Inexpensive Sim Pit

[jimson]

So let's see the one you built.

I think jimson's is pretty slick. A clean compact, self contained unit.

No, no, he has the right to that opinion, it was just a knocked together stand to make it easier to share a PC with the wife and keep my crap out the way of her facebook and farmville adventures.

If ever I have room to build something more dedicated, it will certainly be much more impressive.
 

[SIK1]

No, no, he has the right to that opinion, it was just a knocked together stand to make it easier to share a PC with the wife and keep my crap out the way of her facebook and farmville adventures.

If ever I have room to build something more dedicated, it will certainly be much more impressive.
 

Careful it's a slippery slope.


Joe I always liked your simpit, but I knew I wouldn't be able to handle climbing in and out of one. I also prefer the side stick controller, and that's why I made mine a hybrid of sorts. It's not patterned after any real life cockpit, but I still get the immersion factor no matter what I fly.

[ebfd11]

The part of the pvc part I thought was cool, is the fact you could hide the cables in it.
Others have made better and more elaborate ones, but I like the fact you can hide everything in the piping.

[gyrene81]

My wife would have me committed if I built something like that in the house. You guys are luck s.o.b.'s

[grizz441]

No, no, he has the right to that opinion, it was just a knocked together stand to make it easier to share a PC with the wife and keep my crap out the way of her facebook and farmville adventures.

If ever I have room to build something more dedicated, it will certainly be much more impressive.
 

Is your joystick fastened down?  Call me crazy, but I prefer to have my joystick set at an angle approximately 20-30 degrees clockwise off center, seems to rest better in my hand and easier on my wrist.  I could never fly with the joystick perfectly straight.

[FLOTSOM]

Nice work all of you!!!!

i built one awhile ago that was plug and play and on wheels. every part of it was designed to be adjustable so that anyone from a 100 lbs midget to a 400lbs gorilla could get in it and find their own comfortable location for everything.

i could roll it out of the closet plug in 3 plugs, 2 usb and one wall plug, play until i was thoroughly satisfied that i had died horribly enough times for one evening and then unplug those 3 plugs and roll it back to its hole. i wish i had taken some seconds to snap a pic or two but i just didn't think of it.

mine was not as pretty as some shown here, wished i had thought of the PVC piping instead of using square tubed aluminum!!!! but it worked and was fun to build and use.

maybe someday i will build another one, if i do ill remember to gets some pics to post!

[Flench]

Nice 

[jamdive]

Careful it's a slippery slope.
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Joe I always liked your simpit, but I knew I wouldn't be able to handle climbing in and out of one. I also prefer the side stick controller, and that's why I made mine a hybrid of sorts. It's not patterned after any real life cockpit, but I still get the immersion factor no matter what I fly.

Jesus, are those cig butts on the floor? Dust that thing off ya pig...lol

[Baumer]

Mine fits under my desk, I just slide the monitor over when I want to fly. Also it breaks down into to parts and the pedals fold up. It fits easily in the back of an suv for going to CON. 

[SIK1]

Jesus, are those cig butts on the floor? Dust that thing off ya pig...lol

Aren't you a shmuck.

[FLOTSOM]

Mine fits under my desk, I just slide the monitor over when I want to fly. Also it breaks down into to parts and the pedals fold up. It fits easily in the back of an suv for going to CON. 

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AWESOME setup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


this was similar to how i had to build my second setup after i took apart the other one. yours is much more extravagant and definitely sweeter looking to use. GOOD WORK!!!

[Dichotomy]

a good sim pit is on my to do list and I don't have to deal with wife ack over it.  If I make it comfortable enough I may not come out ever..

[james]

Baumer, could you send me the materials and sizes of what you used on your pro 52? I tried the same to mine but wow did it not come out right. I have a new one on the way but i'm about to merge an x65 with a pro52. The x65 grip and trigger are awsome but the stick doesn't move like the pro 52.  Your pro  52 came out great!

[jimson]

Is your joystick fastened down?  Call me crazy, but I prefer to have my joystick set at an angle approximately 20-30 degrees clockwise off center, seems to rest better in my hand and easier on my wrist.  I could never fly with the joystick perfectly straight.

Mine is fastened with small inverted bolts and threaded knobs.

I'm sure it could be easily tweaked to be canted to one side or another, or you could just shim up one side under the base or something.

[maus92]

Is your joystick fastened down?  Call me crazy, but I prefer to have my joystick set at an angle approximately 20-30 degrees clockwise off center, seems to rest better in my hand and easier on my wrist.  I could never fly with the joystick perfectly straight.

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