They are made in Uganda, in region ruled by warlord, made by small children with AIDS and their favorite song is Hasa Diga Eebowai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm6MowcttHc
Now seriously, we are small manufacturer, so yo-yos are made for us by one of many legitimate machine shops in Shenzhen, China.
Are the Eagerâs weight rings a different aluminum? Or was it just more efficient for production to machine them separately and insert them instead of doing it all as one solid half? Or is it for the âlooksâ of the yoyo?
Excellent point Greg! What exactly is the point of aluminum weight rings if they are made from the same alloy as the rest of the yoyo? Generally weight rings are made with a heavier alloy like titanium or brass so you can get more rim weight and more spin times.
I had little design input on this yo-yo( I just picked name for this one ), so I will not get you exact answers about design.
Yoyofficer decided to use aluminium weight rings to stay low with price. Steel, brass or titanium rings are really expensive(for example, on TP itâs 100$ for rings), still there are plans for steel weight rings in future.
Even though itâs just aluminium, it really helps with weight distribution. For example Berserker also uses just aluminium rings, Eager is using them in similiar way.
And yes, it also helps to make yo-yo looking better.
Not sure, but I think it makes no difference. Change in weight between materials on whole yo-yo is just around 2-3 grams, on this small ring, itâs almost nothing.
So really, itâs a cosmetic thing. Thatâs cool, though. Cosmetically it DOES look pretty nice! Also looking forward to learning more about the new Fit.
I think Iâm just gonna pass on all of these models. Thereâs no point to using the same alloy in the weight rings that you use in the rest of the yoyo. Protostar uses aluminum weight rings because aluminum is more dense than plastic giving it more rim weight.
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Since youâre having them manufactured in China, the cost of using brass or steel would have been minimal. You should have just forked out a few extra dollars or a denser alloy. I could have got on board with that. 6061 weight rings on a 6061 yoyo doesnât make any sense.
To each their own, but the Berzerkerâs description of its metal points to aluminum. âHigh density metal weight ring used in hang glider frames⌠and aircraft manufacturingâŚâ sound like aluminum to me. But maybe not. If it wasnât, youâd figure theyâd say, âWith tungsten weight ringâ or something instead of the generic description (which sounds like aluminum).
I donât think itâs functionally better to use the same aluminum as a âweight ringâ. But Iâm on board with the cosmetic look of it. Pretty cool.
Iâm more likely to get a Fit or something like that anyhow; not in the market for any full-sized throws at the moment. But I wouldnât rule it out just because the âweight ringâ is really just an âappearances ringâ.
No, you have bad information. Berserker uses 7075 rings, you can found it even on official C3 webpage. Just because you read something on YYE shop, it doesnt have to be right.
You think that makes difference, I think 3% difference in density on small rings means nothing.
The body of the Berserker is 6061 aluminium and the rings are 7075 aluminium. Its only a little difference but you can feel it when it spins. I have a darkstar and if i put one rubber ring (2,5 gramm) in it it plays heavier.
âHigh density metal weight ring used in hang glider frames⌠and aircraft manufacturingâŚâ sound like aluminum to me. But maybe not. If it wasnât, youâd figure theyâd say, âWith tungsten weight ringâ or something instead of the generic description (which sounds like aluminum).