My CSR Elite Deskmount

Two years ago i ordered a PWTS with the clubsport Deskmount. The PWTS was delivered and the deskmount was not in stock, so in stead of waiting a few months, i cancelled the deskmount and started making someting myself.

The requirements were:

-Easy to mount and dismount (not more than 10-15 seconds)
-Rock solid installation
-Nothing sticking out underneath (like the big bolt in with clubsport deskmount in the middle)
-Angle adjustment since i like to have almost no angle on the wheel rim
-No damage or bolts through the desk

I made a lot of "prototypes" through the years but decided to make a new one for the CSR Elite.

I had three extra requirements for the CSR Elite deskmount:

-Adjustable back and forward (the new wheel sticks further out)
-Easy to mount an other wheel (if i'm also buying the CSW)
-It had to look cool


This is the base plate with two rails which alow the adjustability from back to forward. I made it out of simple mdf which i covered with carbon fiber foil. The two rings are there to protect the plate when i tighten the bolts.





On top of the rails i made a bracket for the CSR Elite. With the four bolts i can easly remove or adjust the top bracket. Again with that nice carbon fiber foil. If i will buy the CSW also, i will only make the top bracket for that wheel.
Any other adjustments (like angle and hight) can also be made by altering this top bracket.






The plugs for cables for the CSR Elite are on the back of the wheel, so i adjusted the bracket for easy acces to the plugs. The wires will go underneath the bracket to the front of my desk, where they dissappear in a wire sleeve.





The bottom of the plate is covered with rubber, this makes a very very solid mount possible. Here you can also see how the top bracket is mounted on the bottom one.





I made two clamps, also covered with rubber and carbonfiber foil, for easy and quick mounting to the desk. Because of the rubber on the bottom of the plate, i don't even have to tighten them that hard.





Here's a picture with the base and the tempory mount for my PWTS, untill the CSR Elite is finally here. Here you can also see that i changed the angle from the PWTS to almost zero. I will be using the CSR Elite without the angle bracket, but this is just a personal preference.





Here's another picture, with the old clamps. Haven't done anything one the look of the old PWTS bracket, since i won't be using it after next week.


Because the desk is pretty heavy i have no movement at all. The mount feels like it's bolted to the wall. This was also very important to me.

My deskmount is ready for some awesome CSR Elite force feedback.

That looks lush.

Thanks, at first i tried painting the MDF but wasn't satified with the result.

Then i tried the carbonfiber foil and was realy supprised how great it looks.

It's also very easy to apply.

Excellent d.i.y solution.

Great work

Mr Latte

Excellent d.i.y solution.

Great work

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Thanks Mr Latte, can't wait to post a picture with CSR Elite mounted on it.

HoiHman

Thanks, at first i tried painting the MDF but wasn't satified with the result.

Then i tried the carbonfiber foil and was realy supprised how great it looks.

It's also very easy to apply.

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Yeah its really convincing, I just skim read through it before i went to work and I thought it was metal.

When i received my CSR last week, mounting it on my deskmount only took a couple of minutes. When mounted it's like it is glued to my desk.

The template we got from Thomas was perfect, the hole lined up perfectly and the space i cutted out the back gave me easy acces to the connections.




As you can see in this picture: I do not have much room behind the desk, there is a wall, which gives me about 40 inches room to sit behind the wheel.



The clubsport table clamp mounts the wheel over the edge of the desk.
It would have put the CSR Elite too far backswards in my situation.




I made a couple of brackets on each side, so i can easly pick the wheel up:




Since it was hard to see the connections at the back, i placed a small mirror for easy connecting the cables every time.

Great job. I will have to employ a similar solution when my wheel arrives. I'm thinking just a single flat piece of wood that I can drill into and then clamp that to the desk (otherwise the wheel would be too high).

Won't be anywhere near as fancy as yours though.

Ryzza5

Great job. I will have to employ a similar solution when my wheel arrives. I'm thinking just a single flat piece of wood that I can drill into and then clamp that to the desk (otherwise the wheel would be too high).

Won't be anywhere near as fancy as yours though.

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You still might want to raise the CSR Elite a little bit since other wise it's very hard to plug in the cables at back of the wheel.

Good luck.

Would it be possible for you to provide the dimensions of this? I am in a situation where I really need to build something similar. Thanks.

I loved that mount when I saw it. It's sturdy as hell. Bolt just as well and maybe better to the table than the Clubsport Table clamp.

zhunterzz

Would it be possible for you to provide the dimensions of this? I am in a situation where I really need to build something similar. Thanks.

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The base plate with rubber is : 50x18 cm (10mm mdf)
The top plate with holds the wheelbase is: 36x12 cm (22mm mdf)
You can raise the top plate to any level you prefer mine is about 6 cm high

The metal brackets are custom made and depend on the thickness of the desk you want to mount it on.

HoiHman

The base plate with rubber is : 50x18 cm (10mm mdf)
The top plate with holds the wheelbase is: 36x12 cm (22mm mdf)
You can raise the top plate to any level you prefer mine is about 6 cm high

The metal brackets are custom made and depend on the thickness of the desk you want to mount it on.

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Thank you so much! I am gonna give this a go!