Replacing spinner on a Slikstik classic with a GGG spinner?

[Shoegazer]

Is this possible?  I understand the mountings on the GGG spinner match the standard Happ button mounts, but I'd really like to take one of these Groovy gears for a spin.  (groan all you want, I thought that was pretty clever). 

Shoegazer

[FrizzleFried]

With a little modification you could attach a beer tap to your slickstick control panel...


...OF COURSE you can modify your panel to accept anything you want!   Drop out the SickSlick spinner,  cut the hole to standard button size,  drop in the turbo twist 2 (with IT's optical board)... attach to PC...Vrooooom!


Now...that said...I have to ask...unless you are having problems with your SlickSuck spinner,  why mess around with it?   You have already made it through the tough part with SuckSuck...that is GETTING the product.   By pretty much all accounts,  once you GET the product,  you are golden,  the SlickPrick products are quality.

[Shoegazer]

Thanks for the tips, yeah I'm a little green at the DIY stuff (though that is changing, slowly) but what you're saying makes perfect sense.  I thought the GGG hole was actually SMALLER than the hole made for the SlikStik spinner (since I have yet to take the chassis off of the panel), but I see what you're saying now.

I'd be interested in replacing what I have due to the higher resolution on the GGG spinner plus all the great extras (steering wheel being one) that are just not possible with the original SlikStik classic spinner.

Shoegazer

[BobA]

The GGG hole is 1 1/8 inch and the Tornado has a 1/4 inch hole.  The GGG takes a much bigger hole.  The mounting bracket on the Tornado is under the CP and only the shaft stick thru.

[millercentral]

I did this by using a step-bit drill bit to enlarge the hole to accomodate the GGG spinner. Worked great. I just plugged the other mounting holes with carriage bolts and everything looks great.

[RobotronNut]

I did this by using a step-bit drill bit to enlarge the hole to accomodate the GGG spinner. Worked great. I just plugged the other mounting holes with carriage bolts and everything looks great.

interesting. i think i've seen these, but never used one. did one bit get you all the way from 1/4" to 1 1/8"? how well-centered was the final hole relative to the original? where would i get one of these bits?

thanks.

[millercentral]

This is the one I used:

http://www.amazon.com/IRWIN-10235-UNIBIT-4-Inch-8-Inch/dp/B0009XJ31A

I was drilling into a metal, powdercoated panel -- a stressful experience -- my initial spinner hole was 3/8". The process took about 2 minutes, made a lot of metal shavings, but the hole was perfectly clean at the end (I did file the inside of the hole a bit to remove a couple of burrs) -- with the spinner in place it looks perfect.

One of these days I'll get around to doing a project post and show the pictures and the rest of the details...

[FrizzleFried]

A hole saw works just as well and costs about half (or less) as much.   Just use the drill bit to "guide" you in to the existing hole and saw away.

I've done it on wood and metal...

[Circo]

I have been thinking of doing this switch also, my friend got the GGG spinner and arkanoid finally played great.

[RobotronNut]

This is the one I used:

http://www.amazon.com/IRWIN-10235-UNIBIT-4-Inch-8-Inch/dp/B0009XJ31A

I was drilling into a metal, powdercoated panel ...

doesn't look like it would work with a wood panel; the wood would be too thick. a hole saw, as suggested by FrizzleFried, is probably a better solution in wood.

[shorthair]

I'd think a hole saw would be a lot quicker and cleaner.