# I'll pay for personal CAD lessons **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [July 18, 2024, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811 "2024-07-18T11:23:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yo-yo\_Power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f07891/32.png) [@Yo-yo\_Power](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo-yo_Power)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/1 "2024-07-18T11:23:56Z")
Looking for someone to help me make a few yoyos from scratch and walk me through the process over video chats/screen sharing. 2-3 days a week and an hour or two each day. ---
**Author:** ![bcorliss3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@bcorliss3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bcorliss3)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/2 "2024-07-18T12:16:38Z")
Mk1 mark has an absolute awesome series going over exactly this on YouTube here’s a link to the pure cad video but I would recommend checking out the mk1 mechanics video to start and maybe dm’ing them direct. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/a/c/5acf07727939a847647527bb5582d99fd0996ec7.jpeg "Yoyo Design with FreeCAD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krm_Jlv9g-c) ---
**Author:** ![Yo-yo\_Power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f07891/32.png) [@Yo-yo\_Power](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo-yo_Power)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/3 "2024-07-18T12:20:55Z")
I watched some of them last year. Would be nice to have one to one interaction as well as be able to ask other questions about yoyo manufacturing. ---
**Author:** ![bcorliss3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@bcorliss3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bcorliss3)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/4 "2024-07-18T12:36:47Z")
Totally understand I’m unqualified for personal advice so I’m gonna ping @MarkD ---
**Author:** ![Yooo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yooo/32/196320_2.png) [@Yooo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yooo)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/5 "2024-07-18T13:32:42Z")
My dad used to be a machinist and had access to CNC machines. He’s retired now unfortunately/fortunately for him. Would be pretty dang cool to make some yoyos. ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/6 "2024-07-18T13:33:41Z")
@MarkD also did a live session at Nats. I’m not sure if it was recorded. It was excellent and he did great even though the audience insisted on selecting completely impractical yoyo specs. ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/7 "2024-07-18T13:36:31Z")
Is the advice you’re looking for general workflow or is there something else? What is your level of experience? ---
**Author:** ![FrankDeath](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/frankdeath/32/271970_2.png) [@FrankDeath](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FrankDeath)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/8 "2024-07-18T13:40:39Z")
I think the right question is: “how much will you pay?” 😄 ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/9 "2024-07-18T13:45:44Z")
I mostly ask because I’m a hobbyist and while I don’t consider my advice worthy of paying for (or perhaps put less self-deprecatingly, I’d be happy to share what I know with the community freely), I’d be happy to help @Yo-yo_Power get unstuck if I’m able. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicChessGuy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/atomicchessguy/32/606394_2.png) [@AtomicChessGuy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AtomicChessGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/10 "2024-07-18T13:55:30Z")
I also recommend this series: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/1/2/d12aab3782a4ab938a87d7db399e10dfdc02741f.jpeg " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RmFeVW3wSk) If you ever have any questions about yo-yo design/manufacturing I would be happy to try to answer them. While I may not have as much experience as someone like @MarkD or @hobbygod or others I have been designing yo-yos for a while. Just PM me. ---
**Author:** ![Yo-yo\_Power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f07891/32.png) [@Yo-yo\_Power](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo-yo_Power)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/11 "2024-07-18T14:14:52Z")
Thank you everyone ---
**Author:** ![Yo-yo\_Power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f07891/32.png) [@Yo-yo\_Power](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo-yo_Power)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/12 "2024-07-18T14:19:37Z")
My lvl of experience with 3D modeling is zero. I’m confident if someone held my hand a bit I’d have no problem. ---
**Author:** ![Yo-yo\_Power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f07891/32.png) [@Yo-yo\_Power](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo-yo_Power)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/13 "2024-07-18T14:20:52Z")
As a musician I would assume somewhere between 25-50 and hour. ---
**Author:** ![FrankDeath](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/frankdeath/32/271970_2.png) [@FrankDeath](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FrankDeath)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/14 "2024-07-18T14:29:53Z")
I don’t have the experience to help you, but I have watched the videos linked in this thread and found them to be very informative. I had a little bit of trouble following the “Yoyo Design with FreeCAD” video because I was using a newer version of the software. I had to pause frequently to find functions in menus that Mark was able to execute with the keyboard & mouse. It was especially tricky when I didn’t don’t know the name of the operation that was performed. I was, however, able to create something that looked yoyoish. ---
**Author:** ![kksimon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kksimon/32/46108_2.png) [@kksimon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kksimon)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/15 "2024-07-18T14:52:56Z")
I’m down to teach. Not the most qualified yoyo creator as I haven’t made a bearing seat in a few years. I do have a ton of hours in CAD though working on other projects. I can teach the basics and most things 3D printer related, but amything thats metal yoyo specific (bearing seats, bimetal, etc) I would just have to eatch the videos and regurgitate back to you. I do have experience teaching CAD so I know the beginner thought process which is the most difficult part for most people. The thought process behind how you create an object is the part I am the best at teaching. What software are you wanting to use? ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/16 "2024-07-24T14:40:07Z")
It was recorded, but not posted anywhere yet. > [@FrankDeath](#): > > I had a little bit of trouble following the “Yoyo Design with FreeCAD” video because I was using a newer version of the software. I had to pause frequently to find functions in menus that Mark was able to execute with the keyboard & mouse. Yeah, this is a problem with software in general - I should record a new tutorial to go over the new version of FreeCAD. I unfortunately don’t have time to run 1:1 lessons - but if someone posts questions I can answer them publicly and help a lot of people all at the same time 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Yo-yo\_Power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f07891/32.png) [@Yo-yo\_Power](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo-yo_Power)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/17 "2024-07-24T14:48:35Z")
I’ve gone through the basic yo-yo video you have multiple times this last week. I’m finally getting the hang of using free CAD I’m able to make things that look like yo-yos. I’m going to try and follow along and make the spyglass as well. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicChessGuy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/atomicchessguy/32/606394_2.png) [@AtomicChessGuy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AtomicChessGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/18 "2024-07-24T15:22:56Z")
If you ever have any questions, feel free to ask anyone. ---
**Author:** ![Simyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@Simyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Simyo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/19 "2024-07-24T15:55:24Z")
Fusion is also free, and has work sharing capabilities. Feel free to shoot me a dm if you have more guestions along the way. I’m not above charging for help :joy: but I’m also willing to negotiate all the way down to a cookie or two​:joy: ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ill-pay-for-personal-cad-lessons/405811/20 "2024-07-24T16:11:39Z")
> [@Yo-yo\_Power](#): > > I’m able to make things that look like yo-yos Very nice work, then! All CAD takes some time to learn and it can feel overwhelming at first - if you are getting 3d objects out of it, you are well on your way!