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rollerball:
Ok Ive been playing around with building a spinner for a while as I just finish my first cab a few weeks ago...Ok here is my first try at a spinner form an optical mouse hack---   http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=50654.0

but now have got pics of my new one...it has a perfect spin...and the weight it has could not be better...VERY solid feel...and easy to make if you have the right tools and stuff lying around....its just a block of wood (TRY and make the block of wood the same width or a little bigger than the pipe you will use)...i started buy using a spade drill...just the right size to drill a hole big enough for the bearings I was using...(2 skateboard bearings)..went about 1/4 or so the way through so could put a bearing one on each side and use the little hole from the bottom of the drill to line up the other side...then dril a hole in the middle or that bigger than the bolt you are going to use...can use any bearings I guess as long as the bolt you use is a good fit though the bearing...or guess you could go a little bit smaller and tape it up to fit....sorry if this is a bit hard to follow....hope the pics help as well......ok well the top nut has a steel type of ring ...it was a steel tube that fit snug ove the main bolt and the right size to sit in the middle of the bearing so it would spin...I guess this might be the hardest thing for people to find...the right steel tube...I used a bench grinder at work to size all my stuff but guess you could go with a hacksaw....OK to get my weight right and spin right I tried a few things then found the perfect thing....I will try to size in inches...but we are metric over here...Australia....I found a piece of galvanized pipe...lying around at work...think its just an old style water pipe of some kind....but anything like it would do....it had a tread going through the middle so its like a connecter to join 2 pipes or something....its about 2inches long by 1 and half inches wide....I got a jigsaw and cut some plywood circles the right size to plug up the ends....so made them a little to big so they had to be hammered into the ends so they wouldnt come out....I drilled a hole into the dead center(Or as close as you can) of them before i hammered them into place but you could do it after I guess...Now that hole was to take the bolt....so I made it a little small as well so it dosent move...had to hammer it through the holes....could make it a little looser if you wanted but would need to glue it then......ok so now I had my piece of wood with bearings in it....and a big lump of pipe on a bolt...ok so now I cut anouther ring of steel to fit over the bolt and for the bearing to rest on...and slid it over the end and then it sat on top wood plug in the pipe...these 2 rings are not very long at all....the sizes are upto you and what bolt you use ect...anyway then I just slid my bearings don so they sat on that....then anouther ring to the top of the bearing....then just screw a nut down to tighten it all...but not too tight....just so there is not too much movement but a good spin....hopefully you made the block of wood the same width as the pipe you used...
so after that it easy...just pull apart an optical mouse and fasten it to your block of wood...I just had to drill 2 little holes into the plastic on the base of the mouse and screwed it in place....I havent mounted it into my cp yet but will be easy....just make sure you bolt is long enough to go through and to fasten the knob of your choice....drill a hole in your cp and fasten from below..TO EASY...ive tested it and its fair dinkum PERFECT....think Ive told you everything you need to know....any questions I will help if I can....hope someone find this a help....go for it guys.....

sorry if the pics dont help....

rollerball:
more pics

Fozzy The Bear:
That's what this forum is all about!! a bit of "do it yourself" bodge work, to get a good result.  Excellent!!

There's nothing there, that anybody here couldn't have a go at doing. Nice One Mate!!  :cheers:

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

psychopanda:
And why didn't I think of that!  :laugh:

Nice work!

rdagger:
Very clever.
How does Arkanoid play?
How does Tempest play?
I suppose the diameter of the pipe would have a direct effect on the game play.
Did you experiment with other pipe materials to see the effects of different reflective surfaces?

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