# A new spintop and Fordite spinstation **URL:** \ **Category:** Skill Toys\ **Created:** [January 3, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-new-spintop-and-fordite-spinstation/312948 "2020-01-03T04:24:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jasonwongzero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jasonwongzero/32/725_2.png) [@jasonwongzero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jasonwongzero)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-new-spintop-and-fordite-spinstation/312948/1 "2020-01-03T04:24:47Z")
I feel myself getting sucked into another black hole of a hobby: machined spintops. Today I got a Billetspin Thrust spintop along with a special spin station (basically a little platform to hold a curved glass lens). The station is machined out of Fordite which has its own cool history. Here’s Wikipedia’s explanation: “Fordite, also known as Detroit agate or Motor City agate, is old automotive paint which has hardened sufficiently to be cut and polished. It was formed from the buildup of layers of enamel paint slag on tracks and skids on which cars were hand spray-painted, which have been baked numerous times.” Aside from looking super cool, I love that the spin station is made of automotive Americana. Anyone else into spintops? ![20200102_172722](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/0/8/c0898e057a4fb2f912ee75032391af148e66bc6a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 4:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-new-spintop-and-fordite-spinstation/312948/2 "2020-01-03T04:32:09Z")
Are you the Dos Equis spokesperson? ---
**Author:** ![jasonwongzero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jasonwongzero/32/725_2.png) [@jasonwongzero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jasonwongzero)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-new-spintop-and-fordite-spinstation/312948/3 "2020-01-03T04:35:29Z")
" I don’t always spin tops… but when I do, I spin on the paint of thousands of Ford Mustangs." ---
**Author:** ![Drakkar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/drakkar/32/230080_2.png) [@Drakkar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Drakkar)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-new-spintop-and-fordite-spinstation/312948/4 "2020-01-03T04:44:18Z")
I’ve always been fascinated by them, but I’ve managed to prevent myself from getting into the hobby. Things like this make it really difficult to so, however: [https://www.instagram.com/p/B5QC1tTnLRZ/?igshid=21x9z0ae3pgd](https://www.instagram.com/p/B5QC1tTnLRZ/?igshid=21x9z0ae3pgd) That Billetspin Thrust looks amazing. ---
**Author:** ![jasonwongzero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jasonwongzero/32/725_2.png) [@jasonwongzero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jasonwongzero)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-new-spintop-and-fordite-spinstation/312948/5 "2020-01-03T07:12:24Z")
That’s an interesting top… What’s the spindle made of? ---
**Author:** ![Drakkar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/drakkar/32/230080_2.png) [@Drakkar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Drakkar)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-new-spintop-and-fordite-spinstation/312948/6 "2020-01-03T07:47:22Z")
I believe it’s acrylic. But I could be mistaken. ---
**Author:** ![Mystik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mystik/32/83294_2.png) [@Mystik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mystik)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-new-spintop-and-fordite-spinstation/312948/7 "2020-01-03T11:20:01Z")
![15780503027841613381807471261498](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/a/9/6a909d43a5eebda66e257617ed4b139e17126ad4.jpeg) The house is asleep so I can’t spin It right now. My friend is a glass worker and he made this for me. ---
**Author:** ![jasonwongzero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jasonwongzero/32/725_2.png) [@jasonwongzero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jasonwongzero)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-new-spintop-and-fordite-spinstation/312948/8 "2020-01-03T15:22:14Z")
Very cool Matthew! I love that your friend did it. Glass tops don’t seem to be quite as popular with the community, but glass spin stations are. There are some really cool blown ones that I’ve seen: ![75534276_164115614691875_1594819905029406720_o](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/0/5/d0592f3efe6ffa3b8ff6e6dcf67a01f8dd46d98e.jpeg) ![73370571_10220134874300542_5329452470374498304_o](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/3/4/734625c43d72d560ccbcb4cb7f5b3c061dd10a3c.jpeg) ![67670291_10156257546091160_308288418884878336_n](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/d/8/2d8982fd71bb793044aeef4ffd8c2ffb488e6db4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![AaronW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aaronw/32/49251_2.png) [@AaronW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AaronW)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-new-spintop-and-fordite-spinstation/312948/9 "2020-01-03T15:30:50Z")
I’ve got a few ForeverSpin tops. Stainless Steel, Copper and a special edition aluminum. ---
**Author:** ![Mystik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mystik/32/83294_2.png) [@Mystik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mystik)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-new-spintop-and-fordite-spinstation/312948/10 "2020-01-04T02:00:10Z")
Those are incredible. I’ll get a shot of those to my lampworker friend - he’ll totally dig that! Try and get a shot of my top in action in a bit😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mystik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mystik/32/83294_2.png) [@Mystik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mystik)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-new-spintop-and-fordite-spinstation/312948/11 "2020-01-04T20:16:36Z")
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