# If you got to design a yo-yo

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-got-to-design-a-yo-yo/335504>\
**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [March 14, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-got-to-design-a-yo-yo/335504 "2021-03-14T02:57:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ChrisFrancz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chrisfrancz/32/48992_2.png) [@ChrisFrancz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ChrisFrancz)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-got-to-design-a-yo-yo/335504/21 "2021-03-17T19:54:06Z")

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Welcome to the forum. I have been throwing my Hertz more than any other yoyo since December and on some days it’s all I throw. It’s bumped a bunch of my yoyos down a notch.

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**Author:** ![hobby\_master](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hobby_master/32/145533_2.png) [@hobby\_master](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobby_master)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-got-to-design-a-yo-yo/335504/22 "2021-03-18T08:15:57Z")

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why make the important part wood? it makes more sense to make the hub metal and the rims wood. thats actually why I wanted the mod44, so I could turn some wooden rims instead of 3d print

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**Author:** ![kadabrium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kadabrium/32/1522_2.png) [@kadabrium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kadabrium)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-got-to-design-a-yo-yo/335504/23 "2021-03-18T08:38:02Z")

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The main difference would be nobody else would buy it.

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**Author:** ![luiplken001](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/luiplken001/32/116026_2.png) [@luiplken001](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/luiplken001)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-got-to-design-a-yo-yo/335504/24 "2021-03-18T09:30:14Z")

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Wooden hub with metal rims give more rim weight to the design

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**Author:** ![hobby\_master](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hobby_master/32/145533_2.png) [@hobby\_master](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobby_master)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-got-to-design-a-yo-yo/335504/25 "2021-03-18T10:39:58Z")

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ah thats true, I was thinking about the bearing seat. plus you could use a really dense wood like lignum vitae or something

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