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IKEA Hackers · SimulationCurated

IKEA LACK tables become a flight simulator

Summary

Eric Ferguson uses hollow LACK panels as an easily worked cockpit for a nephew’s monitor and HOTAS controls. The build took about three hours. The software used is SkyRogue.

Ideas

  • The hollow tabletop takes an older LCD monitor.
  • A jigsaw cuts the exactly fitting screen opening.
  • USB HOTAS controls reproduce throttle and flight controls.

Insights

  • The way a material is built can simplify modifications more than special tools.
  • A good enclosure turns standard hardware into a convincing simulator.

Recommendations

  • Reinforce cut edges in hollow panels.
  • Secure the monitor and controls against tipping.

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