Been playing Bearing Blanks for a straight week now. Up next was the D size Maple Blank, was excited about this one to be able to play a fixed axle @G2_Jake G2 Respawn on a Fixed Axle Friday with a Respawn drop later this evening. However, no dice, this D size Maple Bearing Blank is cut a little to narrow compared to a D sized flat bearing and in the G2 Respawn the bearing post hit each other leaving a gap. Will have to dig through my crates to find another D bearing candidate.
Still determine to play some fixed axle aluminum I moved on to the A sized Maple Bearing Blanks. Since @yoyo_cubicle has already tested the Weekender, I chose the Core CO 650b as my A bearing candidate. First throw with 650b I was getting amazing spin times, but it was a little off as I was getting a lot of noise. Turns out this A bearing blank in the 650b was not fixed but acting as a Trans-axle and spinning on the bearing post. After taking it apart, the base of the post is wider than the blank, I also think since the blank is thinner than an A bearing, between the post and the axle length I couldn’t get the blank tight enough.
Since Titanium worked for the C Bearing Blanks, I might as well give it a shot for the A Bearing Blank, the Luftverk Daytona SB Highwall. Since I handled the first A bearing blank so much, I had one crack, but luckily @YoYoExpertGarrett sent me two. Playing this one for a couple of hours and it works nicely, to be expected it plays slower than the A bearing. For this particular yoyo however; being designed around an A bearing for responsive 0A play by @jeffreypang911 and @edhaponik, I feel there is little to no benefit of the blank in the Daytona SB in my opinion and it plays stellar without the need for any modifications if you keep the bearing lubricated.
Like to thank @YoYoExpertGarrett for letting me play and experiment with all these Bearing Blanks. I’m going to continue to experiment with some other set ups, but so far my favorite has to be the 1/2 Spec C Maple.