Just started looking into these for the workbench. Seems most pit builders that are posting have dec

Just started looking into these for the workbench. Seems most pit builders that are posting have decided 40w is what is needed for panel building to cut acrylic. Very interested in hearing other experiences with this.

JJakeSixx33 | 744 |Just started looking into these for the workbench. Seems most pit builders that ...

kingjamez•4/25/23, 1:08 PM

For cutting acrylic a 40W Co2 laser is superior since it can cut clear acrylic and a diode laser like this can only cut colored acrylic. I have a Co2 laser as well, but it's upkeep and tuning is significantly more cumbersome so I vastly prefer to use the diode laser where possible. For cutting thin plywood, engraving / cutting dark acrylic, cutting templates the diode is just so much better. Co2 needs water cooling, mirror alignment on an invisible beam, and getting the focus perfect is a chore.

Ye Old Grog•4/25/23, 2:51 PM

That does look interesting.
I would want one I could cut aluminum/steel with though.
Having spent almost zero time looking into it, is there even an option?

kingjamez•4/25/23, 3:32 PM

To actually cut metal, you'd need a high power fiber laser. I have a low power fiber laser that can mark aluminum and steel (and any metal) but cutting is a whole 'nother ball game. I can make the little serial number aluminum badges like you see on the side of the Rhino, but cutting that out of a sheet of aluminum would take a multi-ten-thousand dollar machine. Jobs like that are better suited for plasma cutters or waterjets. For me, using services like send-cut-send or bigbluesaw are the best bet when large metal cuts are required. I have a large CNC machine, and use it when doing complex jobs, but for sheet aluminum / steel (like the frame of a joystick) using the online services is just so easy.

Admiral Nomura•4/25/23, 8:42 PM

@walmis Hi Walmis, is it by any chance possible to purchase the two toothed wheels and the belt from you, or at least know where to obtain the belt? I'd like to power pedals with your motor kit and (if possible) also a steering wheel. I also saw a mention about a printable physical stop/limiter of the throw. Where can I find that, or at least a photo of the design?

Admiral Nomura•4/25/23, 10:37 PM

Disregard the second question. I found the limiter. Thank you for that option. Will help a lot

AAdmiral Nomura @walmis Hi Walmis, is it by any chance possible to purchase the two toothed whee...

kingjamez•4/25/23, 11:21 PM

The belts are HD5 and available everywhere. Similarly you can find HD5 pulleys from eBay and AliExpress for very little cost. The size is not critical as it’s configurable.

Kkingjamez The belts are HD5 and available everywhere. Similarly you can find HD5 pulleys f...

Admiral Nomura•4/25/23, 11:38 PM

Thanks, will have a look

AAdmiral Nomura Thanks, will have a look

mechsicko•4/26/23, 12:19 AM

The belts are HTD 5m, 9mm width

Mmechsicko The belts are HTD 5m, 9mm width

kingjamez•4/26/23, 12:33 AM

Yes, I forgot the T, thanks for the correction.

VPforceBot•4/26/23, 9:16 AM

:package:

RHINO #0085 Has Shipped!

Will3D•4/26/23, 10:26 PM

After some advice. I currently have a kit using the largest motors. Using a 5.7:1 ratio I need about 7kg of pull for full deflection at the handle ~400mm from pivot point.

Will3D•4/26/23, 10:27 PM

I'd actually like a little more, and was considering adding a 3:1 gearbox. I'd need to change the small pulley to around 20T or even larger. Which would give me a ~12:1 ratio.

Will3D•4/26/23, 10:29 PM

I use my stick for both fixed wing and helis though, and I would like the stick to fall under it's own weight for helis. eg very little resistance. Guess my question is, how much gearing is too much ?

Will3D•4/26/23, 10:33 PM

Should I use a larger gear reduction and smaller pulley?

Will3D•4/26/23, 10:34 PM

Or should I scrap the whole idea!?

Jon (Bounty_V)•4/27/23, 12:03 AM

when in doubt throw more motors at the problem

Jon (Bounty_V)•4/27/23, 12:03 AM

too much gearing? not enough motors

JJon (Bounty_V)when in doubt throw more motors at the problem

Will3D•4/27/23, 1:33 AM

Well I can’t add bigger motors. So have to rely on gearing. I’d like more power but don’t want to sacrifice the cyclic feel for helis.

kingjamez•4/27/23, 1:59 AM

Personally I'd try single stage at 10:1 first, but parallel motors on a single axis is an intriguing idea.

WWill3D Well I can’t add bigger motors. So have to rely on gearing. I’d like more power ...

Jon (Bounty_V)•4/27/23, 3:37 AM

My answer was more intended to not be taken seriously. Reminded me of this youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BrickExperimentChannel which handles gears and motors extensively and how they solve a lot of problems in their experiments

YouTube

Brick Experiment Channel

I do nerdy experiments with Lego bricks :)

FAQ
Q:Where do you buy your Lego from?
A:www.bricklink.com
Q:Can you give me the building instructions for X?
A:No, sorry. The video description may contain a list of parts.
Q:I see Finnish products in your videos. Are you from Finland?
A:Yes. Kyllä, olen suomalainen.
Q:How big is your Lego collectio...

VPforceBot•4/27/23, 10:57 AM

:package:

RHINO #0088 Has Shipped!

Asdforce•4/27/23, 1:13 PM

The bot seems to be stuck somehow. It's been showing 82 shipped for a few days now.

walmis•4/27/23, 1:44 PM

Thanks, should be fixed now

Asdforce•4/27/23, 2:59 PM

Works now. Thanks and you're welcome :)

Jon (Bounty_V)•4/27/23, 10:58 PM

Getting awfully close to mine

Reed•4/28/23, 2:09 AM

Yup, just got my invoice. Paying tomorrow. can't wait.

Boosted•4/28/23, 5:36 AM

98 more to go for me, lol

Shaz•4/28/23, 1:30 PM

376 Rhinos to go!

376 Rhinos to go!

but I know it will be worth it when the time comes!

Wwalmis I'm starting to think curves with FFB are a bit too complicated. Let's say we tr...

peachmonkey•4/28/23, 3:19 PM

hi, @walmis, how are ya..
wondering if you had a chance to look at the Mossie yet.
Wanted to bring up a following point when dealing with the curves and your comment that small inputs will cause large outputs: Mosquito's full range of Y axis motion (elevator) is very high, to the point where such high elevator deflection actually serves no purpose during the flight/operation of the aircraft. Meaning there's no practical reason for reaching 1:-1, or even 0.5:-0.5. If you introduce a saturation and the ability to make the curves even flatter then it can possibly be a solution for this bird. The main problem here, obviously, is that it'll be a Mossie specific solution only..

peachmonkey•4/28/23, 3:19 PM

superbird1011•4/28/23, 11:01 PM

Does MSFS support FFB? One of my biggest reasons for wanting it is for Reno

SShaz `376 Rhinos to go!` 😭 but I know it will be worth it when the time comes!

superbird1011•4/28/23, 11:02 PM

Jeez thats double mine! I get that @walmis is building them as fast as he can. I’m just hoping theres a way to ramp up production soon!

Ssuperbird1011 Does MSFS support FFB? One of my biggest reasons for wanting it is for Reno

amadeus•4/28/23, 11:10 PM

not out of the box, right now you have to use a third party app, costs a few bucks, and does take a bit of work and configuration to feel good, but not gonna be as good as like, F-14 in DCS or even most of the IL2 planes

superbird1011•4/28/23, 11:11 PM

Still beats my current setup of t16000m fcs i bet lol

amadeus•4/28/23, 11:38 PM

oh no doubt

amadeus•4/28/23, 11:38 PM

and even if you can't get the settings right, you can still just make the rhino feel really nicely dampened in a way that no spring based joystick out there (even with dampeners) will feel like

amadeus•4/28/23, 11:39 PM

like, i'll never want to play a flight sim without the rhino or something equivalent again tbh

TC-Durham•4/29/23, 1:00 AM

Would it be a good idea to set up a profiles channel for us to post each other profiles with the filenames:

TC-Durham•4/29/23, 1:03 AM

{Username}{GripName}{SimulatorName}{ModuleName}{mm-dd-yy}

TC-Durham•4/29/23, 1:07 AM

Durham_VPC_T-50CM2_DCS_AH64D_04-28-23.vpconf6.1KB

TC-Durham•4/29/23, 1:07 AM

Like that?

Ssuperbird1011 Does MSFS support FFB? One of my biggest reasons for wanting it is for Reno

PiNKSH!T•4/29/23, 1:47 AM

Walmis is working on adding msfs2020 support to his telemetry app. So eventually we can just use that which I think will be a lot better than XPForce or whatever other options might be out there.

superbird1011•4/29/23, 4:46 AM

How hard is it to build myself from the kit. I really want to get using an FFB stick and I have the time for a little project. Only issue is that I have very little DIY and electronics experience/knowledge.

Jon (Bounty_V)•4/29/23, 5:28 AM

probably pretty hard if you don't have any prior experience, knowledge, or tools