a few bucks in ABS filament, I figured why not. Plus I wanted to keep as much of the hardware stock incase I ever sold it. Turned out much better than expected and I'm already in Rev 3 (printing now) , adding some cable management and structural reinforcement for increased rigidity. Now I can bump around blindly without fear of knocking them around. Plus from my seating position I'm 80 percent there as far as blind/natural reach position for the buttons. May have to adjust the model to push them slightly farther apart. But yeah... We live in a fantastic age. Windows 11 23H2| ASUS X670E-F STRIX | AMD 9800X3D@ 5.6Ghz | G.Skill 64Gb DDR5 6200 28-36-36-38 | RTX 4090 undervolted | MSI MPG A1000G PSU | VKB MCG Ultimate + VKB T-Rudders + WH Throttle | HP Reverb G2 Quest 3 + VD
ZipLine9 Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 8:37 AM, EightyDuce said: After getting a 4090 and finally being able to enjoy VR, I needed a way to keep everything secured while bumping aorund blindly looking for buttons. The throttle and stick weren't going anywhere being on monstertech mounts. The issue was the Cougar MFDs. While they do have some weight, I still had to be careful reaching for them as to nit knock them back or push them out of position. I also wanted to have them be easy to move when I'm not playing. I typically move my stick monstertech mount to the side when not in use, so I figured why not attach the MFDs to the stock mount... So after some time in Fusion360 and some test prints...this is where I landed. I know monstertech sells the mounts, but for the cost of my an hour or two of my time plus a few bucks in ABS filament, I figured why not. Plus I wanted to keep as much of the hardware stock incase I ever sold it. Turned out much better than expected and I'm already in Rev 3 (printing now) , adding some cable management and structural reinforcement for increased rigidity. Now I can bump around blindly without fear of knocking them around. Plus from my seating position I'm 80 percent there as far as blind/natural reach position for the buttons. May have to adjust the model to push them slightly farther apart. But yeah... We live in a fantastic age. Nicely Done!
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