Boot910 Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Hi Pendra. I'd be interested to hear more about your app. I don't think it's necessary if the gamepad buttons work but I think you're right in that it'd make things much more flexible. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Boot910 Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Hi Smoky. I've certainly learned a lot building this first one. Still ironing out a few things like fabricating an ENT key, and getting it to work as I want in-game. The buttons and rockers all work at least! That I know already. :) I still have to do a final tally to figure a cost/unit and see if I bought the big pieces in bulk what it would cost before I could offer to sell completed units. I'll work this all out and post back. If demand is high enough and final price is too high to scare everyone off I might be tempted to do this. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Cezar11 Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Count me in for a purchase if you are gauging interest... Home built i5 quadcore. dual ATI 4850 in xfire mode. 16GB ram Warthog HOTAS, Thrustmaster Rudder, TrackIR 5, TM MFD's, windows 7 64 ultimate.. 40" primary screen, 19" secondary [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
CrashEd Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Count me in for a purchase if you are gauging interest... Ditto! :thumbup:
JaseGill Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 I'd be interested too at the right price. Even if its a kit and you have to assemble yourself. My alternative would be a small touchscreen and TouchBuddy so you can see the sort of level of investment I'm already considering. Rig: Home Built, water cooled,i5 2500K @ 4.3Ghz, ASUS P8P67Pro Mobo, 8GB Patriot Viper 2 Sector 5 RAM, MSI Nvidia GTX970 4GB Gaming OC, 120GB OCZ Vertex 2e SSD Boot, 120GB OCZ Vertex 2e SSD Games (BS & WH), Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB other, Samsung UE37D5000 37" LED TV,EloTouch 1600x1200 secondary, Thrustmaster Warthog No.467, Thrustmaster MFD, Saitek Pro Pedals, Track IR4 with Track Clip Pro. Ex RAF Aircrew, Real Life Pilot, proud Geek and father of one :)
shu77 Posted January 25, 2011 Author Posted January 25, 2011 Just the front panel by itself was somewhere around $65-70, yes. I had them do the entire enclosure. Front, back, top, bottom, sides, and corner extrusions to hold it all together. The top and sides were simple pieces of black anodized aluminum @ 1.5mm thickness so they didn't cost much overall. I had a slot cut out of the back panel for the cable, and the bottom panel was thicker to provide a more stable base @ 3mm or so. I also had 5 threaded holes drilled in the bottom piece to mount the control board and a stand-off for a cable restraint, and I had the sides machined to fit the grooves in the extrusions so those two cost a bit. Total for the whole package (all six panels, 4 extrusions, 8 M5 screws, 4 rubber feet) was a bit over $200 with shipping. Ah ok total was a little more than I was expecting. I like FPE I hadn't seen them before but its definitely useful as a prototyping/ home pit solution. Will be interested if you manage to get pricing from that membrane USA group as the thing that originally put me off pursuing was the fact the front panel was going to be expensive and the electrics but then I had no way to label the buttons. Certainly still a top project, but on my budget I think the money is going on some rudder pedals first. Hornet, Super Carrier, Warthog & (II), Mustang, Spitfire, Albatross, Sabre, Combined Arms, FC3, Nevada, Gulf, Normandy, Syria AH-6J i9 10900K @ 5.0GHz, Gigabyte Z490 Vision G, Cooler Master ML120L, Gigabyte RTX3080 OC Gaming 10Gb, 64GB RAM, Reverb G2 @ 2480x2428, TM Warthog, Saitek pedals & throttle, DIY collective, TrackIR4, Cougar MFDs, vx3276-2k Combat Wombat's Airfield & Enroute Maps and Planning Tools
Feed Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 I'm sorry if I missed it, Boot - but could you tell us how the painting of the caps went, and what paint you used? It looks good! I'm thinking of getting the white caps, so that once they're painted I can engrave the tops so the engraving comes out white, again.
Boot910 Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 I'm sorry if I missed it, Boot - but could you tell us how the painting of the caps went, and what paint you used? It looks good! I'm thinking of getting the white caps, so that once they're painted I can engrave the tops so the engraving comes out white, again. Hi Feed. I hadn't checked the forum in a few days. My method was very low-tech. I got a bag of black caps (easiest to get from Digikey stock-wise) and painted them by hand with Testor's Model Master Aircraft Gray. I used a P-Touch label maker to do the text on my caps using White on Clear extra-strength adhesive. If you have the means to do engraving then I think getting white caps if you can is a great idea. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Feed Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 I was just wondering if you'd had any problem with the paint peeling or chipping, or if you'd done anything to the cap to prevent it. Depending on the type of plasic, I figured a good cleaning and perhaps rouching them up a bit with wet paper would be necessary.
Boot910 Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 I was just wondering if you'd had any problem with the paint peeling or chipping, or if you'd done anything to the cap to prevent it. Depending on the type of plasic, I figured a good cleaning and perhaps rouching them up a bit with wet paper would be necessary. So far everything looks good. No problems with the paint at all. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
zakmichaels Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 Count me in for a purchase if you are gauging interest... Ditto as well!!!
deathcobra Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 Just found this thread and purchasing the switches. Did you find a suitable Enter key?
Phantom_Mark Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Never ceases to amaze me the talent that cruises amongst our community, great work mate, hope I can either build one or buy one some day ;)
grimm0ne Posted November 25, 2011 Posted November 25, 2011 Wicked, i'd like one.. but any progress? 5 months and counting since last post.. Really looking into this, but i just need the front panel and the buttons, will use the groovygamer board for the button mapping.
71st_Mastiff Posted November 25, 2011 Posted November 25, 2011 I wonder if he's gone to Saitek with this yet? :joystick: "any failure you meet, is never a defeat; merely a set up for a greater come back", W Forbes. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts", "He who never changes his mind, never changes anything," Winston Churchill. MSI z690 MPG DDR4 || i9-14900k|| ddr4-128gb PC3200 |zotac RTX 5080|Game max 1300w|Win11| |turtle beach elite pro 5.1|| ViRpiL,T50cm2||MFG Crosswinds|| VT50CM-plus rotor Throttle || G10 RGB EVGA Keyboard/MouseLogitech || PiMax Crystal VR || 32 Asus||
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