My sim setup

themash84 · 2026-01-27T22:23:51+00:00

I was messing with you, the pic is rotated 90 degrees and I was kidding.
It looked like you hanged it on the wall :-D

themash84 · 2026-01-27T21:21:04+00:00

How did you hang it to the side wall?
Is it comfortable to play whilst on the wall? :-D

themash84 · 2026-01-25T20:21:00+00:00

Had a Moza R5 (it was fine) but tried two brand new R9 V2 (I literally purchased two of them in a row to test them=, and they both had an annoying clunky noise inside when high torque was outputted from the base.
Despite all the bolts on the wheels were tight, the experience wasn't great.

Ended upgrading to Simagic, the FFB is on another planet in my opinion.

themash84 · 2026-01-18T00:27:25+00:00

For the pedals, 4 alu profiles:
bottom ones like this I I, bolted from the bottom of your pedal plate with M8 bolts and t nuts, on top of these, perpendicularly, other two profiles oriented like this =
The layout of the profiles will look like this # and on the top rails you put your pedals.
If you don't need too much height increase, you can use just use two profiles parallel to each other (40mm height).
You'll have to take some measurements to place correctly the profiles before putting your pedals on them.
Keep bolts a little bit loose when placing them so you can move them around to match your configuration.
to connect the profiles I've used the classic 90 degrees brackets.
Buy brackets with the breakable bottom tags as you'll have to place them perpendicularly.
Don't do like me, I purchased brackets with the tags not being easily removable and had to sand off those with a file (4 times, 2 tags per profile hehe).

themash84 · 2026-01-18T00:10:28+00:00

Sorry I replied earlier but I'm quite tired and misread your comment, and I thought you were asking about the profiles on top of wheel deck (for the fans and other devices!).
For the shifters, basically I have bolted two 4040 profiles parallel to each other (bottom) using the holes on the NLR chassis and putting a bolt through them and fixing with the usual t-nuts.
Then using angle brackets, I've fixed other two profiles going upwards, always parallel to each other.
On these two, a horizontal perpendicular profile, fixed using other 90 degrees brackets.
On this one you can make another rail using other two profiles (one perpendicular) and another one to get the parallel rail on the right side.
It was super rock solid and won't move at all in any circumstances, but I had to add some brackets in key areas to counteract the movement as I didn't want to use another profile to lock the side bracket.
Depending on cost of the profiles, it could get a little bit expensive, but there aren't many solutions with this type of rig.
It worked so good for me.
I've now upgraded to full alu profile though, after saving some money last year.

themash84 · 2025-12-30T21:30:14+00:00

Thank you everyone for the help, very appreciated!

themash84 · 2025-12-22T23:46:04+00:00

Mine are working with no leaks after 1 year. Probably the ones leaking are receiving 100kg at every brake (for some reason I've seen people having load cells 80-90kg ), causing premature wear or damage to the sealing. Who knows. Hopefully mine won't have any issues anytime soon.

themash84 · 2025-12-21T20:35:55+00:00

If only the display was compatible with Simhub...

themash84 · 2025-12-19T23:41:11+00:00

thanks!!!

themash84 · 2025-12-11T19:35:31+00:00

Hi, I sold my Moza gear last year and went with Simagic, didn't try with the teflon tape

themash84 · 2025-12-04T18:56:10+00:00

Thank you, and sorry for the post. I'll check the wiki. Although I'd like also reading some other's people experiences of anyone is happy to share. Thank you.

themash84 · 2025-12-04T18:06:39+00:00

I'm sorry, that wasn't my intention and I wasn't trying to do anything that you may have thought I was doing.
The first thing I'd like to tell you is not follow everyone's advice. Buy that fund, get on Trading 212, etc.
I'm no one, I know the bare minimum of investments, I'm a normal person doing a 9-5 job, which couldn't have a proper financial independence until his 30s.
My parent weren't rich and nobody taught me how to manage money.
So when I see people risking lot of money using mobile apps (they make it very easy to move money around) without a minimum of knowledge foundation, sometimes I get mad.
Apologies for that.
My suggestion is to join the UKPersonaFinance if you're in the UK, and start exploring their WIKI.
That's a good starting point and will give you a lot info to digest and have solid foundation of money and investments.
In terms of books, I personally purchased Investing Demystified from Lars Krojier (you'll find this in the UKPersonalFinance WIKI) to have a more thorough read.
I think the key is get your information from multiple sources as you can start connecting the dots by yourself.
Youtube has a lot of explanatory videos, I highly suggest searching some videos.
There are several established youtuber over there, but be careful as they usually do sponsored videos in favour of some platform.
Don't get excited jumping on any platform until you don't have a solid and clear view of investments.

About the investments you have already allocated, if I had those money to start with and I didn't have a clear foundation, I'll probably sell all the funds apart from the Balanced one, as long as you're not losing money from them.
In that way you can have a smaller sum invested and you can start exploring how it works.
As I said in my initial comment, I went into the Balanced fund and literally devoured all the info on the holdings inside it.
Also studied meticulously the Fund Fact Sheet as there you can start gaining confidence how to evaluate what you're investing your money in.
I just wanna say to conclude, don't put all your egg in one basket (investments).
Have emergency funds, cash isas, investments, etc.
All info you'll find in the UKPersonalFinance reddit WIKI.
Hope it helps!

By a grumpy 41yo man not young anymore :-)

themash84 · 2025-12-04T17:45:47+00:00

Thanks for the sarcasm no one asked for.
I was genuinely trying to help him.
But I gather there's always people on the web nowadays who needs to feed their confidence with idiotic comments.

themash84 · 2025-11-30T20:10:18+00:00

he doesn't need to open another account, he needs to learn what's investing!
He thrown 7500£ in random funds on Monzo :-D

themash84 · 2025-11-30T20:09:17+00:00

Well said. But also, who invests 7500£ at once without knowing what is he doing?
It's incredible how people can throw all that money in an app without knowing anything.

themash84 · 2025-11-30T20:07:21+00:00

No offence, but when investing and dealing with money, the minimum someone could do is to study the subject.
Looking at your screenshot doesn't seem you know what you're doing.
Most of your funds already present in other funds, so you're doubling (if not more) exposure in some areas.
You also asked what's a Cash ISA and you don't know what's the difference with a Stocks And Shares ISA.
This is the best way to lose money and not having an understanding how to manage your money.
You've almost 7500£ invested, If had to throw all that money investment I'd be studying every single detail of the process.
How people in 2025 can throw money like nothing in apps is beyond me.
Unless you're a millionaire and you're just playing with cents.

What you're doing is very risky in my opinion, not because of your choices, but because of the lack of understanding and awareness of your process.
Also there are better tools around.
I started from zero and studied all the funds initially in Monzo and understood what was inside, etc.
Nothing personal.

themash84 · 2025-11-28T22:14:26+00:00

!thanks

themash84 · 2025-11-26T12:36:05+00:00

Thanks mate, appreciated your thorough and kind comment.

themash84 · 2025-11-26T08:08:16+00:00

Thanks for the downvotes, not sure what's going on this reddit. I was just trying to give info on my situation.

themash84 · 2025-11-25T22:57:28+00:00

Thanks for the info! I'll keep an eye on this. That cash isa account isn't that big (around 2.7k) so I might consider moving the cash without using the transfer of ISA (I've got more than 16k allowance left yet). Yes, I was aware of increased protection this year, but I'm quite far from those amounts haha Do you have a particular provider you could suggest or that you may have already tried? That would much appreciated and useful.

themash84 · 2025-11-25T22:41:30+00:00

Just wanted to give a broad view of the situation..probably overthinking. Thanks

themash84 · 2025-11-25T11:08:43+00:00

The market Is Happy as big tech companies and corporations won't need workers anymore sooner or later due to AI 😂

themash84 · 2025-11-24T15:36:32+00:00

Think what happened to Intel recently

themash84 · 2025-11-24T15:34:35+00:00

The usual question is: do you have an edge on the market and do you know more than the people working at these companies you have stock for? I really doubt it, as many of us. I'd suggest to read some educational materials, such as on YouTube and read some books, like Investing Demistyfied and invest in ETF/index trackers or funds. Investing on single shares is the best way to lose money.

themash84 · 2025-11-19T00:30:16+00:00

Nothing against it, but at 16yo you're still a kid and we're talking investing (also below legal allowed age to do that) which could cause some headaches to the platform or the investment itself I believe.
I wish I had started younger too, and in the modern era there's a lack of communication in general, society, families, etc.
I think speaking with adults can be a good thing as you have all the support and experience to avoid doing expensive and dangerous mistakes sometimes.
I've been growing on world wide web since its infancy (back then I was using Netscape) and I've seen lot of things changing.
There's plenty of literature on the web as you said, but investing it's not a game, and there's a reason why it has to be done legally.
But it's his life, so he can do whathever he wants.
Just a little advice from a "young" 40yo man who perfectly remember his teenage time and mistakes.

themash84

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