HomeMade Wheel

[LoganC]

From the creater who brought you the home made pedals!!!!
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/LCoffill123/?action=view&current=Pedals.jpg (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/LCoffill123/Pedals.jpg)

I now reveal, the Home Made Wheel!!
BTW, before you judge me too quickly, make note that this is more of a joke than a real attempt! If I was really going to make a wheel, I would have used more tape!!!! :D

Alright, I'll let the pictures mostly speak for themselves, except I'll do a bit of explaining at the bottom, where I'll post the video.
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/LCoffill123/th_Materials.jpg (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/LCoffill123/Materials.jpg)
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/LCoffill123/th_TakenApart.jpg (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/LCoffill123/TakenApart.jpg)
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/LCoffill123/th_Attached.jpg (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/LCoffill123/Attached.jpg)
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/LCoffill123/th_Positioned.jpg (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/LCoffill123/Positioned.jpg)
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/LCoffill123/th_Finished.jpg (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/LCoffill123/Finished.jpg)

I don't really have a final product picture, except for what's in the video.
But all I did was take 2 tubes, put one inside the other and made it so that it touched the little wheel in the mouse. I also used about half a sheet of news paper bunched up underneath the tubes for support. The wheel is just a piece of cardboard cut into a circle and taped onto the cardboard tube. No worries though, it's duct tape!

Now, it worked well, but there was one slight problem, as you can, and will see in the video.
And in my defense, I really didn't have much of a choice of which way to position the tubes! They almost HAD to go that way! So, backwards is how it was meant to be! :P
Video:
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/LCoffill123/?action=view&current=Wheel.flv

[Hyperactive]

True ghetto style :thumb:

[dadge]

invert axis!!!!

[The General Lee]

Very good.

Don't flame me...but I see you have a G15 keyboard, the same as me. They are or were about £50, why not just buy a wheel.

That isnt bad vibes or nothing, just wondered.

[LoganC]

It's not like I don't have enough money, it's just that I'm wondering, "Would it be worth it??" 'Cause I can play the game fine with my "Keyboard Pedals" and mouse, So I'm just wondering if having a wheel would really make the game that much better. Other than the one I just made, I have never tried a wheel. Ever! I've seen them in stores and stuff, but I have never even pressed a pedal, or turned the wheel, so I have not clue if it would be worth it.
Some day though, I may get one. Maybe I'll see if a store has one on display or something and give it a go. :)
-LoganC-

[The General Lee]

Fair enough mate.

The feeling of knowing you made this wheel yourself and it works as well as any G25 must be good :)

Also, well done for not being a communist :tilt:

[LoganC]

haha I wish it worked that well!
At least the G25 goes right when you turn the wheel right! lol
I decided I should stop use of my wheel, in fear that on a real road, I may turn the wheel left to go right. Would not be good!
-LoganC-

[thisnameistaken]

Whoever is in charge of nominations for hilarious home-made peripheral of the year should put your name forward. Kudos to you! :)

[LoganC]

Thanks, But I was surprised it worked! Just wait until I make a shifter to complete my set!
-LoganC-

[PLAYAPIMP]

can l have that wheel lol ill give you one whole doller :D

[LoganC]

Depends, who pays for shipping? lol
-LoganC-

[Abo Nawaf]

Very nice, definatly better than the keyboard I use. I was wondering how many degrees of rotation that wheel has?

[PLAYAPIMP]

you will :D lol @ the person above me it has like ummm 10 degrees of rotation lol jk

[Jakg]

Anyone care to upload these pics to the forum? I can't get on Photobucket at School...

[The General Lee]

Jack -

[LoganC]

I'm not really sure how many degrees of rotation it has, But I think it's too much!
In the video, I had the mouse speed turned up to max in windows, AND the speed turned up to max in the game. I'll do a test now and let you know.
-LoganC-

[LoganC]

Alright, I finished my test.
From lock to lock, (I put the cursor to one side of the screen and turned the wheel 'till it got to the other) On the fastest speed was almost 2 turns. so that's 2X360= 720
At the slowest speed, which is impossible to deal with, it took me a whopping 195 turns from lock to lock. so that's 195X360= 70,200!
And all you think the DFP and G25 are so good with its 900 degree rotation, well, I'd like to see them make a 70,200 degree! :D
Anyway, there you go.
-LoganC-
BTW, I changed some things around, and I'm actually considering using it full time now. I'll just have to make a better wheel for it. Maybe foam or something.

[shiny_red_cobra]

Haha this is quite funny! I love the two hammers holding the axle in place! You know, it's never too late to reverse-engineer the G25 and sell it for a lower price than Logitech!

[Mauni]

Alright, I finished my test.
From lock to lock, (I put the cursor to one side of the screen and turned the wheel 'till it got to the other) On the fastest speed was almost 2 turns. so that's 2X360= 720
At the slowest speed, which is impossible to deal with, it took me a whopping 195 turns from lock to lock. so that's 195X360= 70,200!
And all you think the DFP and G25 are so good with its 900 degree rotation, well, I'd like to see them make a 70,200 degree! :D
Anyway, there you go.
-LoganC-
BTW, I changed some things around, and I'm actually considering using it full time now. I'll just have to make a better wheel for it. Maybe foam or something.

Very nice! And now you have analog steer unlike with those pedals of yours :tilt: Nice timbering, I'm eagerly waiting for shifter made by you :thumb:

[LoganC]

Hmmm, yess. I have been pondering the idea of a shifter.
Actually, I do have a cut off shifter from an old truck sitting here next to me waiting the be used. The problem is that it may be too heavy to use my material of choice(Card Board). The other thing is, how am I going to do this???
Any ideas for the shifter would be a GREAT help. I would like to make one this weekend, as I am driving Auto-Gearshift right now and it is driving me crazy! Well, actually, I'm driving IT crazy! lol :D
I can spend some money for materials, but I don't want to spend too much. Like I can live with a role of duct tape, but I don't want to be buying expensive things like, brand name duct tape,....or $100 rolls of duct tape! lol
Hmmm, so what's left? I've got the Wheel, the pedals, and I'll have the shifter. All that's left is the cockpit. I could use a bunch of those cardboard tubes, and use them as lifts, like the hydraulic ones, and I'd have myself something similar to A Force Dynamics cockpit! But I'm going to keep focused on the shifter right now.
Wish me luck! :P
-LoganC-

[Mauni]

Good luck :razz:

[mutt107]

ur car looked like it was going really fast in the video how u get it to do that?

[LoganC]

I've noticed that too! I believe it's because my camera sucks, and it creates a sort of "blur" effect, because it only takes like 30fps, while my frame rate is more than that in game, so it sort of mashes a few frames together, making it looked blurred, making it look like I am going faster! It looked like that with another video I made.
That gave me an idea, I'm going to give this a shot with the BF1 on the drag strip! Just to see what it looks like!
-LoganC-

[mrodgers]

Alright, I finished my test.
From lock to lock, (I put the cursor to one side of the screen and turned the wheel 'till it got to the other) On the fastest speed was almost 2 turns. so that's 2X360= 720
At the slowest speed, which is impossible to deal with, it took me a whopping 195 turns from lock to lock. so that's 195X360= 70,200!
And all you think the DFP and G25 are so good with its 900 degree rotation, well, I'd like to see them make a 70,200 degree! :D
Anyway, there you go.
-LoganC-
LMAO on that.

BTW, I changed some things around, and I'm actually considering using it full time now. I'll just have to make a better wheel for it. Maybe foam or something.

Foam FTW! I work here: www.jsp.com. Just let me know when you want to order some. Since I work in the R&D department, I could probably get this worked up for you. All you need to do is commit to ordering a couple hundred thousand pounds worth of material per month :D

[Gil07]

Best wheel ever: 70200 degrees of rotations :D Now you just need to make ffb for it ;)

[LoganC]

LMAO on that.



Foam FTW! I work here: www.jsp.com (http://www.jsp.com). Just let me know when you want to order some. Since I work in the R&D department, I could probably get this worked up for you. All you need to do is commit to ordering a couple hundred thousand pounds worth of material per month :D

Hmmm, I like the ARPLANK foam, seems like it would be nice for a wheel, but ordering that much foam might give me a bigger wheel than I need! :D So I think i'll pass on the foam. Do you by any chance sell force feedback systems that won't rip cardboard? lol
-LoganC-

[LoganC]

Here's a final picture of my "cockpit."
From left to right:
HomeMade Zen Garden http://forums.livetocruise.net/Smileys/default/smiley.gif, Blue Glowy thing is 3DCONNEXION Space Navigator, then my 8lb weight to hold my homemade wheel down(Acer Mouse used). Then G15 Keyboard, X-530 speakers, G5 Mouse, Acer 19" Wide monitor, below are my Acer keyboard pedals, then my Computer on the right, with my Logitech headset bottom right.
Simple as that!
-LoganC-

[mrodgers]

That is just way too funny to see all that expensive PC equipment, then a wheel controller made from a mouse and cardboard, LOL.

Well done :D

[rainspecialist]

hey i made a wheel 2 same thing i copied ur idea heheh thx but my wheels fastest is like 1500 degrees so its very hard to drift or even turn lol i put metal pedals over the k board buttons and springs and mine isnt invert axis it turns right when i turn the wheel right also i used pipes not cardboard u no heating pipes used in houses and thats it!!

[spankmeyer]

And the prize for the 'best achievement thread' of 2007 goes to...

[johnfromsunnymull]

Mate i dont know what everyone else thinks but you are a legend...! You also need a handbrake :p...! lol

John

[piratebob]

Absoulte pure genius lol Love it,, might actualy try the keyboard pedals one day lol brilliant! :thumb:

[Crommi]

Atleast amount of duct tape is just about right.

About the shifter, you could just make the "H" part from wood plank and put small switches to each gearslot for each gear. So that you push the lever in, it touches the button. Your way of doing this would be tearing some old joystick apart and applying the duct tape :D

Edit: Ohh.. didn't consider that that would mean gear is on even when you return the lever to middle position. Hmm, I guess you could bend a thin piece of a flat steelspring atthe "entry" to each gearslot. I suppose your gearlever is made of steel so you can use that as it is and have that system work as a button for neutral gear. It basically acts as a switch; gearlever touches the metal = circuit closes