My new homemade wheel with custom layouts
Oct 18, 2016 18:06:02 GMT -5
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Post by matthew-wof on Oct 18, 2016 18:06:02 GMT -5
This is my first post. I realized I had a really old BAV account from a year ago I never used. Saves me the effort of creating a new one.
I've been making custom wheels for years but this one is probably my most complex wheel, and the largest too. It's 11" in diameter and for the pegs it uses cut dowels hot-glued to the board. I use a lego spinner contraption as it's reliable and spins quite well.
Overhead shot of wheel from my custom "current style" layout with prize wedges and mystery round layout. The flipper is quite hard to see, which is something I'm working on improving.
The layouts on the wheel are taped on and thus interchangeable. These two layouts on my wall are my custom home game layouts you can find on my deviantart page.
Closer view of the space below the wheel. You can see the lego spinner and also a counterbalance I've placed off to the side to keep the wheel from being so wobbily.
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Here is a gif of the wheel spinning. I'm not confident if this will embed properly, so here is a manual link. media.giphy.com/media/bYfo5Z4SnHtIc/giphy.gif
This is probably the 5th or 6th wheel I've made in 4 years, as I've had on-and-off addictions with Wheel. This one I've spent the most time on, making sure all parts are very close. Previous designs have used thumbtacks, which may not have been the best to touch! They've also been made out of cardboard which is uneven all of the time. This new design is larger and uses a pre-made wood circle to make sure everything is very fair.
Feedback welcome and appreciated!
I've been making custom wheels for years but this one is probably my most complex wheel, and the largest too. It's 11" in diameter and for the pegs it uses cut dowels hot-glued to the board. I use a lego spinner contraption as it's reliable and spins quite well.
Overhead shot of wheel from my custom "current style" layout with prize wedges and mystery round layout. The flipper is quite hard to see, which is something I'm working on improving.
The layouts on the wheel are taped on and thus interchangeable. These two layouts on my wall are my custom home game layouts you can find on my deviantart page.
Closer view of the space below the wheel. You can see the lego spinner and also a counterbalance I've placed off to the side to keep the wheel from being so wobbily.
Here is a gif of the wheel spinning. I'm not confident if this will embed properly, so here is a manual link. media.giphy.com/media/bYfo5Z4SnHtIc/giphy.gif
This is probably the 5th or 6th wheel I've made in 4 years, as I've had on-and-off addictions with Wheel. This one I've spent the most time on, making sure all parts are very close. Previous designs have used thumbtacks, which may not have been the best to touch! They've also been made out of cardboard which is uneven all of the time. This new design is larger and uses a pre-made wood circle to make sure everything is very fair.
Feedback welcome and appreciated!
