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OSCAR Push/Pull Spinner - First Impressions
Vectoraster:
It's here! Hats off. You're in for a real treat.
The action is fantastic. The spring tension is perfect. Even better than the original. If anybody out there is using an original and decides to order an OSCAR, you'll be amazed. High quality and very rugged leaf switches. Where he gets this stuff? Who knows.
For anybody who's visited the oscarcontrols website and read the comment about the "wobble" inherent to the y-axis design... what wobble?? I thought for sure I'd go with the copper bearing but now - no way.
Some "insider" information for you... Kelsey mentioned to me a loooong time ago that wouldn't be released until the action was perfect in every detail. We now get to benefit from his patience. It's not just perfect - but better than I remember.
Gotta go. My drill press should be warmed-up by now.
KevSteele:
I'll agree -- it's a fine piece of work. And you're right, there's no wobble.
About the only clue that it isn't a standard spinner is the slight "click" you feel when you turn it as the inner shaft pins contact the outer shaft to turn it in unison. Well, that and the fact that you can push it up and down. ;)
About my only concern is the size of control panel space required for it (5" square, approx.) For the functionality it's well worth making room on your CP design, however!
Kevin
OSCAR:
Thanks for the great comments Vectoraster and Kevin!
As I mentioned before, this project would have been much more difficult (or may not have happened at all) if it wasn't for Vectoraster sending me his original DOT spinner to duplicate. I'm honored that the "Godfather" of the Oscar DOT spinner project is pleased with the end result! :)
About the wobble comment in the installation instructions... This was something that I noted during my testing of the prototype and I do realize that it has been very much reduced in the final production spinners. But since it was something that I was aware of, I wanted to make sure I had addressed it in the event it were to come up again later.
I really doubt that many people will install the optional bearing, but I just wanted to include it anyway. In any event, it will help center the shaft in the control panel hole during installation even if you don't want to keep it in. Even on the prototype that I have installed in my control panel I don't have the extra bearing installed, and it is a bit looser than the production spinners.
Magnet_Eye:
I am wondering how this DOT spinner compares to a regular one; or how it plays the normal games...
does the push/pull ever interfere with normal games, like Tempest, or any others? or is the gameplay perfect?
I am hoping that it works perfect as a normal spinner, but lets you play the DOT as well.
Damn, some crazy DOT people out there in the world to need a special spinner produced for just that one game! 8)
Frostillicus:
I, too, am wodering what the free spin action is like - does it continue to spin like a regular spinner after you give it a good twirl?
My original tron spinner has a big of wobble in it that prevents it from spinning for very long - I give it a big spin and it stop almost immediately after 'wobbling' a bit. I know this is because I installed it in wood with a slightly longer shaft than what it was designed for...
Does this happen with the new DOT spinner? And can you play regular games without accidentally pushing it up and down?