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New Product: Gyramite Arcade Spinner (Maybe...)
whammoed:
--- Quote from: toasty on March 02, 2006, 05:21:35 pm ---what is your timetable for making these available to the public?
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Not quite sure. I'm working on couple other things too, and am still getting quotes. It takes a big investment to do a run of these without making the price totally outrageous.
I am also listening to all the suggestions about being able to vary the resistance to mimmick the feel of the arkanoid gears. That would be something all right. I can think of a ton of ways to do this, quickly even, but it would require access to the body of the spinner under the panel. Doing it on the fly is the tricky part.
juggle50:
Gotcha Whammoed,
I knew I didn't know enough about the working of a spinner. I guess I thought the reader was part of the encoder. Anyway, nice work man and I may still purchase one in the future.
whammoed:
--- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on March 02, 2006, 07:59:20 am ---Cool design, congratulations!!!
Neat how the wood base also moves around as you spin it (in the video) - j/k ;D
Seriously - what is the below panel depth?
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Sorry, missed the question when I first read this. The below panel depth is 2.5 inches not including the shaft. How far the shaft extends depends on your panel thickness. Of course if depth is a concern, the shaft can be cut to exactly the right length.
Arcades R Fun:
Very nice design! There sure has been a flurry of new spinners on the market recently! The more the merrier!
But..... I'm still waiting for someone to come out with a nice spinner for say, like $49? Now that would be cool!
screaming:
--- Quote from: whammoed on March 01, 2006, 11:36:25 pm ---Q: What kind of spinner is the Gyramite? Is there resistance or is it real "spinny"?
A: This spinner is free spinning. Think Energizer Bunny, it keeps going and going. This does not enhance game play in any way, its just fun.
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Is there some way to make it NOT spin rediculously? Was that a design goal or something just sorta happened?
-Steve.