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Which casters did you use to bolt directly to the t-slots?
You're forgiven.I'm not good at taking pictures.
Thank you for the detailed reply and thank you to Bleckenblu (sp?) the link to his wood wheel.Hi
Thanks for your question - I need to look them up, but I think it were a couple of those: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0747STPBJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I bent the metal plate a little and used the holes in the diagonal to screw it on. I bent it to prevent the inner frame from resting and being stiff.
In contrast to the overall construction, it is a temporary solution. More or less ... it is lasting that way for around half a year now.
The casters are screwed to the t-profile with the nuts which are also used for all the other connections. The inner frame and the rest for the steering wheel can be adjusted and fixed with levers and are resting on sliders.
Let me know about detailed pictures.
I ordered all aluminium profiles pre-cut on ebay ... it was pretty easy and I started with a rough sketch just "calculating" the length of each profile.
I do not remember the exact costs, but I used 80x40 mm profiles which may not be necessary.
Regards
Obviously it puts more stress on the bearing, but my guess it will hold on long enough for me. But I'm thinking of adding an extra bearing. I have this extension because I want to be as close underneath the monitor as possible. The extra space you need is the only downside to a motion rig.You're forgiven.
That seems quite a long steering shaft extension:
Thinking to minimize bearing stresses in AccuForce's less substantial (stepper) motor,
I did the opposite, instead cantilevering the motor.
Fortunately, after power-on calibration, that stepper is fairly quiet in operation;
sadly and thoroughly drowned out by its controller cooling fan.
That shaft appears to be about 1-inch diameter;I want to be as close underneath the monitor as possible.
The extra space you need is the only downside to a motion rig.
Thank you for the detailed reply and thank you to Bleckenblu (sp?) the link to his wood wheel.
The best casters I have found for aluminum t-slot rigs are the caster and hardware sets sold by SimLabs. Supplied with an 8mm flat socket head bolt and a quality T-nut, these Colson Series 2 modular (no pin) casters can be mounted almost anywhere along a profile slot. Although Colson is a U.S. company, I have tried repeatedly to source them here to no avail. I wound up buying two sets from Demon Tweeks but international shipping was more than the casters themselves.
TrakRacer offers a set of four heavier corner casters but they are pricey at $69/set.
I too, have contacted Colson US and talked to their engineering/sales dept. They told me that while the Simlab product says COLSON they believe it is a "Chinese Knock-off" since it is not constructed like theirs for the bearing, brake and wheel. However they do Make a Series 2 w/Brake with a hollow rivet (1/2" hole) which if I buy 4-6 they will be approximately $32@ plus shipping . So, I am still looking, but it appears all the US made HD Industrial Casters are quite expensive. My rig will remain stationary for a while yet.Thank you for the detailed reply and thank you to Bleckenblu (sp?) the link to his wood wheel.
The best casters I have found for aluminum t-slot rigs are the caster and hardware sets sold by SimLabs. Supplied with an 8mm flat socket head bolt and a quality T-nut, these Colson Series 2 modular (no pin) casters can be mounted almost anywhere along a profile slot. Although Colson is a U.S. company, I have tried repeatedly to source them here to no avail. I wound up buying two sets from Demon Tweeks but international shipping was more than the casters themselves.
TrakRacer offers a set of four heavier corner casters but they are pricey at $69/set.
im planning to buy the g5 also, but if im real honoust , i dont really like the seat material, textile. is it not warm? are their also leather kind of cover you can use? question 2. do you ride also openwheelers??? does it not make it weird riding with openwheelers when you sit up straight in this sit and cant adjust to lower the backside of the seat?
I was using a lambskin-cover with it and I doubt that seats are different in Formula cars, just the height and angle of the seat. You can use the GS-5 as low as any other seat with some clearance for the motors and I've even space for a big buttkicker underneath it. I could rise the front of the seat about 4 cm more to get a less upright driving position and if this isn't enough, there are other solutions for aluminium-profiles to angle it more.im planning to buy the g5 also, but if im real honoust , i dont really like the seat material, textile. is it not warm? are their also leather kind of cover you can use? question 2. do you ride also openwheelers??? does it not make it weird riding with openwheelers when you sit up straight in this sit and cant adjust to lower the backside of the seat?