Peterson's new plug spinner

[zeke79]

Just thought everyone would like a glimpse of Peterson's new plug spinner. It is nice and compact and best of all fits in most pick cases well. It is made very well and utilizes a coil spring instead of a flat spring as some models use. It is available with a second tip for automotive use which the spinner is easily powerful enough to handle. Here are the pictures, enjoy !

[Santos718]

Wow, that looks really nice. Maybe I should get me one.

[vector40]

Very cool. How much?

[zeke79]

With both tips $70. If I recall correctly you can get them with just the standard tip for $60.

[Santos718]

With both tips $70. If I recall correctly you can get them with just the standard tip for $60.

"coughs" umm...wow

[vector40]

Gosh. For that much I'd be tempted to save a bit and just get the Dino.

[zeke79]

Yeah but you would need an extra $20 on top of the price of the dino for the hip holster to carry the thing .

[vector40]

But HOW hardcore would that be

[zeke79]

You're right vector that would be hardcore. "Hello ma'am, the name's Spinner, Plug Spinner and I am here to service your back door ". I really need to think things through better before I make decisions .

[pretender]

jeebus.

be cheaper to make it yourself, provided you've a mill and some billet aluminum. rest looks fairly simplistic.

neat little design, i'll admit.

[Chucklz]

Aluminum nothing...... the handle appears to be molded plastic.... probably the same stuff the pick handles are made of. And coil spring? The whole thing looks like someoen dressed up an A1 spinner. Functional... I bet it is. But for that price? How strong is the spring? Is it replaceable? Will it wear out like the A1 does?

Speaking of dead and dying plug spinners, my A1 is near its last legs. A few weeks ago I received a bunch of lockout calls (7 in 5 days) from friends and the boss man. These people have provided locks in the past for me, so I owed them Picking in the dark and rain really isn't much fun at all. My spinner failed 2 of the 3 times I tried to use it. I really would love everyones thoughts on this and other spinners.

[vector40]

I have the original Rytan spinner, and it works well, but I confess that I wish it were a little easier to use. You've got to really crank it to set it in place, and it's not that easy to get the grip (and no, I don't have weak wrists -- swordfightin', beeyotch). The compact Rytan looks interesting, though dunno how long it lasts. Not pricey, however.

[Eyes_Only]

i have the gun type dino plug spinner and its the most amazing thing. Very powerful, effective and easy to use. You can get "well aquainted" with it in just a couple mins. The only down side is that the blade tends to twist a bit if you crank it up too much but maybe its the same with most all spinners. But yeah, its expensive but I highly recomend the dino spinner.

[zeke79]

Aluminum nothing...... the handle appears to be molded plastic.... probably the same stuff the pick handles are made of. And coil spring? The whole thing looks like someoen dressed up an A1 spinner. Functional... I bet it is. But for that price? How strong is the spring? Is it replaceable? Will it wear out like the A1 does?

Speaking of dead and dying plug spinners, my A1 is near its last legs. A few weeks ago I received a bunch of lockout calls (7 in 5 days) from friends and the boss man. These people have provided locks in the past for me, so I owed them Picking in the dark and rain really isn't much fun at all. My spinner failed 2 of the 3 times I tried to use it. I really would love everyones thoughts on this and other spinners.

Chucklz is right, the handle is molded plastic. I am assuming though that the spring is replaceable since the handle is able to be disassembled however I have not attempted this yet. The spring in this is strong enough to spin auto cylinders according to peterson and has no problem spinning my sidebar locks such as primus and medeco. I simply liked the spinner due to its compact size and when I bought mine I was offered a heck of a deal on it.

[pretender]

i know it's plastic - i'd use aluminum if i were going to copy it.

guess a little got lost in translation from my brain to my half-busted keyboard...sorry.