Date:         Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:53:13 -0800
Reply-To:     Jeff <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jeff <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Spillbuster cup/glass holder
In-Reply-To:  <51197504.6020505@turbovans.com>
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Well... it's not gimballed (is that a word?), not 2 axis.  There are
no sides on the cup rest and it freely moves in base.  Definitely
different in the world of cup holders.

I first saw these 20 years ago in Germany at the Auto Mekanika and
thought the were pretty cool back then and I still think they're cool.
 It's neat watching your coffee cup just swivel around as drive a
curvy road.  Bit of a distraction though...

Sorry you don't see it.

Cheers,

Jeff


On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> I did ..
> saw the vid and the pictures.
> what is the big deal ?
>
> as I said ..am I missing some special or  'neat feature'  that's not readily
> apparent ?
> I said that twice even.
> care to address that  ?
>
>
> On 2/11/2013 2:39 PM, Jeff wrote:
>
> Scott, do you ever bother the look at the pictures in the links before
> commenting??
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 2:30 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
> You guys are not familiar with gimballed stoves and drink holders for
> sailboats ?
>
> *** YES ***
>
> Unless this is something 'more' ..there's nothing new or unique about a
> two axis gimbal system.
> That they use the word 'gyro' with the product.
> that implies a full time spinning disc ..
> if it's powered and uses that technology ..fine . then 'gyro' is
> appropriate.
> otherwise it appears to me to be an ordinary two-axis gimballed mount.
>
> *** NO ***
>
> Been on another planet for a while ?
>
> *** I WISH! ***
>
>
> or am Imissing some informationand it's more than the common thing I
> think it is ?
>
> *** YES ***
>
>
> about leveling the van ..
> there's an iphone app for that !
> and lots of travel trailers and RV's have small level mounts on their
> outside corners.
>
>
>
> On 2/11/2013 9:34 AM, Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski wrote:
>
> On Feb 10, 2013, at 6:52 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>
> Pics, vid etc here:
>
>
> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/vanagon-spillbuster-cupglass-holder/
>
> I am unimpressed, Alistair. For a man of your engineering talent, I expect
> a LED lighted dashboard version of one of those wave machines I remember
> seeing back in the 80's:
>
> http://www.lavalites.com/wave_discontd.html
>
> That would pimp out your Vanagon nicely, with the added benefit of a built
> in level to help you find a perfect spot you camp on some of those logging
> roads.
>
> -Jarrett
>
>