Throttle & mixture housing for Flight Sim, cessna etc

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Hi all! I've been messing around with the idea of making a throttle housing for my flight simming, and I printed some awesome throttle and mixture knobs (big thanks to AlbEagle). I wanted to get them integrated into something that was printable and useful for people more than just myself. Check out AlbEagle's build forum at http://flyingforfun.weebly.com/cessna-172-cockpit.html. I'm having trouble linking his design to a remix here, but here are the links: throttle knob https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2806962, throttle guide https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2805734, and mixture guide https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2806186. This print prints well and works. I might have over-engineered it with housings for the sliding potentiometers, but if you're going to design something, make it last! You'll need a few extras: * Pots - order them here https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/potentiometers/7377792 or other places * 6mm rod - available at hardware stores like B&Q and Homebase in the UK for a couple of quid Here's how to build it: 1. Print 1 case, 1 lid/side, 2 x pot holder, 2 x rod to pot holder 2. Wire up and put the potentiometers into their housings - there are rails on the base that help with alignment and ensure the pot holder is straight 3. Pop the Rod holder onto the potentiometer fin - it should slide right down and along the pot holder 4. Thread your throttle and/or mixture knob and nut onto your rod, measure and cut to length for full movement (these 128mm pots are close to real travel) 5. Slide rod through case - through hole at front of pot holder, and into the rod to pot holder hole. If it feels right, glue rod to the pot holder 6. Glue usb interface inside or outside of your case - I chose outside. Screw 'housing lid and side' to side walls, or just one and hinge the other wall Plug and play! FSW, FSX, and X-Plane automatically see the usb interface and allow calibration of the pot. I hope you like it! Any suggestions are welcome. I didn't create fixing holes as people will have different ideas on how to fix it. If you enjoy, please consider tipping - it keeps me in PLA and convinces my wife that it's a good investment! Many thanks and blue skies V. 2: Okay, so I thought the throttle and mixture guides along with the potentiometer housing rod hole would stop vertical movement making the rod holder come away from the sliding potentiometer fin. It doesn't. So, I added a 'pot lid', a simple roofing to glue on top of the pot housing. Check out the screenshot for help with this. This stops vertical movement!