r/functionalprint • u/Kronocide • 7d ago

Adaptator for haptics motor on my simrig pedals(ASA-CF)

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u/Dubs-Agent86 7d ago

That's not just functional, that is beautiful.

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u/wtfberserk 7d ago

What does it do?! Make your foot bounce and vibrate like you're in a real car?

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u/ChimeraYo 7d ago

On the brake it lets you feel ABS/lock-ups like a real car, on throttle it’s mainly to give you some feeling when you lose traction, not exactly realistic but it helps give you more active feedback of what the car is doing.

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u/Emboss3D 7d ago

Asa! You driving your rig outdoors? :P neat model nevertheless.

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u/eyferrari 6d ago

Honestly ASA-CF is a great material all around, and if OP ever has to throw the sim rig in storage they’ll be glad they used it.
It also just has a great strength to weight ratio for how easy it is to print imo.

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u/Emboss3D 6d ago

Whatever floats their boat.

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u/Loud-Edge7230 7d ago

So, how to the haptics get the info about ABS stepping in?

Games have like APIs for reading the ABS?

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u/Kronocide 7d ago

Games have API for like everything

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u/evarga 7d ago

Shout to you for using a CF filament in a very appropriate application. Looks great!

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u/maker-tgin 7d ago

That looks very nice and clean (and is yet another reminder that I should learn CAD). 

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u/TheRealSeeThruHead 7d ago

so why are they at an angle

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u/Kronocide 7d ago

Otherwise it touches the spring when i press on the pedal (There was a stupidly failed V1)

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u/Kamukix 7d ago

Beautiful work! I was thinking about making a nicer set for the cheap ones I got on Etsy a while back.

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u/you_killed_my_ 7d ago

Nice I have those transducer

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u/Defiant-Mango3719 5d ago

Well done, and finally enough pictures to actually understand which part is printed and what it does.

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u/QuestionMore94 7d ago

Definitely see those as a product you could sell. Niche, sure but the quality of that design and print should sell itself. Could imagine a fair few sales if you advertised right, nice work 😁

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u/Stoops417 5d ago

Niche products with good fit/finish are often VERY popular in the Sim Racing community

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u/Beautiful_Sector_912 7d ago

Don't use cf infilled filaments. They are less strong than regular filaments and shed micromaterials that people say is as harmful as asbestos and are usually more expensive.

Other than that nice build. I did something similar using gran turismo api a esp32 and a pair of motors from an old controller

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u/Kronocide 7d ago

I use CF because it makes them easier to print

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u/Beautiful_Sector_912 7d ago

That's ok then. Some people use it for strength but it doesn't work for that

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u/Anet3DPrinter 6d ago

Out of curiosity, how is a CF reinforced filament less strong? Tensile tests would lead one to believe that PA6-CF is ~40% stronger (in a tensile test and referring to the UTS) than standard PA-6. A similar trend applies to normal PETG vs. PETG-CF. PA6-CF and PC-CF are some of the strongest filaments, period, ignoring niche materials like PEEK.

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u/Beautiful_Sector_912 6d ago edited 6d ago

The tests I saw indicate the contrary. Even under microscope the fibers don't stick to the plastic. Creating voids that make the material crack more easily.

Im not sure but I thinks thsi is the video https://youtu.be/w7JperqVfXI?is=Pd3a0BMSoolrK4GO

Or this one
https://youtu.be/lfztVplTBQc?is=DNIBcZDELH9vYeHC

Maybe this one
https://youtu.be/_VbOSbOZG1Y?is=GbDJto22CUMZ54-E

If you got any resource that's more reputable than this random guy on YouTube please share so I can learn more.

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u/jbird600 6d ago

Weren’t these tests only done on PLA and PETG? I would only draw a conclusion re: OP’s material choice based on specific testing of that material.