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Update: COMPLETED! Initial planning of new Sim Rig/TV combo... any machining experts? - Printable Version

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RE: Initial planning of new Sim Rig/TV combo... any machining experts? - Michael Martin - 11-22-2018

Coming along nicely! Hadn't even thought about the perks of cable management.

Quote:Start with a working wheel stand, and then modify it as I come up with different solutions to get just the wheel out of the way.

On the fly design, i approve!

Are you going to paint it or leave it industrial looking?. My wife would kill me if i had something that industrial.

RE: Initial planning of new Sim Rig/TV combo... any machining experts? - Martin Smith - 11-22-2018

I wonder if you could slide and lift the TV over the wheel when not racing. Put longer 'skis' on the TV mount so it pivots up, and furniture sliders underneath? Plan K Smile

RE: Initial planning of new Sim Rig/TV combo... any machining experts? - Russell Sobie - 11-22-2018

I like how that sounds (adjusting the TV not the wheel) ... but I'm not quite picturing what you mean. I've looked at a few secondary mounts for 65" displays for wall mounting that would tilt the screen up and down but I'm not THAT convinced my frame would keep that grounded properly. I dunno... maybe it would? But most of them cost more than the frame itself!

I'm trying to picture what you mean by having the tv on longer skis though. Any chance of a drawing similar to Michael's plan above? Big Grin

RE: Initial planning of new Sim Rig/TV combo... any machining experts? - Martin Smith - 11-22-2018

I could, but words are easier.

The whole frame would slide forward (on furniture sliders) with the TV on it. In order to clear the wheel, the whole thing has to move up, which can be accomplished by tilting it on the edge of its 'skis' or 'feet' or whatever you want to call the horizontal pieces of the TV stand that rest on the floor.

RE: Initial planning of new Sim Rig/TV combo... any machining experts? - Russell Sobie - 11-22-2018

That doesn't sound feasible. The TV is 55 lbs, and the stand itself is probably similar. I would not feel comfortable having to tilt the whole thing back far enough to lift the bottom of the display over a wheel base and wheel and slide it forward over the whole thing without dropping it. It'd be a two person job regardless. This TV is a monster, size-wise and I'd have to clear ~5 inches vertically, and about two feet to get it completely in front of the wheel.

RE: Initial planning of new Sim Rig/TV combo... any machining experts? - Russell Sobie - 11-24-2018

TV stand complete! Benefits so far:
  • I can push the TV back about a foot further than before since it isn't on a table.
  • Cabling behind it is a bit cleaner (stuffing cables into channels and zip-tying them is a breeze).
  • I actually dig the industrial look. If I ever move into a house for grown ups (not likely?) I'll be sure to paint it before reassembly.
Cons:
  • It's quite heavy. Requires to people to move it about.
  • Temporary padding added to the front of legs to prevent toe-stubbage. Home Depot didn't have the Superstrut end caps available; next time I'm at a Lowe's I'll grab a few of them.
  • No place for center channel speaker currently. That went on the table before, so I'll have to hang it from an arm coming off the back of the frame or something. For now I have it on the floor just so I can hear it.
  • Now I have to build the wheel stand. Big Grin
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RE: Initial planning of new Sim Rig/TV combo... any machining experts? - Russell Sobie - 11-28-2018

Okay, my trusty build partner and I sussed out a solution to my "get the steering wheel out of the way" puzzle that has been haunting me for the last couple of weeks (first world problems). Here's the plan:



This should provide stability and fairly easy disassembly/reassembly. Now the only problem is going to be finding a couple of knobs that I like that fit bolts that I'm comfy using to hold down a wheel base and it's channel strut cross bar.

RE: Initial planning of new Sim Rig/TV combo... any machining experts? - Michael Martin - 11-28-2018

I like that alot.

One suggestion if you add a washer under the knob it will increase its surface area giving it a stronger hold.

RE: Initial planning of new Sim Rig/TV combo... any machining experts? - Russell Sobie - 11-28-2018

Oh, under the top nut? Yeah, that should be an easy add. Assuming I can find the knob, of course. Smile

RE: Initial planning of new Sim Rig/TV combo... any machining experts? - Michael Martin - 11-28-2018

Yeah. They are called knob nuts. Don't know US sizes but UK M8 I thought would be more than enough.

https://www.tcfixings.co.uk/main/product/productinfo/11378/1/1?gclid=CjwKCAiAlvnfBRA1EiwAVOEgfMXMPATaTz7yccSuZ4BLV3ZbcPh6__9xKPpAZT97pAqqujWMrunQ0xoC_ykQAvD_BwE