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Post by Glenn Sidman on Jan 21, 2015 21:24:07 GMT
Rather than practicing for Brands Hatch, I spent a few hours last Sunday finishing this video (my first YouTube post ever). It was worth it!  I'd been putting it off for too long and with a little nudge Tony K. I got it done.
It's a sim racing desk with hand controls I built for my Son, Jacob, last year. I'll be posting it on iRacing and SimPit forums, but wanted to share it here first.
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Post by tony kloosterman on Jan 21, 2015 22:07:30 GMT
Nothing short of amazing. A true labour of love. Jacob is a lucky guy to have a dad like you. Oh and jacob, you have considerably less off tracks then i do |
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Post by mario on Jan 21, 2015 22:25:00 GMT
Glenn, I'm glad that you made a video of this awesome project. You shared some pictures of the desk before and I was just amazed by the work you did but by seeing it on this video it is even more impressive and by far !!! It shows how much work involved in building, head scratching, machining and so on. You've got a lot of hidden talents  Congratulation to you for achieving such a project for Jacob, which I'm even more glad to finally see him  P.S. to Jason, make sure to eat your vegetables and have fun racing ! |
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Post by Matt Gelder on Jan 21, 2015 23:11:56 GMT
wow Glenn, u did a great job on that desk for Jacob. He has one hell of a dad.
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Post by Glenn Sidman on Jan 22, 2015 0:14:46 GMT
Thanks for the feedback! Really appreciate it. LMAO "Oh and Jacob, you have considerably less off tracks then i do" and "...eat your vegetables" Nice inside joke Mario. I had forgotten about that. |
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Post by Greg on Jan 22, 2015 1:59:44 GMT
Awesome stuff Glen. I got a kick out your counter weight, I have lots of experience using the vice as it was intended  This video did put a big smile on my face for two reasons, one for the ingenuity and hard work put into this project, and two to see Jacob on iRacing and having a good time! |
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Post by Tony Mino on Jan 22, 2015 2:09:26 GMT
That's amazing, good job!
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Post by Troy Eddy, aka Jarhead on Jan 22, 2015 12:19:51 GMT
Only 2 words to describe that Glenn. Absolutely Amazing. That is pure love for your son. I'm sure watching him use it makes all the time spent designing and building it seem like nothing.
I've seen threads in some of the other racing forums I'm on where someone is asking for wheels with hand controls. I have seen a few designs, but nothing comes even close to what you did there. A load cell brake on a hand control is unbelievable.
You definitely need to post this in the iRacing Forums. There is a special section just for these projects.
Just be ready though. Once this gets out there, you will be getting a lot of requests.
Do you mind if I share the video in some of the other forums I'm on?
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Post by Glenn Sidman on Jan 22, 2015 16:22:11 GMT
Only 2 words to describe that Glenn. Absolutely Amazing. That is pure love for your son. I'm sure watching him use it makes all the time spent designing and building it seem like nothing. I've seen threads in some of the other racing forums I'm on where someone is asking for wheels with hand controls. I have seen a few designs, but nothing comes even close to what you did there. A load cell brake on a hand control is unbelievable. You definitely need to post this in the iRacing Forums. There is a special section just for these projects. Just be ready though. Once this gets out there, you will be getting a lot of requests. Do you mind if I share the video in some of the other forums I'm on? Thanks for the feedback! And feel free to share. |
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Post by Joe on Jan 22, 2015 17:54:44 GMT
That is so cool, man!
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Post by Paul D on Jan 27, 2015 1:51:42 GMT
That's awesome Glenn.
I laughed at the counterweight. I was like....is that what I think it is?? Is that a set of jaws lol.
Really nice shop you've got there. Do you have a CNC or manual lathe?
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Post by Glenn Sidman on Jan 27, 2015 5:34:56 GMT
That's awesome Glenn. I laughed at the counterweight. I was like....is that what I think it is?? Is that a set of jaws lol. Really nice shop you've got there. Do you have a CNC or manual lathe?
Thanks Paul,
It's a very old (but cool) manual lathe. I got it from my dad a few years ago and still trying to learn to use it properly. I did turn one piece for the desk on it, but it took me the entire night. Could have done it faster with a nail file
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Post by Paul D on Jan 27, 2015 5:55:42 GMT
That's awesome Glenn. I laughed at the counterweight. I was like....is that what I think it is?? Is that a set of jaws lol. Really nice shop you've got there. Do you have a CNC or manual lathe?
Thanks Paul,
It's a very old (but cool) manual lathe. I got it from my dad a few years ago and still trying to learn to use it properly. I did turn one piece for the desk on it, but it took me the entire night. Could have done it faster with a nail file Ah that's cool. We have old stuff in my school's baja shop as well. Manual mill and lathe. I think the mill is from WWII era lol. Love using the manual machines. |
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Post by Greg on Jan 27, 2015 14:07:49 GMT
Thats what I was trained on, manual mill and lathes. Worked at a machine shop for 3 years. My favorite lathe we had was the Hardinge, probably because it was about half an hour away from where our shop is
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Post by Durcs on Jan 31, 2015 2:19:54 GMT
well glenn... when does mass production start? ill put my name on the waiting list when you pushed the monitors forward i yelled out loud. roommates came to see it... blew them right out of the water. a job well done |
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I'd been putting it off for too long and with a little nudge Tony K. I got it done.
