Forget sourcing parts for your next project from some fancy neighborhood hardware store. If you really want to show your hacker chops, be like [HomoFaciens] and try a Dumpster dive for parts for a CNC ...

Turns the ultimarc spintrak spinners into either USB mouse x-axis mode or left-stick-x-axis mode, using an Arduino Pro Micro. The arduino also works as an arcade button+stick encoder as well. Giving ...