# Designing yoyos

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/designing-yoyos/294719>\
**Category:** Hans Van Dan Elzen\
**Created:** [November 6, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/designing-yoyos/294719 "2018-11-06T23:31:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![sittingmilk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sittingmilk/32/49752_2.png) [@sittingmilk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sittingmilk)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/designing-yoyos/294719/1 "2018-11-06T23:31:00Z")

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When designing yoyos what are the best aspects (width, height, weight) to keep in mind and what combinations of traits make for good styles (smooth, stable, techy)?

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**Author:** ![YOHANS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yohans/32/40176_2.png) [@YOHANS](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YOHANS)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/designing-yoyos/294719/2 "2018-11-06T23:40:35Z")

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You can have the best design in the world, without a talented machinist or injection mold maker the design can easily fail. Making a yoyo is as much art as it is science.