Playseat Challenge Shifter (TH8A) and Handbrake (Moza HBP) mount

A mount to attach the Thrustmaster shifter TH8A and the Moza Handbrake HBP to the Playseat Challenge
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updated October 20, 2024

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This model was inspired by the design of DonKeulito. I needed to re-design the model as my angle of the tube it attaches to did have a different angle and I needed it for a different handbrake and shifter. The chair can still be folded with the mount, but it will close a few milimeters less than without it (I needed a little mit longer strap to keep it closed). This is designed for my chair, with my inclination of a little bit above 45°. Please make sure to measure the angle of the tube this is mounted to, before wasting a lot of filament on it! 

This model is supposed to be used with the Moza HBP handbrake and the Thrustmaster TH8A shifter. The model can be printed with minimal support, but it still requires a large amount of filament because of its size and the strength requirements. The mount is attached to the tube with 7 M6x40 screws with conical head. Additionally I added 3M VHB tape to the tube before adding the mount, to prevent any twisting or slipping of the mount.

The print process requires some manual work as 7 M6 nuts must be inserted while its printing. I recommand to add pauses at the relevant layers (the provided *.3mf already contains the pauses). The Moza HBP and the shifter can be attached to the mount with M6x35 screws with flat hat.

My own review of the design:
Before I used the mount from jeoje to just mount the TH8A and it worked fine, but it had quite some flex and I could not mount the handbrake. Also for me the shifter was positioned just to far away. Afterwards I did a remix of the mount from frez_knee, but this showed to be just to weak to really support the handbrake and it broke in the first test. That is the reason I tried to redesign the design of DonKeulito, but I had problems adapting the model because of my differnet angles and at the end a complete re-design was easier for me. I also made it even sturdier by reinforcing it and adapted the design to reduce the required amount of support material. My design has some drawbacks:
- The shifter is relativly close to the handbrake, if you grab it from the top, you might pinch your fingers, it might be better to move it out a cm to the outside. 
The handbrake is in the direkt path from the wheel to the shifter, it would be better to move it a bit further to the front of the chair or the shifter a bit more to the backside

Additional mounting hardware required:
- 7x M6x40 screws with conical head
- 7x M6x35 with flat head
- 9x M6 (safety) nuts
- 4x Washer
- Double sided tape (e.g. 3M VHB)

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