Take one stupid Finnish guy, give him a cad-software and milling machine and what you get. Troubles...Well. For first. This project is not ready yet. I just have throttle handles. Not even reverses are ready yet. But i got quite good response for my gear handle, so here we go again.I have thinked how to make good throttles. And with reverse what you can't use until throttle is in idle. I got license for SolidWorks what is 3D cad and it have motion possibilities with collision detection. Easy to see how mechanism works.This is what i got with CAD. Notice, that there is missing parts. There is no screw holes. Missing axles and so on. But you can see basic construction.http://www3.remec.fi/t/t/02.jpgNext step was to get that milling machine. Throttle main bar under work.http://www3.remec.fi/t/t/03.jpgAfter few hours work i got this.http://www3.remec.fi/t/t/13.jpgAnd when i put everything together.http://www3.remec.fi/t/t/08.jpgNext step is to make reverse components. Get knobs for throttle and reversre. And of course I need main chassis. After that i still need spoiler and flaps levers.- Jedit, removed few typing terrors.

Well, I am impressed!Wish I lived next door rather than a third of the way around the world.Mikewww.mikesflightdeck.com

SPEECHLESS!!! :-eekKeep the good work up!!Take care!

Very impressive!Got anymore good ideas?Hope so.Best,Firmo

Hey Mike ... exactly my thought.What do ya say .. let's all move and go live in 1 home-cockpit-city.Let's call it H.C.-valey :(Would be nice though :D

Good work! Thought about someting similar in plywood, due to the lack of a iron milling machine. Actually got a frient who has a milling machine, but i doubt is can persuade my girlfriend to let him put it in my garage...Question, are you using a CAM milling machine, or are you milling manually? I thought about "CADDING" my ideas, present them to a workshop who feels pity for litle me and help me with the milling for a small symbolic fee, as in some coffee bread. / Olle

Well, i have third car in my garage. No space for big milling machines. So i do these on other place, where i have access and permission to use tools. Hmm. I need to finish my own desktop CNC.Like i told earlier. Designing stuff is done with SolidWorks. SW is quite nice software. For example you can get 2D drawings just with few mouse movements and they upgrade if you modify 3D object.Problem is that SolidWorks is really expensive software. For home cockpit use i prefer Pro/DEKSTOP what similar CAD and is currently free. Try out: http://www.ptc.comI simply make design. Print our 2D plans and go to meet milling machine. Rest is done by hand...Machine has some basic automation but no CNC options. I have readout where is current tool positions and accurancy is 0.01 millimeters. Also axles have servo motor control with "joystics". Machining is quite simple task. Just set position, set motor speed (slow) and turn joystick. Small movements and precise work is done by hand.But when you mill some 10mm tick aluminium (everything is done from aluminium or plastics, not steel or iron) milling speed has to be slow. Or result is not so pretty and fast speed can harm tools. So it will take some time to make anything. - J

Excellent work !!! Congratulations!All these projects and photos, are keeping our dreams alive for our home made projectsEddie ArmaosAthens-Greece

Same lunatic finnish guy and his stupid ideas...This project delayed little bit because my second car clutch broke down and i just had to get it off from car before winter. Now on desk there is waiting for repair, not just clutch, but also whole transaxle system. Meaning whole drivesaft and gearbox too...But, today topic is not cars. But throttle. I made final big components for chassis and had to build everything together. Just to see that components fix together and all mechanics works.And they do.There is still some minor pars missing. No anything big anymore. And after that. Wiring switches, potentiometers and other things. Meaning electronics.And those photos. Look down...- Jhttp://www3.remec.fi/t/t/32.jpghttp://www3.remec.fi/t/t/33.jpghttp://www3.remec.fi/t/t/34.jpghttp://www3.remec.fi/t/t/35.jpg

....simply....wow! :-eek -Leo

Amazing Work man!!! Very nice throttles!!Take care

Outstanding!Mikewww.mikesflightdeck.com

Custom control hardware? Absolutely amazing! Way to go. :-)Hmmm, I wonder if community colleges offer metal working courses. It would be worth the class fee if you could build your sim hardware as projects for the coursework. Hmmmm. :-hahPeter http://bfu.avsim.net/sigpics/PeterR.gifBFU Forums ModeratorRenegade/Seawolf Design Group (RSDG)[table border=2 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=1][tr][td][table border=0 cellpadding=8 cellspacing=0][tr][td bgcolor=#6f0000]http://bfu.avsim.net/sigpics/logo75t.gif[/td][td align="center" bgcolor=#FFFFF6]Bush Flying Unlimited"At home in the wild"Looking for adventure? Come join us! * [link:bfu.avsim.net|Web Site] * [link:www.cafepress.com/bfu,bfu2,bfu3,bfu4|BFU Store] * [link:bfu.avsim.net/join.htm]Join!][/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table

Too bad there is no more "Whole Earth Catalog" - access to tools.Beautiful work...

>Hmmm, I wonder if community colleges offer metal working>courses. It would be worth the class fee if you could build>your sim hardware as projects for the coursework. Hmmmm.>:-hahYou know, that's a damn good thought.... CC courses here are $12 a unit, and I *did* do metalshop in high school.....Richard