B737 Gear lever [Archive]

Westozy

10-05-2008, 06:06 AM

Hi all,
I've just built this B737 gear lever for Bob Reed and thought I would share the design for anyone who wants to copy it!
http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/597/002.JPG
http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/597/004.JPG

Regards,

Gwyn

XOrionFE

10-05-2008, 07:17 AM

Westozy

10-05-2008, 07:54 AM

Wow,

Your'e a master! That is beautiful. Did you turn that handle yourself or did you use something that was available?

If the former, I keep thinking I need to add a couple metal working pieces of equipement to my shop. I have a pretty extensive woodworking shop but nothing for metal working (hobbiest only). I am wondering what some essentials might be. I keep thinking a small mill, lathe, and bandsaw for cutting metal but not sure.

Scott

Hi Scott,
I have a small chinese metal lathe and I am a machinist by trade. The handle is some 10mm & 6mm clear perspex superglued together then turned. The wheel holder is machined from solid 30mm pvc and painted. It screws on to the 14mm shaft so it can be fitted after the bracket is installed to the MIP. The clear perspex wheels are pretty quick and easy to make, I might add them to the product range!

Cheers, Gwyn

Kennair

10-05-2008, 08:40 AM

Beautiful work Gwyn. Wow more designs I can steal, I mean copy :)

Ken.

XOrionFE

10-05-2008, 08:59 AM

Hi Scott,
I have a small chinese metal lathe and I am a machinist by trade. The handle is some 10mm & 6mm clear perspex superglued together then turned. The wheel holder is machined from solid 30mm pvc and painted. It screws on to the 14mm shaft so it can be fitted after the bracket is installed to the MIP. The clear perspex wheels are pretty quick and easy to make, I might add them to the product range!

Cheers, Gwyn

Well, I am sure it would be much less expensive for you to make and us to buy then it would be for someone like me to acquire equipment, learn how to use, make tons of mistakes, waste lots of time and material, etc......

Maybe thats the best route!

Matt Olieman

10-05-2008, 09:51 AM

Gwyn, beautiful workmanship and an excellent design. You're a true gift to our fellow builders Gwyn. Thanks for sharing your design :)

Matt Olieman

Trevor Hale

10-05-2008, 09:54 AM

Top notch quality Gwyn.. Just as I would come to expect from your hands. Great stuff.

Trev

Bob Reed

10-06-2008, 12:23 AM

WOW!!!! Been a very busy weekend so this is the first I have really had to log in... I am speechless... AWSOME!!!!!!! I can not wait to get this mounted in the cockpit!:eek:

jmig

10-10-2008, 05:03 PM

My gear handle, which used an 1/2 aluminum U channel for the handle broke where I drilled the handle to run the 1/4 pivot bolt through. So I have to rebuild it.

I like the internal design of yours Gwyn more than mine. With your permission I will borrow it. :lol:

Westozy

10-10-2008, 07:06 PM

Steve A

12-23-2009, 05:01 PM

I just copied this design today and i'm well pleased with the result, Thanks a million Gwyn. Got my first annunciators working on the mip too as i wired a battery circuit into the gear up/down led's and connected them to the micro switches.

Now all i need is the gear knob to crown it all. (its in the post)

markusr

05-14-2010, 03:24 AM

Hello,

Iam looking for some measures for the 737 Gear leveler. Can someone post his measurements, that would be nice.
Thanks,
Markus

Sean Nixon

05-14-2010, 06:54 AM

Hello,

Iam looking for some measures for the 737 Gear leveler. Can someone post his measurements, that would be nice.
Thanks,
Markus

Any particular dimensions you need? Or all of them! :wink:

markusr

05-14-2010, 07:08 AM

Any particular dimensions you need? Or all of them! :wink:

Hello Sean,

i need all of them. I have only pictures from the Opencockpits Gear leveler, it seems to as hard to built it on my own.
Thanks,
Markus

Sean Nixon

05-14-2010, 07:34 AM

Hi Markus

It's not the easiest thing to measure, but here goes:

Diameter of wheel = 36mm
Thickness of wheel = 14mm

Length of thicker shaft attached to wheel = 27mm (from where it leaves the thinner shaft to the point it touches the circumference of the wheel.
Diameter of thicker shaft = 22mm

Length of main (thinner) shaft = 55mm from when it protrudes the MIP (68mm total length)
Diameter of main shaft = 20mm

Trigger is 22mm deep and is 30mm from MIP

If I've missed any, let me know.

Sean

markusr

05-14-2010, 08:39 AM

Sean,
are this the measurements from OC gear leveler?
if not, can you attach some please.
Thanks,
Markus

Hi Markus

It's not the easiest thing to measure, but here goes:

Diameter of wheel = 36mm
Thickness of wheel = 14mm

Length of thicker shaft attached to wheel = 27mm (from where it leaves the thinner shaft to the point it touches the circumference of the wheel.
Diameter of thicker shaft = 22mm

Length of main (thinner) shaft = 55mm from when it protrudes the MIP (68mm total length)
Diameter of main shaft = 20mm

Trigger is 22mm deep and is 30mm from MIP

If I've missed any, let me know.

Sean

kimsmarkin

09-29-2010, 05:05 AM

I do not need them all. These are just pictures Open cockpits Gear Leveller, it seems so hard to build yourself.

kimsmarkin

09-29-2010, 05:07 AM

I do not need them all. These are just pictures Opencockpits Gear Leveller, it seems so hard to build yourself.

Westozy

10-11-2010, 08:48 AM

Aerosim will soon be supplying B737 gear lever handles aswell as full sets of B737 and B777 TQ handles. I already have the B777 Pitch & Trim molds completed and ready for sale, these are the first available anywhere I believe!

Cheers Gwyn

KLM077

07-11-2011, 08:30 AM

Can somebody supply a schematic drawing of the Engravity and/or OpenCockpits gear lever mechanics?

I've sofar all the materials and want to re-design my existing lever and replace it with the improved one. After redesign i can share the drawings here.

Thanks in advance,

Bas
KLM077

markusr

07-11-2011, 08:56 AM

Hi,

I have no schematic drawing, but on those pictures you can see my gear leveler.

http://gallery.therese-markus.net/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=149319&g2_serialNumber=1

The picture shows the mechanism we have designed to get the leveler pulled back via a feather automatically when it is released.

http://gallery.therese-markus.net/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=149321&g2_serialNumber=1

In this picture the smaller pipe is moved into the bigger one. The feather will be than moved into the smaller one and is secured with a nail (not professional, but it works).

http://gallery.therese-markus.net/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=149313&g2_serialNumber=1

I can also give you 2 short videos from the mechanism working.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQp6K8ex5uQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wklcl4SXQ4

The finished gear leveler:
http://gallery.therese-markus.net/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=149323&g2_serialNumber=1

Build into the OC MIP Panel:
http://gallery.therese-markus.net/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=149990&g2_serialNumber=3

I can send you also the original sized photos, if required.

KLM077

07-14-2011, 06:31 AM

Dear Markus,

Thanks for the good information.
This makes it easier to design.

Best regards

Bas
KLM077

markusr

09-21-2011, 04:04 AM

Hi,

can you please post a link to the website or shop where the handles will be supplied?
Thanks,
Markus

fordgt40

09-21-2011, 06:37 AM

Markus

If you are referring to the post by johnny.7389 then ignore him - he is a spammer and his post is a cut and paste from earlier ones by others. I have reported him

David

JWS

09-21-2011, 02:21 PM

Markus

If you are referring to the post by johnny.7389 then ignore him - he is a spammer and his post is a cut and paste from earlier ones by others. I have reported him

David

He has some time now to think this over.

JWS

westman

02-09-2012, 02:59 AM

Hi
my selfmade gear handle works manual or from button on youke

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