Just got a force sensing F16 stick... "This changes everything".. ;)

[darkman222]

17 minutes ago, BaronVonVaderham said:

13 degree angle adapter from RS instead?

I have not fully transitioned from a traditional gimbal to my FFS, but you might need the angle adapter for a natural hand position. Otherwise your wrist will become tired very quickly.

Edited November 19, 2023 by darkman222

[BaronVonVaderham]

1 hour ago, darkman222 said:

I have not fully transitioned from a traditional gimbal to my FFS, but you might need the angle adapter for a natural hand position. Otherwise your wrist will become tired very quickly.

 

Definitely need an angle adapter. I was just asking about the benefit of a shapeway sourced adapter versus the RS adapter. After all, RS sells one. 

[Extranajero]

4 hours ago, BaronVonVaderham said:

all this makes me very dubious about their support, and even makes me wonder if they still exist. 

I bought a product ( digital download ) from Invictus today and had a quick chat with their support about something I didn't quite understand. They responded to my email quickly and were helpful.
I don't know anything about the FSSB angled adaptor though, I am going to mount the whole base at an angle instead - it amounts to the same thing.
Without any angle I found the FSSB + Warthog grip to be borderline uncomfortable.

[BaronVonVaderham]

16 hours ago, Extranajero said:

I bought a product ( digital download ) from Invictus today and had a quick chat with their support about something I didn't quite understand. They responded to my email quickly and were helpful.
I don't know anything about the FSSB angled adaptor though, I am going to mount the whole base at an angle instead - it amounts to the same thing.
Without any angle I found the FSSB + Warthog grip to be borderline uncomfortable.

I don’t think they have an angle adapter. They have an fssb adapter and a stand. Both milled out of solid aluminium. The stand may have the angle build in (though it doesn’t look like it).

 I’m very curious about the invictus fssb adapter though. It’s cheaper than the RS base, and looks very clean and compact. I’d like to check with them where they are with the development of the fssb adapter for the TM warthog stick. So if they responded quickly I may pop them an email with my questions. 

[Extranajero]

1 hour ago, BaronVonVaderham said:

 I’m very curious about the invictus fssb adapter though. It’s cheaper than the RS base, and looks very clean and compact. I’d like to check with them where they are with the development of the fssb adapter for the TM warthog stick. So if they responded quickly I may pop them an email with my questions. 

Sounds like a plan. Given the nature of digital downloads I did some checking first on Invictus to make sure they were selling something that would be useable.
They seem to have a pretty good reputation on the Viperpits forum and that was what made me decide to give them a go.
Hope you get what you want

 

[Scott-S6]

On 11/19/2023 at 5:01 PM, BaronVonVaderham said:

Why not go for the 13 degree angle adapter from RS instead?

The tailpiece in the TM grip needed to be replaced anyway (because the stock one is cast zinc) so getting a steel one with the angle built in made sense. 

[Extranajero]

1 hour ago, Scott-S6 said:

The tailpiece in the TM grip needed to be replaced anyway (because the stock one is cast zinc) so getting a steel one with the angle built in made sense. 

I've had that tailpiece come loose when used on a stock base - although it never broke. It's a terrible piece of design compounded by the monkey metal TM use, which has the same tensile strength as a carrot. MAZAK alloy is sort of like backwards titanium in that it combines high weight with poor strength.
I modified my TM grip for FSSB use by making a 3D printed split collar that clamps around the exposed part of the tailpiece, between the threaded connector and the base of the grip itself. That spreads the load a little and has helped so far but it's a bandaid sort of solution.
 

[BaronVonVaderham]

I’ve seen a video clip on yt that showed two Lego pieces to do the same thing . Not pretty but works like a charm!