I highly recommend angling the bottom of your seat until your thigh can rest on the seat comfortably. If you run long times, you may develop some issues as you're basically holding the weight of your legs on your feet, hips, and lower back.
TBH I am pretty disappointed with how little effort they put into setting a comfortable ergonomic racing position from the start since they were setting all these metrics from scratch... what a missed opportunity to make it perfect right away. This racing position looks very yikes.
@@pokerboyfakerish3266 yeah top of the wheel should be roughly at shoulder height (it's past his chin now :S) and when you extend your arms your wrists should rest on top of the wheel (so when you grab it there's a slight bend in your arms) my DIY rig doesn't look nearly as fancy as this one since it's just a simple frame I made out of 2x4's but proper seating position was like the first (and pretty much only XD) thing I did some research into....
What I love about this is the "thinking out loud" approach to the decision making. Really took us along for the ride. (no pun intended). Wouldn't it be cool if you had side mirrors but they were tweeters instead?
Hey guys, thanks for making this video. I was looking for a non-ugly simulator rig for a long time before I found this. Strongly based on this design I made a very similar rig as my first furniture type woodworking experiment. Very very difficult and time consuming but I love the final product. For those wondering (because I was), I used 8 layers of 15mm baltic birch as the main body and it handles 9nm direct drive wheelbase with basically zero flex. Thanks again 4eyes!
I love this build, couldn't have imagined a more aesthetically pleasing sim-rig myself. my only fear with this design would be the stability of the structure, if you decide to one day dive down the rabbit-hole and upgrade to say a 10-20nm steering wheel, compared to the 2-2.5nm in most entry-level wheels
I really enjoy the format of this video compared to your usual ones. It gives me the sense of being involved in the process compared to just watching a video.
For a casual racing rig ... I think this was a great piece.... Well done Mine is more about function and it's 2x4's ... my first one was PVC and plywood
When I first saw the thumbnail, I was picturing the huge 80's arcade driving cabinets that you would climb inside to sit in. Your "spine" design makes for a much more compact to solution and really looks slick. Looking forward to seeing how this develops. Thanks for sharing!
I really enjoyed this video concept. Taking us along for the ride was enjoyable and I've subbed for more of this. I'd change the layout of the rig a little to make it more comfortable by inverting the pedals, raising the seat and also making the angle of the wheel adjustable.
I love this new approach you guys have taken, you guys are hilarious and it’s awesome to see so much more of the fun you have with the creative process!
all I see here is how 2 jerks messed up a bunch of material. Trees were killed for the joy of downs and autists from the Internet! want same? are you ok?! aaa, one more autist here...
"Even with a free lumber supply...I still don't want to be wasteful" is (in my opinion) a very good attitude. Just imagine how long the tree took to grow that wood, one should really honor that.
I built my own cockpit out of lumber also, I used an old actual racing seat, works great! One thing that I did that you may want to do: Remove the pedals from the plastic box that they are housed in and mount the pedals upside down on some plywood (so the pedals are configured like in a car). Fasten the plywood to your racing cockpit at an appropriate spot. I made my upside down pedals container adjustable for shorter or longer legs so when kids use it they can reach the pedals. Great project, enjoy! edit: I am intrigued with your spline design and will work on something like that myself, the only thing that I don't like about it is the distance that the driver sits from the display (wall). This could be resolved by building a monitor/tv support stand closer to the driver.
I'm a woodworker/sim racer and am in the process of re-building my sim. I have an IKEA Paong chair and using my old stand. Getting some great ideas! Thanks for sharing!
Great build, although it may suffer from "form over function". For instance, there's several poor choices made as far as seating position is concerned ; with the screen position also being somewhat awkward (you have to look upward to see it properly); the seat should be on an angle, not flat; and as others have mentioned, the steering wheel is too close. It sure looks spiffy though, I am just not convinced it is particularly practical. 🤔
Yeah, you need to be able to rest your legs on the seat the whole way down the back of the thigh. With this, he's holding his legs up with his feet and hips and overtime, it can become an issue. I developed some sciatic nerve issues with a poor sim seat position. Not sure how long he'll be running at a time, but it adds up.
@@biwan428 Yep. I don't think the rig will be used much. Maybe more of a 'display' and/or 'conversation piece' than a functional product. They should have researched 'proper seating position', and not relied on their own interpretations....
The seat should go up a bit and slightly angled backwards. The pedals should be closer and the projection should be lower. I would mount the projector upside down so it beams down instead of up. This way you can keep the projector horizontal and still have it project low enough to have the projected dashboard level with the real steering wheel .
Was fantastic how you filmed the segment talking about all the things people were going to make fun of you for while standing with the piece in the most phallic way possible.
PLEASE tell me you still have the templates for this! I have a number of friends who are driver Sim lovers, who would absolutely lose their minds to have something like this. Dope build man.
Awesome, love the design and the process. The only downside is that rigs usually have adjustability (That steering wheel is angle/height looks uncomfortable). Maybe your shorter/taller friends want to play, or maybe you want to try out different steering wheel angles or seat distances to see what feels good. Just like in a real car. Otherwise looks very nice
This is one nice rig. It's simple, sturdy, and doesn't really take up too much width wise. Great design guys. The only thing I could see that needs modifying is size for those with a small room, but they can still have good size video screen sit on it.
The projector needs to go on a rear down force wing. It can be like a shelf to hold components… maybe multi level. It would complement the look. Looks great. Thanks.
Besides the steering wheel being “too damn high” and the seat too close for comfort, looks great. Possibly a redesigned 2.0 later on? Get on a car and take measurements guys 😉 👌🏻
LOVING this build! Ultra Short Throw Projector would be perfect for front mounting the projector. I do buildouts for clients with these for more "budget" focused/size constrained home theaters and would be perfect for this application if latency isn't too huge of a focus. I put budget in parenthesis because, they're not cheap by any means, but in comparison to $49k professional grade projectors, they're a steal. Projectors in general wouldn't be great for competitive games like shooters, but for a "let's have fun" application like a racing sim, it's great.
Start of video: "hmm, maybe the reason nobody builds sim racing setups with no lateral support for that huge motor in the wheel is that even though it looks cool (YT thumbnail yo!), the steering wheel will have unavoidable wobble" End of video: "yep"
I’ve been watching your content for about a year now, and this is one of my favorite version of you guys. Great content structure and a break from your usual beautiful storytelling.
"Le mans, where they have the straight and they put in the..." "Cones or whatever" That would be a fun task for a marshall to but the cones back up every 20s for 24h
Great looking design! I assumed on your channels several months ago and love the videos and style. I've heard you guys talk a little about cars (caught a glimpse of the S2k in one video!) and F1 before, which is right in my wheelhouse. Now, somehow, we also share sim racing as a hobby! Truly awesome to see your work, great job. I built myself a simple rig to get started and currently working on an overly complex Formula style rig. It's going slow (only so much time, amiright?).. Been a little over a year, but I'm on the closing stages. Not sure I can finish by November but sounds like a great challenge! Love the channel, keep up the great content and general banter. Hopefully the sim racing big will really get you and you'll jump on iRacing! Yeah, a little snobby about realism but it's so much fun to have it all on the line, (virtual) wheel to wheel, racing open wheelers (I mostly run Formula Renault 3.5 these days) on the most amazing Formula tracks in the world. Makes you appreciate F1 even more.
I would love to get into something like that....but between working 70+ hours a week, and having a family. I don't think I can do it. Maybe in 10 more years :)
My man.... I love this design. One thing you didn't think of: The Epson ultra-short-throw projector. Ultra short means RIDICULOUSLY short. You could set it in front of the rig, on the floor, a few inches from the wall, and it will project a 100+ " screen. The only downside is cost. Those lenses get very pricey, very quick.
I love that it looks like a highend piece of furniture! Beautiful work. One design I think would be stellar would be something along those lines that would also hide the gaming gear and morph into an table or something when not being used as a sim controller.
The USAF is working on the B-21 Raider and of course you mentioned the B-2, but I can't wait until they start production on the "B-Arthur". This is a very cool build and I can't express, in words, how envious I am of the final product and set up!
Wow, this is exactly what I needed. I just bought a screen and was about to start making one in few days. And voila! This video drops. Perfect timing! Thanks a lot!
Awesome project. Awesome video. Really digging the casual assembly breakdown (and the chat about planes and ships) with the cuts to video of working on those portions plays. I think this made me actually watch more than my usual background "listen and rewind a bit as needed" approach.
I like the shape and the basic idea, but the steering wheel and pedal position seem _way_ off to me. The wheel is way too high up and way too close, while the pedals seem also too high up It would probably be a very good idea to have that adjustable in some way. I'd love to see how you'd tackle an adjustable version of something like. That would be a very interesting video.
man that resonated when you were talking about not wanting to waste wood. i'm right there with you. Like you said, even if it were free, i would still have a hard time throwing away good scraps and offcuts.
I love basically all of your videos, but I especially love this new format where you both are working together through the design process. It adds a whole new element to the video that we don't typically see from your channel, or any others that I'm aware of. Cheers!
An ultra short throw PJ mounted to the front of the rig would be perfect! A little tweaking on the slope of the seat bottom would make it much more comfortable for longer races.
I love this design! I might actually steal some Inspiration from this for my own sim racing build. My only real criticisms of this design would be that the steering wheel seems like it's too close to the driver. At the very least, it would be nice to have some adjustability in the steering wheel and seat. Maybe tilt the seat back a touch to allow the thighs to comfortably rest on the seat rather than hovering in the air. Oh, and you'll definitely want the shifter. And maybe an e-brake handle, too. Trust me on that one
while nimitz is a class of US-Carriers, it's also a ship, as most classes of ships are named after the first one, the class leader. Also - US Navy vessels start wit USS (or if not yet in service PCU), not SS, the army, Airforce and Coastguards use other prefixes. Civil ships named with SS would most likely be steam or sailing ships, but as they don't specifically need prefixes to my knowlegde, they can also go without any prefix.
Also, FOV is something that you fine tune in most sims, and it's something that changes with screen size and distance from the screen. It's worth looking into, plenty of guides out there. Inverting the pedals is also a very popular "mod". Just depends how deep you want to dive into sim racing.
If you like sim racing, try it in VR, I have a very similar setup + a meta quest 2 and the immersion is ABSURD!! I find myself flinching before I crash my car every time xD
I started watching you 5 years ago. For some reason UA-cam stopped recommending your vids about 4 years ago. I haven't seen any of your vids since then but holy moly. You have a warehouse and a team now?! Congrats dude. So happy for your success!
That came out awesome. The lines look great. Very classy and looks fast just sitting there. This is the most excited I’ve been about building something in a long time. I already started collecting some of the stuff for my project.
seeing the thumbnail my first idea, apart from the shape looking aesthetic, is that how flexible will be that steering wheel support, because that's basically a long lever and force feedback will try it's best to make it sway sideways , maybe can simply be triangulated with reinforcement going each sides of the pedals ?
beautiful cockpit. but can I give you one idea? You need to move the pedals or the seat along with the steering wheel to suit different heights of people. Place the steering wheel on the rail on the bottom side of the base and move the base for the steering wheel along it (the base for the steering wheel is in the shape of the letter O)
I really like the spine design. you could have saved on materials by doing it hollow with maybe some foam infill... you should definitely go for the shifter too
Would love to see an update on this with Gran turismo 7 and VR! It's mind blowing how immersive racing games can be, would love to see and hear your take on it. This is also SUCH a rad design
Typically I would think the seat should Sit higher than the pedals, like an actual car, gives you more leverage. That's my experience when building my first two rigs at least. Still a gorgeous build.
When Chris said he has problems envisioning thing in his head , I had to laugh because i have the opposite problem I can see things very clearly , then when it doesn't work or needs to be tweaked I am reluctant to deviate from what's in my head I waste time try to make it work instead of changing my idea lol .
It's really cool watching an experienced craftsman make something for my favourite hobby. It might not be what a sim racer would make, but personally I think you made something really cool. I made my first set up out of plastic plumbing pipes which I spray painted black. Gave the whole thing a roll cage look wgich was great for the purpose.
@@Foureyes.Furniture - Yeah my apologies to Shaun should have made it sound more like “hey you’re on the right track, here’s some additional info”. Something like that. Love the work gents!
Tilt back the seat, and get the pedalboks higher. And on rails to make it Come towards the seat, for some adjustability, like in actual race/sportscars. Same slidings for steeringwheel. Use the c shape from buggati chiron
I am "from the sim community". No making fun of you guys. I am here because I don't want a metal erector set in my studio. Great job! I love it and is so much cooler than a off the shelf setup.
Very cool - I love the ikea vibe to it; not an eyesore like commercial ones, however 2 letters. V R...... screens got nothing on vr for racing sim engagement. Looks like you could reduce quite a bit of mass though. On the design front, you can download 50th percentile human 3d models and standard seated position data (e.g. for aircraft design), and looks like the angles are a bit odd - seat looks low relative to the pedals, and wheel looks both high and close? (unless the target was a formula ford or something). I'm scratch building a 1/12 scale functional, high fidelity R/C 3d printed tank, but too much work to document for your challenge lol. I'm about 90% done and the printer is running in the background for the first test print of the superstructure.
I loved all of the Chris output; 4 Eyes was produced in a cool style. TBH though, I actually enjoy the more raw look at processes, moments, and people. You addressed the switch a few weeks ago and I'm on board! I hope others are too,
I like the the midframe-design and would use it as inspiration for my own approach. But there are also many points for improvements. There is the cable management, adjustable seat or adjustable steering wheel.
nice design, would have been cool if u left out a chanal in the midlle plywood board of the spine for cable management, so the cables could be pulled true the inside of the structure. Always enjoy your content!
That's a good looking kit! I'm very close to starting on my own sim but I'm going to use the front half of a car since it will live in my shop. I like the projector idea though might have to snatch up one of those! Nice work!
“Real” sim racer here, also lifetime carpenter/ woodworker… my diy sim rig was just thrown together with Baltic birch scraps, in one day… complete with triple monitor mounts… it’s ugly, but it works and I didn’t want to waste more time than 1 day building it..
Just an idea, If you left a void in between the glulam where the cabling is located then when assembling you can use a pull thru avoiding too many exposed wires.
Love the build! I'd love to see you build a arcade but with no wraps like most. But would love to see different types of wood to create a character that most wrap their arcade in.
Fun to watch this as an experiment. Me I would go more for function rather than form. The monitor or monitors for best field of view should always be as close to the wheel as possible if the perspective is going to be imersive and correct unless you go for maybe VR, then I would build a compact rig.
This looks pretty good, but I think you could have made it with less wood. I would have just made two of those big pieces on each side with supports on the side and then connect those two with planks for the wheel and the pedals. It would look a bit more bare bone, but it would still work pretty good with less wood.
*Very cool design...* might go with this one as well, although I'd like to include a drink holder so I think one of the other "shifter" table ideas you had would work better for my preference. Also, although it is a minor thing to me, is seat height adjustment which would be nice to have. My only concern would probably be the weight, but the design is righteous!
I was a little surprised that while layering the center spine piece you didn't reduce one of the middle layers to provide a groove for cable management.
I was a little disappointed that you didn't actually build a go cart or something like that. Years ago I knew someone who was making a ford model T body out of wood. I have no idea if he ever finished it or if it worked.
3 seconds in, i already like you and your video! Thanks for sharing this guys, great idea by going in a different direction than some other racing seats.
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I watch your channel regularly but just found this video. Wanted to say thank you for including so much from the design process and conversations around it :)
Is a woodworking hobbyist AND simracer I think you did a great job considering you went into this pretty blind. Brownie points for thinking about adjustability! Lots of people don't.
I love your design. But when you upgrade your wheel, there's not much support. I built a rig using the Ricmotech RS1 plans. I originally had a Logitech g27, but have since gotten a T300. I believe this rig could handle a direct drive wheel.
I highly recommend angling the bottom of your seat until your thigh can rest on the seat comfortably. If you run long times, you may develop some issues as you're basically holding the weight of your legs on your feet, hips, and lower back.
I would say just raising the seat would do good here because that steering wheel is crazy high and in his face
TBH I am pretty disappointed with how little effort they put into setting a comfortable ergonomic racing position from the start since they were setting all these metrics from scratch... what a missed opportunity to make it perfect right away. This racing position looks very yikes.
@@wesgunn97 “Where’s the beef?” high steering wheel. View from back is all wheel and hair. All in good humor.
@@pokerboyfakerish3266 Bad design
@@pokerboyfakerish3266 yeah top of the wheel should be roughly at shoulder height (it's past his chin now :S) and when you extend your arms your wrists should rest on top of the wheel (so when you grab it there's a slight bend in your arms)
my DIY rig doesn't look nearly as fancy as this one since it's just a simple frame I made out of 2x4's but proper seating position was like the first (and pretty much only XD) thing I did some research into....
What I love about this is the "thinking out loud" approach to the decision making. Really took us along for the ride. (no pun intended). Wouldn't it be cool if you had side mirrors but they were tweeters instead?
haha...that would be cool
or raspberry pi screens with an actual side mirror view.
that would be a nightmare to get working, but it would be cool
Hey guys, thanks for making this video. I was looking for a non-ugly simulator rig for a long time before I found this. Strongly based on this design I made a very similar rig as my first furniture type woodworking experiment. Very very difficult and time consuming but I love the final product. For those wondering (because I was), I used 8 layers of 15mm baltic birch as the main body and it handles 9nm direct drive wheelbase with basically zero flex. Thanks again 4eyes!
I love this build, couldn't have imagined a more aesthetically pleasing sim-rig myself. my only fear with this design would be the stability of the structure, if you decide to one day dive down the rabbit-hole and upgrade to say a 10-20nm steering wheel, compared to the 2-2.5nm in most entry-level wheels
I really enjoy the format of this video compared to your usual ones. It gives me the sense of being involved in the process compared to just watching a video.
For a casual racing rig ... I think this was a great piece.... Well done
Mine is more about function and it's 2x4's ... my first one was PVC and plywood
When I first saw the thumbnail, I was picturing the huge 80's arcade driving cabinets that you would climb inside to sit in. Your "spine" design makes for a much more compact to solution and really looks slick. Looking forward to seeing how this develops. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Seth...that is definitely true. But it's also true that I wouldn't mind having a Giant 80's Arcade Cabinet :)
I really enjoyed this video concept. Taking us along for the ride was enjoyable and I've subbed for more of this. I'd change the layout of the rig a little to make it more comfortable by inverting the pedals, raising the seat and also making the angle of the wheel adjustable.
I want to try this! so rad!
Imagine if this is what you built for your entry as well. :)
Agreed Mike!!! This is so DOPE!!!! I'm either mowin grass or drivin fast so I love the driving games!! Hoping all is well guys, Dirty Jersey out!!
I love this new approach you guys have taken, you guys are hilarious and it’s awesome to see so much more of the fun you have with the creative process!
all I see here is how 2 jerks messed up a bunch of material. Trees were killed for the joy of downs and autists from the Internet! want same? are you ok?! aaa, one more autist here...
I thought that I was the only woodworking sim racing nerd. I'm glad that there are others like me out there.
"Even with a free lumber supply...I still don't want to be wasteful" is (in my opinion) a very good attitude. Just imagine how long the tree took to grow that wood, one should really honor that.
I built my own cockpit out of lumber also, I used an old actual racing seat, works great! One thing that I did that you may want to do: Remove the pedals from the plastic box that they are housed in and mount the pedals upside down on some plywood (so the pedals are configured like in a car). Fasten the plywood to your racing cockpit at an appropriate spot. I made my upside down pedals container adjustable for shorter or longer legs so when kids use it they can reach the pedals. Great project, enjoy!
edit: I am intrigued with your spline design and will work on something like that myself, the only thing that I don't like about it is the distance that the driver sits from the display (wall). This could be resolved by building a monitor/tv support stand closer to the driver.
I'm a woodworker/sim racer and am in the process of re-building my sim. I have an IKEA Paong chair and using my old stand. Getting some great ideas! Thanks for sharing!
Great build, although it may suffer from "form over function". For instance, there's several poor choices made as far as seating position is concerned ; with the screen position also being somewhat awkward (you have to look upward to see it properly); the seat should be on an angle, not flat; and as others have mentioned, the steering wheel is too close.
It sure looks spiffy though, I am just not convinced it is particularly practical. 🤔
Yeah, you need to be able to rest your legs on the seat the whole way down the back of the thigh. With this, he's holding his legs up with his feet and hips and overtime, it can become an issue. I developed some sciatic nerve issues with a poor sim seat position. Not sure how long he'll be running at a time, but it adds up.
@@biwan428 Yep. I don't think the rig will be used much. Maybe more of a 'display' and/or 'conversation piece' than a functional product.
They should have researched 'proper seating position', and not relied on their own interpretations....
The seat should go up a bit and slightly angled backwards. The pedals should be closer and the projection should be lower. I would mount the projector upside down so it beams down instead of up. This way you can keep the projector horizontal and still have it project low enough to have the projected dashboard level with the real steering wheel .
Was fantastic how you filmed the segment talking about all the things people were going to make fun of you for while standing with the piece in the most phallic way possible.
PLEASE tell me you still have the templates for this! I have a number of friends who are driver Sim lovers, who would absolutely lose their minds to have something like this.
Dope build man.
Are you kiddin?
RC PRO-AM is my jam.
I can picture the little tune it would play just before a race in my head as we speak :)
Oh man... miss that game.
Awesome, love the design and the process. The only downside is that rigs usually have adjustability (That steering wheel is angle/height looks uncomfortable). Maybe your shorter/taller friends want to play, or maybe you want to try out different steering wheel angles or seat distances to see what feels good. Just like in a real car. Otherwise looks very nice
This is one nice rig. It's simple, sturdy, and doesn't really take up too much width wise. Great design guys. The only thing I could see that needs modifying is size for those with a small room, but they can still have good size video screen sit on it.
The 'Bea Arthur Bomber' bit had me laughing out loud. Good stuff.
literally love the production of this vid so much. Takes a little bit of WTTW, but feels like a fresh new fitting style for the channel. Way to go!
Glad you like it!
"If I ever own a house where this isn't big enough, I'm doing well" hahahaha
It's true
The projector needs to go on a rear down force wing. It can be like a shelf to hold components… maybe multi level. It would complement the look. Looks great. Thanks.
Besides the steering wheel being “too damn high” and the seat too close for comfort, looks great. Possibly a redesigned 2.0 later on? Get on a car and take measurements guys 😉 👌🏻
Yeah - it’s always good to have some adjustability in stuff like this.
LOVING this build! Ultra Short Throw Projector would be perfect for front mounting the projector. I do buildouts for clients with these for more "budget" focused/size constrained home theaters and would be perfect for this application if latency isn't too huge of a focus. I put budget in parenthesis because, they're not cheap by any means, but in comparison to $49k professional grade projectors, they're a steal. Projectors in general wouldn't be great for competitive games like shooters, but for a "let's have fun" application like a racing sim, it's great.
Start of video: "hmm, maybe the reason nobody builds sim racing setups with no lateral support for that huge motor in the wheel is that even though it looks cool (YT thumbnail yo!), the steering wheel will have unavoidable wobble"
End of video: "yep"
This has to be the most elegant race sim I have ever seen, however that "nose" will always be in the way of your field of view with a projector.
I’ve been watching your content for about a year now, and this is one of my favorite version of you guys. Great content structure and a break from your usual beautiful storytelling.
It looks like you need to add a board behind the peddles so your heel can rest on it. You don't generally have to hold your legs up while driving.
"Le mans, where they have the straight and they put in the..."
"Cones or whatever"
That would be a fun task for a marshall to but the cones back up every 20s for 24h
Gotta go fast brrrrrrrrrr
If ya ain't first you're last!!!
Great looking design! I assumed on your channels several months ago and love the videos and style. I've heard you guys talk a little about cars (caught a glimpse of the S2k in one video!) and F1 before, which is right in my wheelhouse. Now, somehow, we also share sim racing as a hobby! Truly awesome to see your work, great job. I built myself a simple rig to get started and currently working on an overly complex Formula style rig. It's going slow (only so much time, amiright?).. Been a little over a year, but I'm on the closing stages. Not sure I can finish by November but sounds like a great challenge! Love the channel, keep up the great content and general banter. Hopefully the sim racing big will really get you and you'll jump on iRacing! Yeah, a little snobby about realism but it's so much fun to have it all on the line, (virtual) wheel to wheel, racing open wheelers (I mostly run Formula Renault 3.5 these days) on the most amazing Formula tracks in the world. Makes you appreciate F1 even more.
I would love to get into something like that....but between working 70+ hours a week, and having a family. I don't think I can do it. Maybe in 10 more years :)
Amazing work I love it, that fact that you incorporated real life race circuits in the design was the perfect touch!
My man.... I love this design. One thing you didn't think of: The Epson ultra-short-throw projector. Ultra short means RIDICULOUSLY short. You could set it in front of the rig, on the floor, a few inches from the wall, and it will project a 100+ " screen. The only downside is cost. Those lenses get very pricey, very quick.
I love that it looks like a highend piece of furniture! Beautiful work. One design I think would be stellar would be something along those lines that would also hide the gaming gear and morph into an table or something when not being used as a sim controller.
The USAF is working on the B-21 Raider and of course you mentioned the B-2, but I can't wait until they start production on the "B-Arthur". This is a very cool build and I can't express, in words, how envious I am of the final product and set up!
I really love this!! Great job! I would like to have seen hidden cable runs.
Wow, this is exactly what I needed. I just bought a screen and was about to start making one in few days. And voila! This video drops. Perfect timing! Thanks a lot!
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome project. Awesome video.
Really digging the casual assembly breakdown (and the chat about planes and ships) with the cuts to video of working on those portions plays. I think this made me actually watch more than my usual background "listen and rewind a bit as needed" approach.
15:50 So, the answer is yes, the SR-71 is still the fastest air-breathing (declassified) jet ever made. In case you were wondering.
I like the shape and the basic idea, but the steering wheel and pedal position seem _way_ off to me. The wheel is way too high up and way too close, while the pedals seem also too high up It would probably be a very good idea to have that adjustable in some way. I'd love to see how you'd tackle an adjustable version of something like. That would be a very interesting video.
man that resonated when you were talking about not wanting to waste wood. i'm right there with you. Like you said, even if it were free, i would still have a hard time throwing away good scraps and offcuts.
It's true. I don't think I'll ever get over it.
I love basically all of your videos, but I especially love this new format where you both are working together through the design process. It adds a whole new element to the video that we don't typically see from your channel, or any others that I'm aware of. Cheers!
Go check out Welcome to the woodshop. It's a lot of this. And a lot of goofying around too
@@Foureyes.Furniture Ah, I will. Thanks!
Serious wood between his legs while he is speculating what critique will be...LOL. 22:40
An ultra short throw PJ mounted to the front of the rig would be perfect! A little tweaking on the slope of the seat bottom would make it much more comfortable for longer races.
I love this design! I might actually steal some Inspiration from this for my own sim racing build. My only real criticisms of this design would be that the steering wheel seems like it's too close to the driver. At the very least, it would be nice to have some adjustability in the steering wheel and seat. Maybe tilt the seat back a touch to allow the thighs to comfortably rest on the seat rather than hovering in the air. Oh, and you'll definitely want the shifter. And maybe an e-brake handle, too. Trust me on that one
while nimitz is a class of US-Carriers, it's also a ship, as most classes of ships are named after the first one, the class leader. Also - US Navy vessels start wit USS (or if not yet in service PCU), not SS, the army, Airforce and Coastguards use other prefixes. Civil ships named with SS would most likely be steam or sailing ships, but as they don't specifically need prefixes to my knowlegde, they can also go without any prefix.
Woodworking, Jordans and simracing... All the things I love in one video 😍
It's the wholy trinity :)
Also, FOV is something that you fine tune in most sims, and it's something that changes with screen size and distance from the screen. It's worth looking into, plenty of guides out there.
Inverting the pedals is also a very popular "mod". Just depends how deep you want to dive into sim racing.
Love the grandma sitting position.
If you like sim racing, try it in VR, I have a very similar setup + a meta quest 2 and the immersion is ABSURD!! I find myself flinching before I crash my car every time xD
I started watching you 5 years ago. For some reason UA-cam stopped recommending your vids about 4 years ago.
I haven't seen any of your vids since then but holy moly. You have a warehouse and a team now?! Congrats dude. So happy for your success!
Very cool design! I love that you used sections of tracks to make the profile. Such an awesome idea.
all I see here is how 2 jerks messed up a bunch of material. Trees were killed for the joy of downs and autists from the Internet!
That came out awesome. The lines look great. Very classy and looks fast just sitting there.
This is the most excited I’ve been about building something in a long time. I already started collecting some of the stuff for my project.
Awesome! Can't wait to see it
seeing the thumbnail my first idea, apart from the shape looking aesthetic, is that how flexible will be that steering wheel support, because that's basically a long lever and force feedback will try it's best to make it sway sideways , maybe can simply be triangulated with reinforcement going each sides of the pedals ?
beautiful cockpit. but can I give you one idea? You need to move the pedals or the seat along with the steering wheel to suit different heights of people. Place the steering wheel on the rail on the bottom side of the base and move the base for the steering wheel along it (the base for the steering wheel is in the shape of the letter O)
I really like the spine design. you could have saved on materials by doing it hollow with maybe some foam infill... you should definitely go for the shifter too
Seeing you guys drive with only one foot was funny 😄
BTW, I like the new format with the banter. It feels more natural having the reasoning process behind some of the decisions. Keep it up!
Would love to see an update on this with Gran turismo 7 and VR!
It's mind blowing how immersive racing games can be, would love to see and hear your take on it.
This is also SUCH a rad design
Typically I would think the seat should Sit higher than the pedals, like an actual car, gives you more leverage. That's my experience when building my first two rigs at least.
Still a gorgeous build.
it would probably be more ergonomic. I really wanted like an F1 position.
@@Foureyes.Furniture ah yeah, I can see that.
Most sports cars don't actually sit higher than the pedals.
F1 cars have the pedals actually higher than the seat to be very ergonomic
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I'm always trying to incorporate my car and woodworking hobbies... thanks for the idea! Looks amazing.
Do it...perfect timing with the challenge
When Chris said he has problems envisioning thing in his head , I had to laugh because i have the opposite problem I can see things very clearly , then when it doesn't work or needs to be tweaked I am reluctant to deviate from what's in my head I waste time try to make it work instead of changing my idea lol .
It's really cool watching an experienced craftsman make something for my favourite hobby.
It might not be what a sim racer would make, but personally I think you made something really cool.
I made my first set up out of plastic plumbing pipes which I spray painted black. Gave the whole thing a roll cage look wgich was great for the purpose.
Yes Shaun, this is excellent content. Just like it was over on WTTW!!
Not just a class of ship but also the name of the first of it’s kind. I served 4yrs on the USS Nimitz CVN-68. Named after Chester W. Nimitz (Admiral )
Chesty!
Shaun got paranoid after saying that, that he was going to get called out. Cause he was kind of just guessing
@@Foureyes.Furniture - Yeah my apologies to Shaun should have made it sound more like “hey you’re on the right track, here’s some additional info”. Something like that. Love the work gents!
Tilt back the seat, and get the pedalboks higher. And on rails to make it Come towards the seat, for some adjustability, like in actual race/sportscars. Same slidings for steeringwheel. Use the c shape from buggati chiron
I am "from the sim community". No making fun of you guys. I am here because I don't want a metal erector set in my studio. Great job! I love it and is so much cooler than a off the shelf setup.
I think I can see the two things you would change in a second iteration of the design.
Both having to do with seat- and steering wheel angle : )
What I would like to see - in terms of hobby builds is wood headphone stands. Hifi and audiophile audit rigs, carpentered by wood on course
23:05 bold of you to assume we think they're yours. i think you where present tho so kudos for that
Very cool - I love the ikea vibe to it; not an eyesore like commercial ones, however 2 letters. V R...... screens got nothing on vr for racing sim engagement. Looks like you could reduce quite a bit of mass though. On the design front, you can download 50th percentile human 3d models and standard seated position data (e.g. for aircraft design), and looks like the angles are a bit odd - seat looks low relative to the pedals, and wheel looks both high and close? (unless the target was a formula ford or something). I'm scratch building a 1/12 scale functional, high fidelity R/C 3d printed tank, but too much work to document for your challenge lol. I'm about 90% done and the printer is running in the background for the first test print of the superstructure.
Him sweating this rather simple design gave me a pretty good chuckle.
I loved all of the Chris output; 4 Eyes was produced in a cool style.
TBH though, I actually enjoy the more raw look at processes, moments, and people.
You addressed the switch a few weeks ago and I'm on board! I hope others are too,
Having raced motorcycles at Laguna Seca and Willow Springs this is such an awesome set up and looks like so much fun!!!
It really is!
I like the the midframe-design and would use it as inspiration for my own approach. But there are also many points for improvements. There is the cable management, adjustable seat or adjustable steering wheel.
nice design, would have been cool if u left out a chanal in the midlle plywood board of the spine for cable management, so the cables could be pulled true the inside of the structure. Always enjoy your content!
One way to implement a complete racetrack is to flip monza around and make it the sides of your seat. It basically looks like a seat already
Great job you guys but please start mas-producing these:)
That's a good looking kit! I'm very close to starting on my own sim but I'm going to use the front half of a car since it will live in my shop. I like the projector idea though might have to snatch up one of those! Nice work!
“Real” sim racer here, also lifetime carpenter/ woodworker… my diy sim rig was just thrown together with Baltic birch scraps, in one day… complete with triple monitor mounts… it’s ugly, but it works and I didn’t want to waste more time than 1 day building it..
Just an idea, If you left a void in between the glulam where the cabling is located then when assembling you can use a pull thru avoiding too many exposed wires.
gran tourismo 2 is where i learnt an appreciation for that downhill turn at laguna seca, absolutely brilliant and the most memorable track for me
Definitely one of the classics. I'm not sure that I can pick a favorite. But I will say I remember racing friends on Midfield (Fictional track) A LOT!
Love the build! I'd love to see you build a arcade but with no wraps like most. But would love to see different types of wood to create a character that most wrap their arcade in.
Fun to watch this as an experiment. Me I would go more for function rather than form. The monitor or monitors for best field of view should always be as close to the wheel as possible if the perspective is going to be imersive and correct unless you go for maybe VR, then I would build a compact rig.
This looks pretty good, but I think you could have made it with less wood. I would have just made two of those big pieces on each side with supports on the side and then connect those two with planks for the wheel and the pedals. It would look a bit more bare bone, but it would still work pretty good with less wood.
I love making things with wood and i love driving cars. THIS IS THE BEST VID.
Nimitz is both a class and a singular carrier.
The first boat of any class is what the class is named after.
Shaun was pretty "dead on" for not being a boat guy
Not going to lie that is one slick rig.
*Very cool design...* might go with this one as well, although I'd like to include a drink holder so I think one of the other "shifter" table ideas you had would work better for my preference.
Also, although it is a minor thing to me, is seat height adjustment which would be nice to have.
My only concern would probably be the weight, but the design is righteous!
Hey man, as one of the GT7 devs, I appreciate your mix of your project and how it intertwines with gaming. Props.
Prove
@@bw9945 Check the credits of GT7 under the artists tab
I was a little surprised that while layering the center spine piece you didn't reduce one of the middle layers to provide a groove for cable management.
As an architect, I love the process and the walking illustration. Great work
I was a little disappointed that you didn't actually build a go cart or something like that.
Years ago I knew someone who was making a ford model T body out of wood. I have no idea if he ever finished it or if it worked.
Now make the smaller folding version! This is beautiful but too big for us and I would LOVE to see what you come up with for a smaller version.
nimitz is a class of carrier, liked for that quote alone
3 seconds in, i already like you and your video!
Thanks for sharing this guys, great idea by going in a different direction than some other racing seats.
I watch your channel regularly but just found this video. Wanted to say thank you for including so much from the design process and conversations around it :)
Is a woodworking hobbyist AND simracer I think you did a great job considering you went into this pretty blind. Brownie points for thinking about adjustability! Lots of people don't.
I love your design. But when you upgrade your wheel, there's not much support. I built a rig using the Ricmotech RS1 plans. I originally had a Logitech g27, but have since gotten a T300. I believe this rig could handle a direct drive wheel.