Belphe Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Hi, As soon as I laid my hands on the HOTAS Warthog I knew I needed a new desk... So far, I kept my joystick and throttle in front of me, each to one side. Now, to immerse into the sim even more and to use the whole potential of the new hardware I decided to build a desk that would suit me needs. The aim is to both make it feel more like a cockpit layout (stick in the middle and throttle on the left side) AND to keep the normal desktop usability (good access to keyboard and mouse). I tried to find something to suit my requirements on the internet but all I get is expensive, pre-made designs or projects far more advanced than mine, with multi monitor layout and extra cockpit elements. Finally I decided to design my own desk. The absolute first draft looks like this: M - Monitor K - keyboard Ma - Mouse J - Joystick T - Throttle I'm sure some of you have come across a similar problem. What were your ideas? How do your desks look like? Could you give me any hints? Your help would be much appreciated! Regards! Never say never, Baby! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Nobody96 Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 At Simhq, I saw a mount for a HOTAS that was clamped at a desk (http://simhq.com/_technology3/technology_188a.html). Three of them + a hight adjustable monitor and you are ready to go. so long Mathias My System: Intel Core i7-4770K, Asus ROG Strix RX480 O8G, 24GB Ram
BigBANGtheory Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 This is an interesting problem for many i.e. somekind of compromise between a pit project and a functional desk/workspace. Personally I think you have to decide right from the start if you want to dedicate the project to games/sims or share it for other purposes I think building your own desk space is neither one nor the other and you should ask yourself what are you gaining by going down this route. In my case I would love to build a pit, but for a variety of reasons I simply cannot at this point so looking for solutions in making a normal desk work better is the answer for me (may not be for you). The best solutions I have seen so far are: 1 x JoyLoc Clamp Mount for the Throttle 1 x Large Single Monitor with TrackIR5 Pro Center mounted Joystick solution that works with your chair, I think the pedestal design* which is connected at the base to the pedals is the best like the chap has done in this one (go to bottom of the page): http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=63585 *notice how the swivel chair hooks onto a lip and how the use of the pedals (now connected to the chair) will not effect the lateral movement chair given its on wheels. What I would add though is that the short Joystick extension(s) seen so far do offer the possibility of an offset of about 15degrees (which is good for central mounting) but I think even better would be to add a 'swan neck' bend into the extention to bring the stick closer to the pilot. This is to compensate for you not having to make a cut-out in the seat base. Finally simply arrange your monitor so it can slide forward on the desk to compensate for you having to sit further back to aviod the Joystick hitting the desk. Beyond that I would think a touch screen monitor, triple eyefinity or dual MFCD solution would be next on the list.
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