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RandyT:

--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on May 19, 2009, 11:51:33 am ---I'd suggested to Randy in the past to create a spinner top with a rubber center where the hole is drilled just a wee bit smaller than the shaft.  That would solve the problem... Evidently there's not enough of a market or Randy would likely have done such a thing.  No big deal.

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Believe it or not, this was explored in depth and at no small cost in time and prototypes.  It just never resulted in anything that worked well.  Unfortunately, it's one of those things that sounds great on paper, but ends up flat in practice.  It was impossible to get the resistance "just right", resulted in ugly wobble of the knob, created manufacturing problems, would stretch or wear out from friction, etc., etc. 

Really, if anyone wants a slip fit capable knob, I'll offer some with the plastic set screws that will fill the need.  The set screws allow for adjustment and won't scar the shaft.  It actually works quite well....as long as you aren't interested in the Accu-Twist feature.

RandyT

Loafmeister:
I think I'm the one who bought Frizzle's wheel.  It's pretty cool but it is a pain in the butt to replace the spinner.  However, that's the way it is and you do get used to it :).

In saying that, don't mistaken a 4" or 5" wheel as replacement for a full size wheel. It's fun to use but it's not the same.  Still, I do find it better than just using the spinner and thus, it deserves its place on my CP.  Just keep the limitations in mind.

leapinlew:

--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on May 19, 2009, 11:40:11 am ---But bitching about it is like the people who get a 4-way/8-way stick and ---smurf--- about rotating the restrictor. You knew what you were getting going in.

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Geez Ginsu, whats got into you lately? Frizzle was expressing his opinion about a product. I happen to agree with him and figured it wouldn't get used for the same reason. I guess I'm in trouble now too?  ::)

TheShanMan:
Ginsu, I don't get why you're on Friz's case either. He's not bashing Randy's product. He's just saying that it didn't work out as well as he hoped it would for him personally. I can totally relate to the "laziness" factor Friz described. I have swappable panels, and while I like the option, it's not very often that I feel motivated to spend a minute swapping them. So I think it's just more Friz expressing his laziness (as I'm doing now as well) than saying it's not a good product. It's totally valid to point out the possibility that the OP might get tired of the swapping procedure (not taking into account the solution Randy later expressed).

FrizzleFried:
Who knows....had the teflon/plastic screw solution been proposed back when I had the wheel,  perhaps I'd have kept it.  I dunno.

Sounds like it may work well...

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