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720 degrees
kspiff:
LOL.. here's a thought.. take an Oscar spinner and somehow rig in a calibration plate.. then hot glue a finger skateboard to the top 8)
SirPoonga:
http://www.boteco.it/english/prodotti/prodotti.asp?categoria=Volantini%20di%20manovra&cat-eng=Control%20handweel
article 779. That;s probably big, but something like that is what I'd be looking for then to make a hack.
Lilwolf:
hehe, I was thinking of the suicide wheel also. But then thinking of those small steering wheels (Oscar had??).. But I thought those might be to big.
btw, anyone with a real 720 stick. Could we get some real dimensions? (stick hieight from the wood, diameter of spin, angle of stick, ect).
But after thinking about it, I think the analog joystick would work the best with the hack. Why? You dont' have to worry about the reset/going out of sync.
Xiaou2:
True, but also hard to perform the 720 spins in a fast way... as it would be like trying to stir cake batter really fast for a length of time. heh
The spinning motion is nearly effortless on a spinning device, because of the bearings and the correct angles of rotation.
I personally havnt had the pleasure of playing a real 720 sadly. Tho now Im pretty interested in trying to build or buy one : )
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--- Quote from: Lilwolf on March 08, 2003, 11:28:25 am ---btw, anyone with a real 720 stick. Could we get some real dimensions? (stick hieight from the wood, diameter of spin, angle of stick, ect).
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quick measurements:
1.5" ball diameter
25-30 degrees slant
2.75" disc cover to top of ball (slanted stick)
2" disc cover to center of ball (slanted sitck)
5" length shaft from pivot center to end of ball
~5.5" diameter spin (outside ball to outside ball)
~4" diameter spin (ball center)
Note: measurements taken from a disassembled controller & sighted by eye. +- 0.5" accuracy.