I repaired my old Thrustmaster rudder pedals. That’s the one I upgraded using an Arduino Pro Micro before (PeerTube, YouTube) to get rid of their old D-Sub connector so this device is really old and probably belongs into a museum. I doubt I’d get any replacement parts for this from the vendor nowadays.

Their sliding beds are made of some sort of plastic and this started to become brittle over the years. When I noticed that one side was coming apart I found several more hair fractures so I had to stop playing with the pedals for a while.

Yesterday I went with one of the sliding beds to the Swablab, our local maker space, and considered cutting and milling new parts of wood, when a fellow maker suggested to use some leftover HPL pieces for the job.

This was far less complicated compared to what I had in mind and I went for it. After a few minutes in the workshop I ended up with two new sliding beds that I mounted today. Worked like a charm.

I went with Liquid Moly LM47 for some lube, simply because I have a tube of that around from working on the car. That’s grease for stuff like bearings and probably overkill for the job.

Couldn’t be happier. The pedals are back into service and feel even better than before (probably thanks to the new grease) and I avoided once more going for expensive modern replacements. I’m also probably the only one with rudder pedals with wood aesthetic now 🤓

Gestern im Racing Sim Fieber gewesen. #raceroom auf @opensuse Leap 16 gezockt. Läuft mit Steams Proton Version 10 und Gamemode sehr gut.

Dann noch #automobilista2 auf @CachyOS mit der Cachy eigenen Proton Version und ebenso Gamemode.

Das Ganze mit Controller und zwar dem #thrustmaster eSwap Pro. Dieser wurde bei beiden Systemen sofort erkannt und konnte mit Steam ins Spiel eingebunden werden. 🎮🏎️💻

#linux #gamingonlinux #gaming #racinggames #racing #proton #steam

Welp, I modded my #Thrustmaster T.16000m #joystick to make it less stiff https://youtu.be/5NsEpDkFvdU but now my wrist hurts just from testing all the stick's motions. 😬

It's probably the twist motion. That pinches the carpal tunnel if I'm not mistaken. (Maybe that's why twist sticks went out of style?)

I guess I'd better change my control setup to not use the twist. Hopefully that helps.

It will be tough to redo all that muscle memory, but as Seven of Nine would say: I will adapt. 😤

#gaming

Binnenkort Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, zelfs met je #Thrustmaster of Logitech flightsticks spelen? #Nvidia bevestigd de komst van een Linux-app voor #GeForce NOW.

Dit zal vast een boost geven aan #Linux als gaming platform, iets waar Linux nog onvoldoende in uitblinkt.

#FlightSimulator2024 #logitech #GeForceNow #ubuntu

https://tweakers.net/nieuws/243116/cloudgamingdienst-nvidia-geforce-now-komt-naar-linux.html

10 raz próbuję skończyć złożenie stojaka na kierownice, do PS4 w freecad 1.0, ale ciągle dzieją się dziwne rzeczy w "assembly". Czas na 1.02
Projekt wymagał kilku poprawek, ale weszły. Na oko oceniam, że będzie wszystko współgrało. Dołożenie podpórki może okaże się zbędne, a ostatnie części i tak tworzyłem na "odwal się".
To był aktywny weekend.

#puzzle #freecad #thrustmaster

Der erste Erfolg im Urlaub ist geglückt. 😀👍

Nachdem ich den Schubregler meines #Thrustmaster T16000M FCS Hotas aufgeschraubt und die Potentiometer des Mini-Joysticks mit Isopropanol gereinigt habe, ist die störende Drift nach unten weg.

Eine ausgiebiger Test mit einer #EliteDangerous Session lief sehr zufriedenstellend. 😊

#Gaming #Hotas #Reparatur