Mukai92 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 (edited) Hi guys, I just ordered a TM warthog and a friend of mine will be modifying my old x52 custom desk clamps for the joystick. He will use 18mm thick MDF as the mounting board, do you think this will be sufficient? How heavy is the stick (without the mounting plate). The joystick will be removed off of the mounting plate and he will mount it with the 4 bolts in a square formation, which are offset by 60mm to each other, correct? My question is, what size are the bolts I should use? Taking in mind the depth of the MDF I'll be using. Thank you Edited July 19, 2017 by Mukai92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thadiun Okona Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 The stock screws are M4 x8mm to mount it to a 3mm thick base. Your MDF is 18mm, so add 15 to that and 24 or 25mm is the closest stock length you will find. The grip weighs ~1000g and the base about half that, however this is hardly a consideration for the load since pushing/pulling on the grip will be generating more force than the dead weight but 18mm mdf is plenty stiff enough to deal with this. Affirmative, the square mounting pattern is 60mm center to center 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mukai92 Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 The stock screws are M4 x8mm to mount it to a 3mm thick base. Your MDF is 18mm, so add 15 to that and 24 or 25mm is the closest stock length you will find. The grip weighs ~1000g and the base about half that, however this is hardly a consideration for the load since pushing/pulling on the grip will be generating more force than the dead weight but 18mm mdf is plenty stiff enough to deal with this. Affirmative, the square mounting pattern is 60mm center to center Hey thanks so much mate, much appreciated. Just really hope the mount holds up. The warthog really drained the funds so i can't afford to buy any mounts at the moment! :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwell Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 (edited) TM warthog bolt size? I mounted in MD long time ago. I just lowered the MD base with half a inch drill in the screw points. I used some longer M4 screws I had around with washers. Cheers Edited July 21, 2017 by mrwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumfire Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 I mounted in MD long time ago. I just lowered the MD base with half a inch drill in the screw points. I used some longer M4 screws I had around with washers. Cheers Is that a modded warthog hotas ? If so it looks nice, What all has been done to it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feefifofum Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 That's a Cougar stick...throttle is terribly mysterious though... THE GEORGIAN WAR - OFFICIAL F-15C DLC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mukai92 Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 I mounted in MD long time ago. I just lowered the MD base with half a inch drill in the screw points. I used some longer M4 screws I had around with washers. Cheers So the MDF will hold up then? :) Should be receiving my warthog today apparently (a week earlier than expected to I'm happy out, but I don't have any mounts now, first world problems ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwell Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Lol, that was my old Frankenstein HOTAS. Stick base: Warthog with broken PCB I could fix (gift from a friend), Cougar Stick and SunCom F15 Throttle (also gift from another friend of my VW) modded with Leo Bodnar PCB. I gave the throttle to a VW friend because I could get a WH throttle quite cheap. I needed a temporary setup while pitbuiding ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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