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BYO "Nasty-Spinner" UPDATE....
BobbyG66:
Yep, that's what I was thinking.
Just got to find the bearings now. With good bearings and a good size flywheel, it should spin nicely.
Thanks guys.
ErikRuud:
Ace has a nice selection of bearings. They had realy nice sealed ones, but they were about $18.00 each. I went with the much cheaper ones that were not sealed. They were heavily packed with grease, but a few shots of a spray silicone lubricant cleaned them up nicely. The spin eally smoth too.
froggerman:
--- Quote from: ErikRuud on April 08, 2004, 10:23:04 am ---BobbyG66,
I made my spinner using parts that I got at Ace Hardware. I used a 6" long 1/4" carriage bolt. It was cheaper than the threaded rod.
All of the hard are in these pictures came from Ace hardware.
1 6"long 1/4" carriage bolt (head cut off).
2 flanged ball bearings.
2 bronze sleeve bearings (to reduce the 3/8" hole in the ball bearings to 1/4")
4 large fender washers for fly wheel
4 nuts to fit carriage bolt
1 Black knob with set screw.
I might have to look into the Bunny Knob, I like how quirky it is!
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What about the encoder wheel? Did you make it or buy it?
HagHore:
Just thought I would post on theNasty's spinners as I had him whip me up a couple. Plugged one into the serial port of the PC I'll be using in a planned cab (DOS 6.22 and DOS MAME v36 or v53) and played some Arkanoid, Championship Sprint and a couple of others. After adjusting the speed/sensitivity the spinners work just fine. Used the Q-Bunny tops he made and they are certainly different and will lend a unique appeal to your cab, however, they are just a tad lopsided, nothing that affects gameplay at all and not noticeable unless you just sit there and stare at your spinner while twirling it back and forth ;)
All in all, I give 'em a thumbs up and well worth the money, especially since I didn't have to spend the time scrounging for the parts and putting 'em together. Thanks again theNasty!
ErikRuud:
The encoder was hand made.
I printed out the encoder wheel from the Cheep Spinner instructions and glued it to a sheet of thin styrene plastic using a spray adhesive. Then I cut the outer cirle using a pair of scisoors. I cut the teeth by hand using an Exacto knife. Drill a hole in the center and your done.
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