# Best USA bimetals **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [January 31, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165 "2023-01-31T00:07:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AgentOPR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6de8d8/32.png) [@AgentOPR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AgentOPR)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/1 "2023-01-31T00:07:29Z")
Can anybody tell me any good USA-made bi-metal yo-yos? Made is USA is super important for me. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Guapocamacho](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/guapocamacho/32/107558_2.png) [@Guapocamacho](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Guapocamacho)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/2 "2023-01-31T00:18:38Z")
None of them are made in the states (bi-metals) ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/3 "2023-01-31T00:18:43Z")
The only U.S. company that I know of which makes (machines) yoyos is One Drop and they don’t make a bi-metal. So I’m guessing you won’t find _any_ USA-made bi-metals. ---
**Author:** ![AgentOPR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6de8d8/32.png) [@AgentOPR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AgentOPR)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/4 "2023-01-31T00:20:02Z")
That’s really too bad. I hope One Drop makes one at some point. ---
**Author:** ![Lido](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lido/32/173650_2.png) [@Lido](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lido)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/5 "2023-01-31T00:22:14Z")
There may have been some made in the past, but you’d have to figure out which those were and then find them. Ernie at General YO, Ben at Yoyofactory or Kyle Weems would be the first people I’d think to ask or maybe @Grendel knows. ---
**Author:** ![Nova](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nova/32/172750_2.png) [@Nova](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nova)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/6 "2023-01-31T00:23:10Z")
It’s kind of a meme that there are no bimetals made in the USA. Very, very few yoyos are fully constructed and assembled in the US at all. The only fully made in the US yoyos at all are One Drops with a few older yoyos having used their machine shops for prior productions. ---
**Author:** ![Shwa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shwa/32/108351_2.png) [@Shwa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shwa)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/7 "2023-01-31T00:24:27Z")
Where doe G2 Jake have his machined? @G2_Jake ---
**Author:** ![AgentOPR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6de8d8/32.png) [@AgentOPR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AgentOPR)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/8 "2023-01-31T00:24:59Z")
Looks like there aren’t really any made in the US, but really anywhere that isn’t China is what I’m looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Shwa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shwa/32/108351_2.png) [@Shwa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shwa)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/9 "2023-01-31T00:25:26Z")
Lots of stuff in Japan I believe. Turning Point? ---
**Author:** ![Anch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Anch](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Anch)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/10 "2023-01-31T00:25:36Z")
Is there a reason for this? Chinese manufacturers do a lot to support the community and machine in top-notch quality. ---
**Author:** ![Lido](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lido/32/173650_2.png) [@Lido](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lido)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/11 "2023-01-31T00:27:19Z")
uh oh… 🙆🏼‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![tylerpan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tylerpan/32/215095_2.png) [@tylerpan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tylerpan)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/12 "2023-01-31T00:27:41Z")
Old Japan model like Draupnir I think makes in Japan. But now with the low cost + high precision machining from China, especially FPM is the popular name. It has been a great option for big brand like YYR, TP, Yoyofactory, Unprld, DP, etc to have it done there ---
**Author:** ![AgentOPR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6de8d8/32.png) [@AgentOPR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AgentOPR)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/13 "2023-01-31T00:28:04Z")
Japan I would love. looks like Sengoku _used_ to make in Japan but switched to China. Know of any others in Japan? ---
**Author:** ![AgentOPR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6de8d8/32.png) [@AgentOPR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AgentOPR)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/14 "2023-01-31T00:29:41Z")
I know. Even if it’s the same quality though, I still feel a lot better purchasing non-China models. Henrys makes in Germany, but they’re a little outdated. ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/15 "2023-01-31T00:36:47Z")
I don’t think YoYoRecreation makes any of their bi-metals in Japan anymore. The highest-priced model on YYE is the Skyfish and it is only $205, which means it is machined in China, if I’m not mistaken. Even the Valkyrie is made in China now. You’d have to get an older YYR model from a BST if you want Made in Japan. As for One Drop, they’ve explained that in order to make a bi-metal themselves, they’d have to price it beyond what anyone would pay for it, and they aren’t interested in selling $350 bi-metals in an era where top-tier bi-metals routinely sell for under $100. ---
**Author:** ![Shwa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shwa/32/108351_2.png) [@Shwa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shwa)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/16 "2023-01-31T00:38:29Z")
Yoyofriends is all FPM in Japan, correct? ---
**Author:** ![tylerpan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tylerpan/32/215095_2.png) [@tylerpan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tylerpan)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/17 "2023-01-31T00:39:12Z")
FPM is machine shop base in China, not Japan. ---
**Author:** ![AgentOPR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6de8d8/32.png) [@AgentOPR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AgentOPR)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/18 "2023-01-31T00:42:01Z")
I guess. I might pay for a $350 bi-metal by One Drop if I really liked it. ---
**Author:** ![Guapocamacho](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/guapocamacho/32/107558_2.png) [@Guapocamacho](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Guapocamacho)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/19 "2023-01-31T00:45:50Z")
No they just charge 250+ for aluminum bi metals made in china ---
**Author:** ![Rosenberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rosenberg/32/20465_2.png) [@Rosenberg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rosenberg)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165/20 "2023-01-31T00:46:41Z")
> [@zslane](#): > > they’d have to price it beyond what anyone would pay for it, Idk, if it’s feasible to do a single run they could probably clear them out regardless of price, just judging by the fact that collectors are willing to pay who knows what for those simple yoyo coins they made. Long term though there’s probably not much market for them [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-usa-bimetals/369165.md?page=2)