Hi Folks:I just purchased the CH Throttle Quadrant, and was immediately very disappointed with the tiny knobs and short levers: it is just not possible to get your hands around them like you can a real life throttle. So, I set out to create longer levers and nicely shaped knobs that fit well in the palm of your hand.I'm very happy with the result. I'll let the pictures do the talking.These are made from:Lever (the part painted black) - 3/4 in. dia dowell rod; cut to 3 in. long. I cut out a slot on the bottom and they slide onto the CH TQ shaft. I installed a setscrew (tapped holes for the threads) so that the lever mounts securely to the CH TQ shaft.Knob (the part painted white) - 1.25 in dia dowell rod. I flat spotted the bottom and glued to the top of the lever.Painted and then used decals for the throttle numbers.The pics are on Shutterfly (hope this link works...)http://jawhite.shutterfly.com/action/pictu...58ee152596&pg=0James

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Nice work! But for half the price you could have gotten 2 Saitek quadrants, which are life size (grabbing a fistfull of throttles and pushing them up on a 747 is sweet) and feature reverse thrust detents.