DIY Wheel button box plans/guide?

[roylan101]

My buddy has access to a HAAS cnc machine that can cut aluminum so Im thinking of building my own wheel button box/plate. Are there some plans/guides out there? Thinking this could be a really fun project.

 

[TedBrosby-]

Thingiverse is a good place to find STL files for free designs. There’s some pretty good button plates on there but be aware many of them say not to use their designs for profit. You’ll have to draft your own if you plan on selling.

 

[RCHeliguy]

I built a button box from scratch.
FYI, I used plywood and then covered it all with leather look vinyl. So there are many ways to do this.
I wouldn't choose aluminum as a first choice for a button box.

Building a button box exclusively for VR. Looking for input.

I'm thinking of creating 4 panels that can be removed and updated independently. This would fit on the left side of my rig. The main priority is making this so I can easily find any button or switch easily with my VR headset on. So far I'm using 41 out of 64 inputs the Leo Bodnar board allows...

www.racedepartment.com

 

[roylan101]

Thingiverse is a good place to find STL files for free designs. There’s some pretty good button plates on there but be aware many of them say not to use their designs for profit. You’ll have to draft your own if you plan on selling.

Thank you I’ll check them out, this is just personal don’t plan on selling.

I built a button box from scratch.
FYI, I used plywood and then covered it all with leather look vinyl. So there are many ways to do this.
I wouldn't choose aluminum as a first choice for a button box.

Building a button box exclusively for VR. Looking for input.

I'm thinking of creating 4 panels that can be removed and updated independently. This would fit on the left side of my rig. The main priority is making this so I can easily find any button or switch easily with my VR headset on. So far I'm using 41 out of 64 inputs the Leo Bodnar board allows...

www.racedepartment.com

Thank you, I’m looking to make a wheel button box/plate not like a button box for the rig, not sure if plywood would work that wheel for a wheel.

 

[RCHeliguy]

You are right, wrong application for an in wheel button box.

That said, I do think prototyping with cardboard or plywood can be helpful to testing out a proof of concept in terms o layout.

 

[Monty97]

Companies like Turn Racing and R Racing both sell plans for wheels. They include all of the necessary files to make your own wheel.

 

[TedBrosby-]

Something like this:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3546205
Or this:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2107035
In my opinion, pay for Turn Racing or R Racing or If you don’t have a 3D printer, Buy the enclosure from OSR (carbon plate, much stronger than 3D print) and add your own shifters.
I build my own wheels and I don’t recommend cheap buttons. Use NKK or Knitter, cheap buttons feel mushy and are prone to failing.