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Title: extend your stick!
Post by: eilif on March 08, 2005, 12:18:55 AM: I just taped a broom handle on my joystick, its alot smoother now and feels/is much more realistic.

here is the link

http://targetware.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=6960

i heard of someone incorporating a milk jug into their flight set up, anyone else getting creative with their interface layout?
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Post by: Vudak on March 08, 2005, 12:28:37 AM: This is exactly the sort of post I could only first stumble across at 1:30 in the morning :p
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Post by: eilif on March 08, 2005, 12:30:13 AM: hehe this is exactly the extent of the things i can do at 1:30 am :)
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Post by: TrueKill on March 08, 2005, 12:34:04 AM: how do u fire? with the coat hanger? is that black button with gum or playdo the trigger?
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Post by: SuperDud on March 08, 2005, 12:44:51 AM: Quote
Originally posted by TrueKill
how do u fire? with the coat hanger? is that black button with gum or playdo the trigger?

LoL, good question?!
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Post by: Raider179 on March 08, 2005, 12:49:58 AM: you couldnt switch views or use the hats. Good idea though someone should make a real flightstick that is taller.
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Post by: eilif on March 08, 2005, 01:40:52 AM: the connection device to connect the firing rod is the latest in the kneaded eraser line, i have since upgraded to more tape since the eraser has had a tendancy to let the firing rod slip during high g manuvers. :)
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Post by: RTGorkle on March 08, 2005, 02:52:43 AM: Eilif, that's sick.

Here are mine..

http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~pchance/squidgear/index.html

http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~pchance/gorklebox/index.html
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Post by: JB88 on March 08, 2005, 03:02:01 AM: i would imagine that you could just extend a joystick by extending and wiring the midsection. or at least with mine it appears that you could. hmmmm.
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Post by: eilif on March 08, 2005, 03:06:30 AM: hardcore! those are some pretty creative ideas rt! , looks like they work well too, thats a pretty cool idea running wires out of your keyboard, is it possible to do that with modern ones? im thinking of making a new throttle set up with trim and fov zoom keys mapped to it maybe you can help out!
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Post by: eilif on March 08, 2005, 03:07:58 AM: ya jb88, i had some ideas drawn out for that, just need a piece of pvc pipe or something, i may get to that at some point but this broom handle has style!
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Post by: eilif on March 08, 2005, 03:09:09 AM: anyone have a link to a good pot manufacturer that goes through the usb port?
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Post by: eilif on March 08, 2005, 03:13:54 AM: hey i wonder if i could get aces high or tw to recognize a second joystick! i could just map my ms sidewinder slider for throttle and use the hat on it for trim!
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Post by: SunTracker on March 08, 2005, 03:15:23 AM: Clean up the mess in your room Elif!
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Post by: eilif on March 08, 2005, 03:21:21 AM: mess? :0
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Post by: Schaden on March 08, 2005, 03:23:08 AM: and I thought my setup was a bit untidy...
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Post by: BUG_EAF322 on March 08, 2005, 03:30:35 AM: NO PUMPS ??
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Post by: Jackal1 on March 08, 2005, 04:45:44 AM: Quote
Originally posted by eilif

http://www.enyzte.com
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Post by: eilif on March 08, 2005, 04:53:29 AM: http://hem.fyristorg.com/valhallainc/cockpit/bodyfr_pictures.htm

scrol down to "another great advancement" and you will see a pretty nice extension on the flcs kinda like jb88 was talking about.
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Post by: Morpheus on March 08, 2005, 06:12:44 AM: HOLLY HELL!
Thats alot of wires there buddy!
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Post by: oboe on March 08, 2005, 06:36:15 AM: Red Green would be very proud of you!
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Post by: Simaril on March 08, 2005, 06:51:11 AM: Quote
Originally posted by eilif
anyone have a link to a good pot manufacturer that goes through the usb port?

I dont think your pot supply has been going into the computer, elif.....
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Post by: Jackal1 on March 08, 2005, 07:00:46 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Simaril
I dont think your pot supply has been going into the computer, elif.....

ROFL was thinking the same thing myself. :rofl
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Post by: FiLtH on March 08, 2005, 08:48:43 AM: Ive broken a normal stick...imagine the leverage you'd have with one a foot taller?
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Post by: Ohio43 on March 08, 2005, 09:08:51 AM: Quote
Originally posted by eilif
hey i wonder if i could get aces high or tw to recognize a second joystick! i could just map my ms sidewinder slider for throttle and use the hat on it for trim!

Ya, you can map a second joystick for the throttle and hat. just disable those points on the first joystick first, then map your second.
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Post by: im911 on March 08, 2005, 09:59:56 AM: My wife thinks I'm crazy.... Just wait till she sees these pictures. Now when she gives me trouble, I can always pull up one of these pics, point and say, "hey, it could be worse"

:rofl
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Post by: 68DevilM on March 08, 2005, 10:59:45 AM: unfrickenbeliveable

how do you do anything with all those wires everywhere?
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Post by: StarOfAfrica2 on March 08, 2005, 12:25:41 PM: Some people have waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy too much free time.
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Post by: hawk410 on March 08, 2005, 12:50:06 PM: Dammit boy....where you put your beer....oh nevermind i see you have it taped to the mop handl...err i mean joystick

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
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Post by: SELECTOR on March 08, 2005, 01:42:49 PM: american craftsmanship:aok
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Post by: NUKE on March 08, 2005, 02:04:45 PM: Quote
Originally posted by eilif
I just taped a broom handle on my joystick, its alot smoother now and feels/is much more realistic.

Well, besides being very practical it's also very visually appealing.

I rate it 9 out of 10 for looks, 9 of 10 for functionality and a perfect ten for craftsmanship. Bravo!
:D
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Post by: eilif on March 08, 2005, 05:48:45 PM: its good to know there are some like minded people out there :)
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Post by: GunnerCAF on March 08, 2005, 07:02:36 PM: You guys are scaring me :)
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Post by: ALF on March 08, 2005, 08:09:11 PM: Wouldnt it be about 2 bizzilion times easier...AND more practical to just remove the joystick handle, extend the wires through a hollow PVC pipe (the hot water thick kind), and then reattach at the top?

No loss of features,....and it would be....well gooder.
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Post by: NUKE on March 08, 2005, 08:47:15 PM: Maybe it would be, but it would never have the class of the one he's made.
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Post by: eilif on March 08, 2005, 09:17:59 PM: Quote
Wouldnt it be about 2 bizzilion times easier...AND more practical to just remove the joystick handle, extend the wires through a hollow PVC pipe (the hot water thick kind), and then reattach at the top?

posted by Alf

what is this "practical" you talk of?
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Post by: TalonX on March 08, 2005, 09:27:06 PM: At least the wiring around the broom stick is neatly tied off.

Come on! I can't see through my tears of laughter to type!

Best joke in years.
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Post by: used2bz on March 08, 2005, 09:44:13 PM: Very portable too! Now i know what to do with all the old skateboards I have laying around.
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Post by: airbumba on March 08, 2005, 10:36:56 PM: no ! Extend YOUR stick ! Pervert.

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/459_1110342766_072086front.jpg)
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Post by: storch on March 09, 2005, 08:57:52 AM: Thankyou for your post eilif. you have provided me with a credible threat to use against my neatnik wife. she has a glazed look in her eyes, she may be in shock. BBL, I have to resusitate my wife now. :D
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Post by: JB73 on March 09, 2005, 09:47:34 AM: there was a guy who posted how to take a thrustmaster apart, and actually spot weld or something an extension, keeping the actual grip and all the buttons intact at the end. he just spliced in extra lengths of wire down the tube he inserted.

was amazing, and looked real when finished. he mounted the base permantly in a cockpit, and it looked like the real deal
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Post by: eilif on March 09, 2005, 03:29:07 PM: glad i could help ya storch i may just have to start an ah help line for distrought wives:)
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Post by: Skydancer on March 10, 2005, 08:24:13 AM: Blimey. Bet you play wearing flying helmet and goggles too elif!

:lol
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Post by: yayyyy on March 10, 2005, 08:17:16 PM: i extended mine to, pretty sweet. i used one of my old surf boards and the wax holds the stick pretty still. just used a little broom stick type thing and taped it on there. i wear my wetsuit gloves to so i have more grip and no splinters. and the racoon kind of keeps me safe, people stay away cause its got rabies. you can stick your hand inside him and make him squeal, he is also another set of eyes watching the screen..........check it out it is sweet

(http://img141.exs.cx/img141/9080/dsci00302us.th.jpg) (http://img141.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img141&image=dsci00302us.jpg)

(http://img141.exs.cx/img141/6728/dsci00313jl.th.jpg) (http://img141.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img141&image=dsci00313jl.jpg)

more desk space on my small desk
(http://img141.exs.cx/img141/6127/dsci00322uc.th.jpg) (http://img141.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img141&image=dsci00322uc.jpg)

(http://img141.exs.cx/img141/483/dsci00339sm.th.jpg) (http://img141.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img141&image=dsci00339sm.jpg)

(http://img141.exs.cx/img141/218/dsci00342ea.th.jpg) (http://img141.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img141&image=dsci00342ea.jpg)
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Post by: eilif on March 10, 2005, 09:30:58 PM: not bad, true kill said hes making one too, we should all start a squad called "whicked witches of the western front" :)
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Post by: eilif on March 10, 2005, 09:32:17 PM: btw you got pedals or are you actualy twisting the stick?
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Post by: eilif on March 10, 2005, 09:33:26 PM: oh and where is the trigger!? i have a coat hanger running up the side of mine.
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Post by: eilif on March 11, 2005, 12:12:07 AM: i just posted some pics of my latest little "upgrade" for the tm tqs throttle quadrant. just to show you how to do
wiring without a soldering iron.

http://targetware.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&p=63114#63114
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Post by: TrueKill on March 11, 2005, 12:35:38 AM: im ganna cut my old stick in two and put a piece of PBC pipe in between the base and the handle of the stick:aok
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Post by: eilif on March 11, 2005, 12:37:23 AM: i have a design like that in the works, but im going to be making it adjustable :)
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Post by: eilif on March 11, 2005, 12:40:25 AM: soon htc will have to implement a default "extended stick" option in the calibration with all the extensions we got going :)
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Post by: BlauK on March 11, 2005, 02:42:36 AM: Eilif,
just to let you know that you are not alone ...
These 2 pics are from Finnish Summer Con 2004.

-photo1 (http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/cons/mm04/pics/HPIM2479.JPG)
-photo2 (http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/cons/mm04/pics/ok.jpg)

And no! It is not me or my gear :)

More con pics at
www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/cons/mm04/ (http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/cons/mm04/)
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Post by: aztec on March 11, 2005, 07:26:40 AM: :rofl Thx Eilif....one of this boards finest moments. !
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Post by: airbumba on March 11, 2005, 12:09:52 PM: Quote
Originally posted by BlauK
Eilif,
just to let you know that you are not alone ...
These 2 pics are from Finnish Summer Con 2004.

-photo1 (http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/cons/mm04/pics/HPIM2479.JPG)
-photo2 (http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/cons/mm04/pics/ok.jpg)

And no! It is not me or my gear :)

More con pics at
www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/cons/mm04/ (http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/cons/mm04/)

Something tells me theres a bottle of vodka on the materials list.

wtg guys thats cool stuff, hehe.
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Post by: eilif on March 11, 2005, 03:37:25 PM: now that guy is hardcore! many salutes to who ever he is.
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Post by: Skydancer on March 12, 2005, 08:52:48 AM: :rofl That guy is crazy! He needs a flying helmet!

(http://www.triumphrat.net/albums/album634/aaq.jpg)

:aok
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Post by: eilif on March 30, 2005, 12:28:32 AM: i just put one of those external keypads next too my throttle for a few extra buttons , works pretty well, and i recomend it for those who just need a few more buttons on their hotas.

http://targetware.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=6960

Anyone know how to delete custom stick set ups in the windows xp "joysticks and controler" set up? it says i have too many and must delete one but it doesnt make it easy! :mad: