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MSFF positioning

2 posts by 1 person · 12 Mar 2001 17:33 UTC - 12 Mar 2001 18:14 UTC

Craig Jones 12 Mar 2001 17:33 UTC#196579

In my continuing search for excuses as to why I'm crap at GPL, I thought I'd try the 'my MSFF position is holding me back' routine. So, currently, the wheel is attached to a desk **cm off the floor and the seat of my not-adjustable, cheap-and-nasty swivel chair is **cm off the floor. Then there's the pedals; a plastic floppy disk box attempts to create a barrier between the pedals and the v. low shelf of the aforementioned desk unit, resulting mostly in feet at a 45% angle or left foot trying to keep the pedal base still. Ho hum. Needless to say, a new desk and chair are on the cards (note: this is due to an imminent house move and not just GPL requirements...wifey wouldn't allow that ;-)), so can I get some suggestions or details of other people's setups? On the subject of slipping pedals; I've thought about that grippy rubber stuff you can get from car accessory shops (stops your coins falling off your dashboard, apparently). The idea is you cut a piece of rubber to the required size and hey presto!, things stay put. I wonder if it'll keep the pedal unit secured to the floor? Oh and one more thing: squeaky throttle pedal. I know this has been discussed on ras before but I can't remember the details...essentially, will a squirt of WD40 harm the pedal mechanism? -- Jonesy Remove "ANTISPAM" when replying.

Craig Jones 12 Mar 2001 18:14 UTC↳ reply to Craig Jones #196584

Oops! That should read "the wheel is attached to a desk 76cm off the floor" and "cheap-and-nasty swivel chair is 40cm off the floor" Sorry! Craig Jones <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:2M7r6.2880$[email hidden]... > In my continuing search for excuses as to why I'm crap at GPL, I thoughtI'd

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> try the 'my MSFF position is holding me back' routine. > > So, currently, the wheel is attached to a desk **cm off the floor and the > seat of my not-adjustable, cheap-and-nasty swivel chair is **cm off the > floor. Then there's the pedals; a plastic floppy disk box attempts to > create a barrier between the pedals and the v. low shelf of the > aforementioned desk unit, resulting mostly in feet at a 45% angle or left > foot trying to keep the pedal base still. > > Ho hum. Needless to say, a new desk and chair are on the cards (note:

this > is due to an imminent house move and not just GPL requirements...wifey > wouldn't allow that ;-)), so can I get some suggestions or details ofother > people's setups? > > On the subject of slipping pedals; I've thought about that grippy rubber > stuff you can get from car accessory shops (stops your coins falling off > your dashboard, apparently). The idea is you cut a piece of rubber to the > required size and hey presto!, things stay put. I wonder if it'll keepthe > pedal unit secured to the floor? > > Oh and one more thing: squeaky throttle pedal. I know this has been > discussed on ras before but I can't remember the details...essentially,will

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> a squirt of WD40 harm the pedal mechanism? > > -- > Jonesy > > Remove "ANTISPAM" when replying. > >