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I just received my wheel stand the other day. It's a bit heavy and clunky to move around, though. Has anyone tried replacing the feet on their stand with locking caster wheels? I'm wondering if they'd have enough friction to actually stay in place as I work the pedals 
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Sab669 posted:I just received my wheel stand the other day. It's a bit heavy and clunky to move around, though. Has anyone tried replacing the feet on their stand with locking caster wheels? I think most of us use the Apex stand from them. The screw in legs aren't something you could easily install office casters on but you could probably do it with big industrial casters and some u bolts or something.
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Jul 20, 2022 15:15
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Nah man, it's pretty easy to find: https://www.amazon.com/Threaded-Industrial-Replacement-Furniture-Workbench/dp/B083R1DSFQ/ https://www.gobilda.com/swivel-caster-wheel-m8-x-1-25mm-male-stud/ Anything with an M8×1.25 stem will work with the Apex Omega, and I presume the Classic too. Just make sure it'll bear the weight. Squiggle fucked around with this message at 15:32 on Jul 20, 2022 |
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Jul 20, 2022 15:19
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Yea, I emailed their customer support and got a reply 13 minutes later saying they're M8 screws. Everything at Home Depot is in Inches though, closest I could find was some wheels with 7.9xx mm screws. So I guess I'll suck it up and order off Amazon. Edit: I was also debating getting an adjustable dolly like this off Amazon as well, but again I wonder how well the brakes on those will actually hold up... Sab669 fucked around with this message at 15:35 on Jul 20, 2022 |
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Jul 20, 2022 15:29
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Hell yea, Project Cars 2 is 87% off on GMG right now too 
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Jul 20, 2022 16:50
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More like, YOU'RE 87% off on GMG right now, NERD.
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Jul 22, 2022 09:10
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project lars and it's about being mad as hell about napster
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Jul 22, 2022 14:14
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This is a strange question. Anyone with Fanatec CSL load cell pedals have an extra of the spring stack pivot plate? It’s basically a round retainer for the spring stack, with a pair of nubbins that fit into the pedal base. That part. Or even a file to 3D print one? Fanatec support basically told me to get bent, and my pedals are kaput without a new one. 
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Jul 22, 2022 19:11
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MrYenko posted:This is a strange question. Anyone with Fanatec CSL load cell pedals have an extra of the spring stack pivot plate? It’s basically a round retainer for the spring stack, with a pair of nubbins that fit into the pedal base. I really don't think a 3d printed part can withstand the force you'd put through it. That sucks so much though, I can't believe they won't let you buy that? I dunno where you live (consumer protection laws) but if you were just using it normally and it broke, and they're refusing to even allow you to buy a replacement part, I would order another LC kit, use the piece from that, and then return it with the broken piece a week or two later within the return window saying (accurately) that the piece broke during normal use and is faulty. If you had it mounted backwards or something and it broke I guess I don't know if that's ethical anymore.
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Jul 22, 2022 19:29
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Pretty sure you cant buy that pedal anymore. eBay might be your only hope here
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Jul 22, 2022 19:33
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Pretty sure you cant buy that pedal anymore. Wow you're right and holy poo poo the new LC pedals look like logitech stamped steel budget stuff. Gross. Are they trying to drive people to the more expensive pedal sets?
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Jul 22, 2022 19:34
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Fanatec is trash these days and I won't buy anything from them again.
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Jul 22, 2022 19:50
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VelociBacon posted:I really don't think a 3d printed part can withstand the force you'd put through it. That sucks so much though, I can't believe they won't let you buy that? I actually shot the godamned thing across my office while reassembling the pedals (I changed the mounting to my rig) and it loving disappeared. I’ve torn the room apart twice looking for it to no avail. I was actually gonna have it “3D printed” in aluminum in a CNC machine if anyone has the file, but I realize it’s a long shot. Just don’t wanna have to spend the money to upgrade to the V3 pedals because I’m a butterfingered dumbass. 
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Can someone 3D scan one with a phone that has lidar and get the file to you?
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Jul 22, 2022 22:20
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I don't have a phone with a scanner but I have CSL elite pedals with that doohickey and a set of calipers and fusion 360, I can see what I can do tomorrow evening
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MazeOfTzeentch posted:I don't have a phone with a scanner but I have CSL elite pedals with that doohickey and a set of calipers and fusion 360, I can see what I can do tomorrow evening Honestly even if you don’t feel like marking it up in fusion, just a paint sketch with dimensions would work. It’s a pretty simple part. 
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Jul 23, 2022 13:19
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MrYenko posted:Honestly even if you don’t feel like marking it up in fusion, just a paint sketch with dimensions would work. It’s a pretty simple part. If he isn't able to do it I can throw something together, in the spa 24hr right now but after, later tonight.
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MrYenko posted:Honestly even if you don’t feel like marking it up in fusion, just a paint sketch with dimensions would work. It’s a pretty simple part. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5440627 I was pretty surprised to see the units were pretty obviously inch, with fanatec using mostly metric, but that should get you a functional piece. It's a 2-piece unit, so you can invert which way you put it, i guess to slightly adjust pedal position
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MazeOfTzeentch posted:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5440627  You are a gentleman and a scholar, my friend. That’s fuckin fantastic.
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No worries, I threw it together during the sleepy middle part of the Grand Prix today, so I didn't really miss anything too important
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Jul 24, 2022 19:41
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Sab669 posted:Edit: I was also debating getting an adjustable dolly like this off Amazon as well, but again I wonder how well the brakes on those will actually hold up... poo poo the brakes definitely aren't strong enough Even just casually pressing the pedals without playing and it moves around. Guess I'll just have to use the dolly to move it from the closet to the living room and simply take it off the dolly for actual playing. Oh well.
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MazeOfTzeentch posted:No worries, I threw it together during the sleepy middle part of the Grand Prix today, so I didn't really miss anything too important I thought maybe you had checo do it towards the end of the VSC
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I lucked into half a setup (our mechanic was upgrading his rig and gave us a csl elite wheelbase and elite pedals with load cells), so bought a steering wheel and shifter and fell down the rabbit hole of iracing this weekend. I’ve probably caused over a hundred thousand dollars worth of damage to various miatas and put some serious weight into the walls at laguna seca but I’m beginning to get to the point where I can say “ah yes, I’m about to go into the wall and it’s because i took too much curb / hosed up my shifting / tried to turn too hard while braking / was thinking about the previous corner and missed the braking point for the next corner”, which feels like an important step on the road to not doing any of those things. The best lap I’ve been able to put down was like a 1:43 and change at laguna seca? Which I think is still pretty far off the pace for the mx5 cup car but felt good while I was doing it.
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Okay dumb question, I've never used a wheel before but I finally just got my first race in in Project Cars 2. But a lot of the time the wheel felt very "notchy" as I was turning it? If I'd stray to the edge of a track I'd get some force feedback from the painted rumblestrips, but this feeling would happen even while just steering on the actual tarmac. I can't imagine it's supposed to be like that? Any ideas?
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Jul 25, 2022 22:12
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What wheel do you have?
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Jul 25, 2022 22:21
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It's a second hand G27
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I'll let someone who owns a G27 chime in with real info, but that's a gear drive wheel and they are by nature notchy as compared to belt drive and direct drive
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:I'll let someone who owns a G27 chime in with real info, but that's a gear drive wheel and they are by nature notchy as compared to belt drive and direct drive yeah thats about right
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:I'll let someone who owns a G27 chime in with real info, but that's a gear drive wheel and they are by nature notchy as compared to belt drive and direct drive Yeah I got one as well, pretty much what it is.
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It feels plenty smooth if I just turn the wheel while it's unpowered/plugged, but in game it felt very different. I'll have to play around more later and see if I can figure out a pattern to it
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Set the soft angle limit and try to turn past it. That will tell the motor to put out maximum torque in a single direction without anything else interfering.
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Gonna ask a basic question because this burned me when I got my first wheel. Do you have the Logitech drivers installed properly? When I first bought my G29 I just plugged it all in and started driving and it felt pretty bad/meh/sluggish and probably "notchy" like you're mentioning. Once I realized I had to install G-Hub and the drivers properly, it was like night and day.
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I did just grab drivers before hand, yea.
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Sab669 posted:It feels plenty smooth if I just turn the wheel while it's unpowered/plugged, but in game it felt very different. I'll have to play around more later and see if I can figure out a pattern to it Yep that’s because in the game it’s actively resisting you to add weight to the steering and to push back ever so slightly even just moving around in your lane.
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If it's real bad you may have FF turned up too high ingame
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Coca Koala posted:I lucked into half a setup (our mechanic was upgrading his rig and gave us a csl elite wheelbase and elite pedals with load cells), so bought a steering wheel and shifter and fell down the rabbit hole of iracing this weekend. Laguna Seca is one of my favorite tracks. It just rules. It’s also a loving monster to lay down clean laps on, especially as an amateur.
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That corkscrew will gently caress you up Always
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tater_salad posted:That corkscrew will gently caress you up Always
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Sometimes the kink fucks you up and you have no speed going into the corkscrew and it's quite pleasant.
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VelociBacon posted:Sometimes the kink fucks you up and you have no speed going into the corkscrew and it's quite pleasant. Games › PC Sim Racing - Sometimes the kink fucks you up and it's quite pleasant
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