VKB Gladiator NXT Omnithrottle Adapter (One Piece)

A one-piece omnithrottle adapter for the VKB Gladiator NXT with internal cable channel.
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Print it laying flat, clean up support and other junk, and attach it to the base with the "metal plate" screws. Then use the original mounting screws to attach the joystick.

How it came about: Cadriel's design is great, but I can't leave well enough alone. First I set about creating internal cable channels in the original design. That worked OK, but the two-part design creaked loudly in use. So I set about designing an adapter with a single piece and internal cable channel. A few revisions later and I have this design.

The internal cable channel is curved so the cable with connector attached slides right through from one end to the other.

The main downside is the required support and the amount of post print clean up. Mostly on the part of the shaft that inserts into the joystick base. There is a notch next to the screw hole that prints on the bottom and that needs to be cut/sanded out to fit. (see the third image)

I also included in-built support for the cup. It's needed to support the indent for the bulge in the shaft, but breaks out easily. I can upload a version without it upon request.

Model origin

The author remixed this model.

VKB NXT Throttle Adapter
by Cadriel (thingiverse.com)
 

Differences of the remix compared to the original

This is a complete redesign of Cadriel's adapter. I really only used the shaft and the position/angle as a starting point.

This design:

  • prints as one piece
  • is lower and a little to the left
  • is less chunky
  • has an internal cable channel
  • has a small indent to hide a connector if you use an extension cable as I did.
  • has a place to attach the joystick with screws

 

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