Cheapest place to buy spinners?

[Dougmeister]

Can I buy one for cheaper than $33.89 shipped?

Oscar controls are $59 for the "Vortex" model, and that doesn't include the spinner.  I think I'll wait to see if I use it much first.

http://www.cheeptech.com/cuspin.html - $59

http://mamespinner.com/ is $33.89.

TheNasty was selling them for $18 shipped, but has anyone seen him lately?

I'd consider building/hacking one together, too.  Found these:

http://www.twistygrip.com/spinners/spinners.htm

http://www.gearheadlabs.com/spinner/

and of course:

http://www.arcadecontrols.com/arcade_spinners.shtml

[MasTequila]

I saw the nasty on earlier today, you could send him a PM.  Anyway in the project announcements he has a tutorial of how to make your own.  I would look at that because the parts needed to make it are very cheap.

~Mas

[Stormy151]

The cheapest route would be to build your own.  Maybe check all the different spinner tuts and combine them into one, if you can't get all the parts one tut requires such as hard drive bearings.

I remember Nasty's tut as being very good.  If it were me, I'd do the Nasty.

Wait, that didn't sound right...

[spystyle]

I figured out how to make one for $10 that works great, based on Nathan Strums Cheep Spinner, see my pic here:
http://spystyle.arcadecontrols.com/files/cheep_spinner_lite.jpg

Dig it?
Craig

[Hoagie_one]

i have a couple hard drive bearings if you want to make your own

[Chris]

But the difference is going to be quality.  The Vortex vs. mamespinners.com is like the difference between a Happ's Suppr joystick and a plastic PC joystick from CompUSA.

[Dougmeister]

Thanks for all the ideas.  Ended up buying one from TheNasty.  He did a nice job.

[Dougmeister]

Tried to drill a small hole then route one end, got tired and just ended up drilling a big hole

[spystyle]

I can dig it,
I  like my spinner as it only requires a 3/4" hole, which can not be seen with the spinner knob over it. Can you see the hole below your spinner knob?

So far none of the DIY spinner plans were very wood mounting friendly, I think I'm on to something with the above plan...

[Chris]

I can dig it,
I

[spystyle]

My above plan, based on the Cheep Spinner, dosen't need any superglue! I wonder if you are thinking of the Quickspin spinner, which uses superglue and relies on a small sleeve bearing (junk)

Here's the Cheep Spinner:
http://www.arcadecontrols.com/files/Miscellaneous/spinner.pdf

Here's the QuickSpin Spinner:
http://www.gearheadlabs.com/spinner/

and my Cheep Spinner lite:
http://spystyle.arcadecontrols.com/files/cheep_spinner_lite.jpg

I think Nathan Strum was brilliant in finding the porch door roller ($2.50, a ball bearing assembly with a 1/4" shaft, the magic diameter for spinners) and the steel tie plate, (50 cents, full of holes, makes a non-flanged bearing easy to mount in wood)

As you'll see in his tutorial though, he makes it more complicated than it has to be. Solder/weld simplifies his design, and reduces the cost as no machine screws are needed.

Dig it?
Craig

[Chris]

My above plan, based on the Cheep Spinner, dosen't need any superglue! I wonder if you are thinking of the Quickspin spinner...

Actually, it was not the Cheep Spinner, it was the TwistyGrip Spinner (http://arcadecontrols.com/files/Miscellaneous/Twisty-Grip_Spinner.pdf).  I apologize for impugning the reputation of the Cheep Spinner. 

--Chris

[quarterback]

Thanks for all the ideas.

[Chris]

So Chris,

Build my spinner, it's only $10 and I would be honored if the jukebox gawd built something I thought up!

I'm not seeing what holds the fender washers in place.  Is it just gravity and friction?

[spystyle]

Hi Chris,
I've updated the picture showing the side view, which reveals that everything is held tight by (3) 1/4" nuts.

Dig it?
Craig