USB-Shifter / analog HandBrake Combo

DIY shifter/ analog handbrake combo for PC simracers. Requires Arduino Pro Micro or compatible board.
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Arduino based shifter/handbrake combo for PC. 
For this project i got inspiration from Amstudio's handbrake projects.
https://amstudioprojects.com/handbrakes/
The Handbrake sketch for Arduino is from him.
Arduino sketch for shifter come from the Thingiverse thing:2246728 by jjamieallen.
Idea for Shifter style come from Thingiverse thing:4557771 by bbeavis.
For Arduino download sketch Shifter_Handbrake.ino.
I Try to included Joystick libaries for Arduino by Matthew Heironimus, but it those are not supported files.
You have to download files from https://github.com/MHeironimus/ArduinoJoystickLibrary, beacuse you need those. 
Follow the Installation Instructions.
Then Upload Sketch to Arduino Pro Micro.

A list of required parts can be found in the manual as well as printing recommendations. 
Please read usb-shifter handbrake manual.pdf
Personally, I used several different filaments because I wanted to test the new filaments that came to me.
So basically any filament is suitable as long as you use at least 3 perimeters and 40% infill. 
The tolerance for bearings is 0.1mm, i.e. for the 16mm bearing the diameter of the hole for the bearing in arms is 16.2mm.
The TPU I used was a NinjaTek Cheetah, but at least for handles it would have been worth using a softer TPU.
More Info from the manual.

My first Handbrake spring was 100mm long but too soft, next was better but 86mm long so I made HB front wall 2 - part for shorter spring.

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