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My opinion is that a full size and half spec bearing will spin the same if prepared the same. When you say a half spec doesnât spin as well as a full size, how are you determining this? By putting it in a yoyo or a free spin type of test of just the bearing? If in a yoyo it will obviously appear to not spin as well as a full size due to the narrower gap and the string being closer to the response pads, thus slowing the yoyo more than if you had a full size C bearing. So unless you test the bearing itself, you cannot reliably say they donât spin as well as a full size. Itâs really the application environment that is affecting the perceived spin.
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More jojos as I continue to mess around with Illustrator. Theyâre all 50mm/40mm/2010-sized yoyos, one of them is ripped straight from my Y-factor minus the grooves
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Nothing as technical. I put the bearings on the end of a removel tool and used my finger to spin. Full size C spun substantially longer than the half spec.
Iâve had yoyos come with dry half spec bearings which are pretty much unresponsive, so I think if zero string contact with the walls occurs, they would spin about the same time as a dry C size bearing
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Replay has been in the dye mix for almost a half hour, and hasnât taken on any black color. what should i do?
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Which dye are you using and which instructions are you following to dye the yoyo? Itâd help to have a baseline for what process youâre working through.
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i watched Dylanâs video on it on YouTube. 2 parts water to 1 part Acetone, and a bit of dye for just a few minutes. Rit Dyemore, and it seemed like he used warm water.
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Update: the green caps have darkened a bit, but the rest is not black.
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what is the OG color way of your replay?
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Replay Pro, transparent dark blue body w/ neon green caps.
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ok, I donât know much about dying throws but the dark color might have somthing to do with it
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Thatâs an awesome design!!
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Thanks. I call it the Avenger Mk. VI, but I donât know if that pattern could be anodized accurately.
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What kind of plastic is it? The process for dying poly carb plastic differs from Delrin or Celcon.
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i checked⌠Plastic, lmao. iâll do more research.
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You do not need to use acetone, and you especially shouldnât be boiling it.
See: Yoyo dyeing discussion thread - #20 by Goog
For dyemore you do need to heat the dye though, just below boiling (do not add acetone or any other solvent, itâs dangerous)
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Delrin and Celcon are âplasticâ as is poly carb, and a number of other âplastics.â But they all require different methods. Poly carb uses acetone, some others (delrin, celcon) donât.
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This is unnecessary with modern synthetic dyes. Acetone is a dangerous solvent and folks shouldnât be using it for this purpose.
See: Reddit - Dive into anything for a process that goes without acetone and has good results.
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