KE72-T Trackball Fultra Spinner panel complete

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Posted by Tom A. on 21, 2000 at 1:06 AM:

After getting inspiration from this site, I decided to retire my V-Stick and build my own controller. It features two Wico sticks, many, many Happ buttons, a trackball, a Fultra spinner and a Hagstrom KE72-T encoder.

I had the hardest time with the woodworking aspect of the project but I'm fairly happy with the outcome. It's not perfect but it will do.

I'm thoroughly enjoying the trackball and Fultra spinner. The spinner is slightly larger (deep) than I thought and that forced me to redesign my control panel. I originally had a sloped surface that started off at 3 inches at the top and ended at 1 1/2 inches at the bottom. This design was going to be extremely tight without the spinner but was impossible with the spinner. I'm not blaming Chris for the dimensions, I just didn't pay that much attention to the dimensions, I just didn't realize it was so big. Chris was very good to work with and he sent me out a replacement knob after informing him that mine was received scratched. His installation instructions were very professional. I am happy with the unit. I did run into a snare however. When I cut the shaft, the flywheel came loose from the shaft. It appears to have been secured with some sort of glue or epoxy. I used krazy glue to reattach it and so far it is holding just fine. I don't think there's that much force on the flywheel under normal useage. I guess the vibration from the hacksaw was too much for my unit at least. I still recommend the unit.

If I stop playing games long enough, I will put together a small website for my panel but for now I will post the following links for two pictures of my unit.

-Tom A.


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