80/20 Questions

Hey guys, I'm looking to convert my current rig to 80/20 or something similar. I figured I would start with just converting the seat mover "L" part to get a taste for it.

I run worm gears but plan on something similar to below in pictures.

Can anyone chime in on what size 80/20 would work well? Would the 10 or 15 series work or do I need to go bigger? Any advice would be awesome.

Sure looks pretty, But Damn is it pricey unless your getting near "cost" prices.

I know one dude with 200+ METER's worth of 80/20 in his build.

Yeah I was looking at all used and over stock lots to start doing it with but dang it is still crazy expensive.

My grandfather has welding equipment so I think I'm gonna take some pointers from him this weekend and take a shot at welding up a seat frame as my first test project with steel. I don't mind the wood, but I upgraded to a fiberglass seat which means I can't just connect to the seat like I did in the past. I will post a picture of my temporary solution once my phone dries out from the fight it got into with my coffee. You'll get a laugh out of my fast wood working solutions.

What about PVC pipe PN 18, #80 rating, 50mm pipe ? Its been done already by another sim builder recently, cost a bit more than steel, lighter than steel, cheaper than aluminium, well in Australia it is.
Simple to put together.

As promised my fast wood Prototype chair frame for a good laugh..

So I watched a couple YouTube videos grabbed a welder and 18 bucks with of steel and started learning to weld and 5 hours later I had this




Lots to learn but having tons of fun.

Nice work, great three screen setup Is that traction loss connection dynabolted to the floor? Its not going to move in a hurry .

Haha yeah, I'm in basement on cement floor and I like to do what my brother @rundmg likes to call rapid prototyping. So I started building the base but wanted to test how that motor position worked on the back first so bolted that sucker straight to the floor.

I had a spare jrk I jacked up while learning so it didn't work right so I'm hooking a new one up tonight and hopefully get to see it moving left to right.

Awesome, Bolted to the floor, Look forward to seeing that in action.

great job man

@scalhoun what tie rod ends are you using and what are the rods you are using please? I like the look.