Add an awesome eleven inch T300 steering wheel to your arcade cabinet with my 3d printed designs. Game play is improved because the T300 wheel is more realistic and comfortable to use. The 3d parts needed for this project can be downloaded as STL files which include the steering wheel adapter plus the housing for a Turbo-twist 2 spinner. This solution enables you to play arcade racing games that use 360 degree wheels as an input device.
The above photo shows the Mille Miglia 2 great 1000 miles rally game as an example, which is a retro games that utilizes this type of control. Playing retro racing games with the larger T300 wheel, makes the overall gamin experience feel more natural; since the grip and hand position on the wheel remind you of an actual real life steering wheel on a car.
I’ve owned the smaller wheels that are sold with the USB spinners and in my experience, they feel too small. The small wheels deter me from immersing into the game and don’t match the size of an actual arcade cabinet racing wheel. They remind me of those shut off valves you see in submarine movies and not an actual racing steering wheel. To be fair, the small wheels are great in terms of the amount of space they save on the deck of an arcade cabinet.
Equally great are the USB spinners with the heavy weight that attaches to the spinner’s shaft and gives it what feels like an infinite spin. However, as you can see in the photo below, my pedestal style arcade cabinet is full of controls and space is limited. In order to address the limited space challenge on my cab, I designed 3d parts that elevate the wheel away from the deck so that it doesn’t get in the way of other buttons and joysticks. I can keep all my existing controls and still have room for a larger racing steering wheel.
The T300 wheel mounts to a spintrak knob via my 3d printed adapter and four M4 screws. I chose this knob because its big and feels comfortable in my hand as I play spinner games. The T300 wheel is secured to the 3d printed adapter with the standard screws supplied by Thrustmaster (I believe they are M3 screws of various lengths). You will notice that I am not using any of the electronics on the T300, such as the directional pad, shift levers and buttons; as they are not needed.
The USB spinner I’m using is the TurboTwist 2 and I also designed a housing that can be 3d printed to fit this particular spinner. The housing moves the spinner up and off of the deck, as mentioned before, and secures it to the cabinet deck with a couple of screws and nuts. A standard arcade button hole is still needed to be drilled onto the arcade cabinet to allow the spinner’s heavy bottom weight to pass through.
The connections between all the components are tight and feel solid, but keep in mind that the spinner is not designed to be abused. According the spinner’s manufacturer, the hardware is not as robust as actual arcade hardware; which is understandable. The spinner needs to be treated with care, specially now that i has an eleven inch wheel on its shoulders. So far it has been reliable and the overall experience is smooth and very enjoyable.
Another benefit of housing the spinner on an elevated enclosure is that, it makes holding the spinner in your hand more ergonomic. When I hold the spinner’s knob, my hand will lay on its side instead of on my palm, similar to the way one hols a pencil when writing. The repositioning of the hand makes a huge difference.
It feels more comfortable and causes less strain on my hand when I play games like Arkanoid. On my arcade cabinet, I have two USB spinners mounted and use them exclusively for certain types of games. I use one of them for games like breakout and the other spinner has the T300 wheel mounted on it to play retro racing games.
I hope this gives you some ideas for you arcade projects. If you are interested in this solution, the STL files are available for download from the link below.
3D design format: STL
Recommended Resolution: .4mm
Recommended Nozzle size: .8mm
Filament: California PETG
Supports Needed: Supports are needed for the spinner base/housing but not for the wheel adapter
This 3D STL file can be purchased and downloaded from:
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