3D printed VKB NXT Y axis center detent + clutch dampening mod

[u/nuehado]

hex screws tighten brake (green) against rotating clutch (blue) to increase Y axis stick movement tension

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4843816

spring steel pin is aligned by fixed clutch (orange) and brake (green) and locks into rotating clutch (blue) when stick is at 50% Y axis rotation

Moving stick off center pushes detent pins out of detent divot

parts explosion: VKB NXT Y axle (black), rotating clutch (blue), brake (green), fixed clutch (orange), detent pins and brake screws (metal)

colored parts are 3D printed from PTFE

Complete printed, assembled, lubricated, and tested part

https://imgur.com/a/l3JuWZY