Bimetal ring placement?

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hey, just had a small question about yoyo creation. what goals does each placement do rings accomplish on bimetals (outer ring, inner, mid ring, etc)? just curious since i dont know anything about engineering and design

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Aye this project is a little cringe to me now but I’m glad if it can help ppl learn how yo-yos work. Thanks for sharing it!

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edit it! fix it up with new knowledge, would love to read it

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I mean all the info there is correct. I just came onto the forums pretty strong when I was newer and that’s why I find it cringe.

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ok i read it and it’s super fun, but i don’t think it answered my question specifically to bimetal ring placement

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I think it’s mostly a matter of how much power you want the ss rings to give but there may be smaller effects from placing ss rims inside vs outside. I think this was brought up in the discord before

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I honestly thought it was smart and wish it was more in a wiki format so it could get updated and referenced better. But I get how you feel.

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It’s all about weight distribution. Stainless or Ti is more dense than aluminum so that allows the designer to place weight where they want it. That’s the simple explanation. There is a whole lot more if you dive into where its placed and how much diff material is used.

There are tri metal yoyo s now. Yikes.

While 1 gram of AL equals 1 gram of Ti, they don’t occupy the same volume. A mono metal yoyo identical in shape to a bimetal will not have as much power or rotational force.