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New product sneak peek photos...
OSCAR:
Discs of Tron.
I can't really call this spinner a true reproduction because I modified the design for wood control panels, however, mechanically it is nearly identical to the original design. Thanks to a member of the BYOAC (Vectoraster) for loaning me his DOT spinner, I was able to completely reverse-engineer the original design. I even kept the original mounting hole locations the same in the unlikely event someone would want to install this into a Tron control panel. The bracket is professionally fabricated and plated from 12ga steel, which is about twice the thickness of the orginal. I'll list a few specs now, but full documentation will be ready when the spinner is released:
- Leaf switches for up/down contacts
- Blue tempered spring steel for the tension springs
- 4 inch, 72 tooth encoder wheel
- All components (less shaft and sleeve) are bright zinc plated
- Original bearing and sleeve design.
ETA: 2-3 weeks
Price: TBD
As usual there are still a couple of snafu's I have to address with some of the suppliers, and once those are taken care of I will have a better idea of the final sell price. The good news is that I'm past the point of no return, so this project is definitely a go.
Below are a few pre-production photos.
A comparison photo of the OSCAR DOT, Pro, and an original Tempest spinner.
ryamkajr:
OK, that settles it. I will be naming my first daughter "Oscar".
:)
- Ray
Homebrew:
Forgive me for the stupid question, but i'm not spinner savy. Where does this model fit in your lineup as far as performance. i.e. will this be between the pro and the model 3, will it be the new top peformer, etc.
-Kevin
Thenasty:
WOW thats look great Oscar. I guess when its release, its time to upgrade my spinner and get an Opti-Pac, Unless it works with the Serial/PS2 port.
Brax:
Holy gawd!
Ok, I'm thinkin thats the perfect all around spinner. I was going to go with the Pro but I think this is my new first choice!
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!!!