Quick Release VESA plates for throttle/joystick/HOTAS on an office chair

Has anyone used QR VESA plates to be able to mount and unmount their HOTAS?

I am NOT talking about the monstertech idea, but where the monitor arms are mounted to an office chair.

NOT - https://www.monstertech.de/en/product/joystick-hotas-table-mount/

I have these arms

Source: http://i.imgur.com/b1ayeFM.jpg

Source: http://i.imgur.com/b1qbcBP.jpg


Using TM Warthog

I would like to leave the monitor arms on the chair and be able to QR the HOTAS.

using something like this




Has anyone got a solution to leave the arms on the chair but be able to quickly mount and unmount the HOTAS please?

ANOTHER THOUGHT

If I can find quick release bolts I can then mount/unmount the complete VESA and joystick assembly from the chair (this is the better option)

e.g




I could use a bolt on the other side of the mount.

Would this work?
 
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Do you have (access to) a 3d printer? Dovetail joints are easy to print, and a single locking screw could hold the controller side in place.
 
Ok, did a short search on thingiverse.

This would be a standard camera/tripod QR connection: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2450904 . Looking at the kinds of cameras that usually get mounted on them, I wouldn't be overly concerned about a warthog.
If you want QR levers instead on the chair mount side (and can't find anything suitable from e.g bicycling shops), here are a few designs from thingiverse:

What I did was to mount a couple of 3060 extrusions to my Ikea Poäng chair and screw the sticks to those - but that setup definitiely isn't intended to be quick removable :) .
 
Has anyone used QR VESA plates to be able to mount and unmount their HOTAS?

I am NOT talking about the monstertech idea, but where the monitor arms are mounted to an office chair.

NOT - https://www.monstertech.de/en/product/joystick-hotas-table-mount/

I have these arms

Source: http://i.imgur.com/b1ayeFM.jpg

Source: http://i.imgur.com/b1qbcBP.jpg


Using TM Warthog

I would like to leave the monitor arms on the chair and be able to QR the HOTAS.

using something like this




Has anyone got a solution to leave the arms on the chair but be able to quickly mount and unmount the HOTAS please?

ANOTHER THOUGHT

If I can find quick release bolts I can then mount/unmount the complete VESA and joystick assembly from the chair (this is the better option)

e.g




I could use a bolt on the other side of the mount.

Would this work?
I have something similar, and stick my hotas to the mount using super strength velcro. It works well for me.
 
I have something similar, and stick my hotas to the mount using super strength velcro. It works well for me.
If you want to go that way, I'd recommend the original 3M DualLock fastener (Google/search it on your favourite eCommerce platform). Just be careful - both the adhesive and the velcro part are strong. Occasionally stronger than the parts you want to lock...
 
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