Spinning something to number (past tense spinned it to)
Typed commands leading to this action
"spin [something] to [a number]"
"turn [something] to [a number]"
"dial [something] to [a number]"
"set [something] to [a number]"
Rules controlling this action
before doing something in The Captain's Office
check (if the noun is not the strange contraption, say "You cannot spin that to a value." instead; ...)
carry out (say "You turn [the noun] to [the number understood]."; ...)
after spinning the strange contraption to for the first time