Yuki76's 2DOF

Hello very well, the first thing I apologize for my English because it is from the translator my name is Joaquín I am from Spain and this is my first foray into 2DOF after reading and reading in your forum which by the way is spectacular and a lot of information and finally I have determined to build one.
Construction is about 50% of the way after starting in March so I expect to be up to speed and up and running in a few months.
My favorite game is F1 and I hope to try it out soon while I wait to get licensed to play. At the moment with LFS the sensations are very good. I hope to start a thread with the materials used and their progress soon.
For now I am going to post a picture of how the project is today.
thanks and a warm greeting to all.

Thank you and soon I will update the thread with the materials used and the assembly process.

Well after finding this forum I wanted to try to make a 2dof myself.
The first thing before making all the investment was to buy the electronic part to try to program it.
First it was to make a list of the necessary components to be able to make it work and move forward with the project.All this material was bought on Amazon.
Material:
2 cleaning motors: 26 € x2.

Flexible couplings: 9€.

2 BTS7960 43A : 7€ x2.

Bridge connectors: 5€.

M8 threaded rod: 1€ x2.

Threaded ronut M8: 0,50€ x2


Pack of 5 10k potentiometers: 7.50€


Kuman R3: 10 €

After having all the material the first thing was to program the arduino once programmed it was time to test the IBT-2 with a motor for this I used a 500w Pc power supply.

Sorry about the mess on the table.
Once it was working, it would have to be tested with the two engines but ... before, the subject had to be sorted out a bit hee.
To order the plates I used an old power supply, removed all the components and then placed the plates inside so I could take advantage of the old fan to cool the IBT-2.

I attach more images of the process.



The only problem I had was when the two motors were working, since one always turned and was disconnected when the potentiometer reached the limit.
The solution was to invert the gnd and 5v of the same potentiometer and to work.
Well ... this is my first part of the process was to gather a lot of information from the forum and put it into practice.
To be continue...

Well we continue with the second part of the assembly.
Materials:
Leroy Merlin veneered wood when cut, I will put these measurements in cm.
(width, height, thickness).
2 Woods of (60x80x1.6).
2 woods of (20x80x1.6).
2 Woods of (20x56.8x1.6).
It was cut from a panel of (120x240x1.6) I had leftover wood and at a cost of 33€.

Wooden strip of (4x56,8x4) for the base of the seat I had at home.
2 recycled 500W 20A power supply.
Threaded rod 1 meter 1.50€.

M10 aluminum profile to cover the threaded rod 1 meter 4€.


M8 fisheye bearings 8€ x4.

M8 nuts and wood screws of different sizes that I had at home.
I don't think I'm leaving anything for the moment.

After looking and looking online for 2dof motion platforms, I decided to make the wooden base, which for me was the most economical and easy to assemble.
What I was very clear about was that it had to be compact and not too big due to space.
I want to apologize because in this assembly process I did not take many photographs of the process, I suppose it would be because of the desire to assemble it.
After having the base assembled I began to position the components in the best possible way.
In the end I decided to place two 500w 20A Pc sources, one for each motor because only one was not enough for the movements of the two motors, the source was disconnected every minute.
Everything seemed to take shape.
I want to emphasize that this assembly process was very entertaining and fascinating.

To be continue...

Well we continue with the third part.
After having everything in place, it was time to prepare a base for the seat and also to be able to sit down and do tests.
I want to emphasize that my approximate weight is 75Kg.
This is how it looks after the seat base is mounted.

I put a cable connector with its respective switch in case I have to disconnect it, I have also added a plug where the source of the steering wheel of the G29 that I have will be connected.
The seat crosshead is from a car steering column with plates welded to its ends.
After being about 40min testing in LFS I observed that one of the engines was heating up, not excessively but it was hot.
So I decided to place three PC fans that I had at home, two to inject air for each motor and the other above to extract it.

The truth is that it has been a success because now nothing is heated.
I also put some grilles to hide the fans and make them look better aesthetically.
In this section I did not make any shopping expenses because I had all the material used at home.
Later I will try to upload some videos of the configurations and movements of the engines and seats.
Thank you.


This is the state right now, waiting to finish details and study how to place the pedal board and the steering wheel.

Well, what was promised is a debt, here I leave you some screenshots of my configuration and a small video of the operation of the seat with LFS.
I am open for any suggestion of the configuration or change some parameter.
I have to say that up on it the sensations are very good, but at the moment I have only tested with LFS.
Changing the subject, could someone tell me the steps to get a DIY license to try other games?
Thank you very much and a greeting I will update the thread when I receive more details for the finish.

Thank you for answering so quickly, I will follow your advice.