Which leads me to my next point: designing and building your own rig is obviously far cheaper than paying someone to design & package it for you. However, having just bought their pedals, I definitely needed to save on the rig. Their Pro Pedals (now called Sprint) were the main reason I needed a solid rig. Heusinkveld's Sim Rig GT is made with it, for those that aren't familiar. But when you're ready for your 'forever rig,' swipe right on 8020. You can build a perfectly functional rig with wood for a lot less (most of us probably have at some point), even PVC. Extruded aluminum has the best balance of cost, strength, durability, and versatility when compared with other options. You can see various knockoff slotted extrusions being used in things liked 3d printers, etc, but 8020 Inc. In my opinion, '8020,' (AKA 80/20, or T-slot, or extruded aluminum profile) is by far the best option for building a rig. But I still had to figure a lot of things out for myself, so I wanted to try and cover some of those things. Obviously guides like this have been done before, and done better. I apologize in advance if this is a bit lengthy. But I ended up getting 432 inches, shipped for $205. So I would have paid about $300 just for the extrusions, almost $400 with tax and shipping. Retail price for 1515 Black is 61 cents per inch, 1530 Black is $1.07. But I was stoked about the deal I got, so I decided to share what I've learned in my experience buying/using 8020, in case people have a fence up their butt about building a rig. I wasn't buying for a rig this time, did that a couple years ago. is it weird that I was slightly aroused by this? jk jk.

V slot vs 8020