DIY Yoke - Throttle Quadrant and MY HOME COCKPITS

I will be sharing the production process, photographs, and videos related to several cockpits I have built previously and my ongoing project. I hope this information will be useful for your DIY cockpit endeavors.
I’ll be posting videos of my flights in the cockpit I built, and also videos related to flight simulators.
Using jet fighters and helicopters in MSFS2020, I enjoy flying around between buildings, imagining under bridges and buildings as pylons, and I do it frequently.
Because my English is not fluent, I’m relying on AI translation for my posts.

:+1: I guess the whole sharing of manufacturing started from here :

And currently at this stage with your brand new yoke project :

I love that quadrant, very nicely done! I’ve been looking for something that has rudder trim, parking brake, and fuel selectors in addition to the typical gear, throttle axes, flaps, and elevator trim.

On the USB connection area, are your electronic boards design fully own made, or mostly picking existing sub boards and only adding missing components ?

Thanks for your answers @k5w2gf7g4f9d, currently watching some of your videos through the links you’ve provided :+1:

Thanks for sharing. I have the tools just not your skill level. Keep up the GREAT work and PLEASE keep on sharing your work here.

Growing nicely !!! :+1: :smiley:

Very impressive stuff! Wish I had your talents. I suppose the best thing about building it all yourself from scratch is it makes it easier to fix if anything goes wrong :grinning_face:

Great enjoyment for those who like to build with their hands and again congrats, not only for the flight simulation, but also for instance for the vehicles work, like for the 2010 buggy transformation … :clap:
Hmmmm … Just :sob: as I will never become a manufacturer like this … :sweat_smile:

Thank you for your comment :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

Producing the Throttle Quadrant section.

Looking very nice indeed! It’s all coming together quite nicely :+1:

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Fabrication and installation of a general-purpose assignable switch panel.

Do you have the tiller lever building video capture, though I’m sure I will not be able to make near or similar work, interested to see from what is made the upper rounded part of the lever ?

What also puzzled me is your great ability to build smooth parts of your devices using something like plastic or resin, so I made a search on the web and found some which looks like the one you’re showing in your streams.
Could you please share with us recommendations on this type of building and if these are similar to yours, how did you made a selection and what we have to pay attention before trying some initial attempts and practicing ?
Is plastic (or similar) not the best choice and why ?
What about the hand modeling, is there some points to be warned ?

Does resin powder purchase is enough on its own or does it requires separate purchase of liquid hardener ???
During my search I found these showing powder and another liquid resin in dental resin area
Not sure if it would be the best following your advice @k5w2gf7g4f9d

For reference here you’re showing modeling in action for instance :

Highly like how there’s still some solution to enhance devices and amazed by this mod :open_mouth::+1::smiley:

The plastic I use is called “GC OSTRON II.”
“GC OSTRON II” is a type of self-curing resin commonly used in the dental field.
The product is sold by GC Corporation in Japan.

It is unclear whether it is sold overseas or available for general use.

It is formed by mixing powder and liquid into a clay-like consistency.
Mixing requires a plastic or silicone rubber bowl and a spatula.
The mixture hardens within a few minutes after mixing the liquid and powder, so quick work is important.
It generates heat when hardening.
Also, the liquid has a strong, pungent odor that may be unpleasant for those who are not used to it.
Since it is for dental use, a similar odor may be noticeable in dental clinics.

Thanks for all these nice advice @k5w2gf7g4f9d , which really helps to get an idea of where to start for a first attempt, hope I have a start in the upcoming 1 or 2 months, I will report, if I have the chance, on how it goes, still very intrigued on a what could be the result after modeling :wink:

EDIT: It looks like the OstronII isn’t available in Europe, so we have to search for an equivalent Acrylic Resin. Will mention again my finds

Did you made several testing between products to eventually selected this one ? What would make the difference ? Does the self-curing stay the major point ?

What’s very impressive is in your building processes, there’s not any point you didn’t find a solution … :clap::smiley:

EDIT: just a bit on the edge … still on the workbench area … just found this :smiley: Very interesting !
All about the manufacturing and transformation interest !!!

Several companies in Japan sell comparable products. Based on my past experiences trying them out, the GC product I currently use has personally been the easiest to use and the best for me.

Other companies’ products include the following:

*Please note that each company’s products likely have different characteristics and handling properties, so this is for your reference.

・SHOFU TRAY RESIN II

・YAHAMACHI Basing Resin

・KAMEMIZU REPLICA TRAY