Stone pla sounds absurd I will need to fix my main printers hot end and try some at some point
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Oh yeah I’m loving this idea! Not many folks even know what fordite is, I came upon the term when I saw a chunk during my years spent in the suburbs of Detroit, making auto parts at a plastics plant.
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Oh woah that’s cool!
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I may have installed parts you made, I work in the auto industry
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Incredible idea, but as its density is not evenly dense, I guess it would vibrate like crazy😅
I think you mean to say each will be imbued with a personality all its own 
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Oh awesome! I made a LOT of GMT-900 series door handles and from 2011-2014 and in 10-11 I made the headliners for the same line of trucks! Some other various parts but mainly I worked the gmt line. Sometimes I miss it.
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And now I reeeeeaaaaaally want a Fordite yoyo…
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I have worked in a whole bunch of tahoes, silverados, etc and have for sure replaced a door handle or two lol, small world!
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Yes it is! 
Highly possible the parts I made crossed your path at some point!
Got a kg of limestone filled plastic on the way to 3d print a brick on a string. If it works and the original poster is still around I’ll mail them one when it’s ready.
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I think one important aspect would be to make sure it doesn’t become a string cutter. Given the right stone, one should be able to polish it smooth enough to not be a problem, though.
I’m also thinking it might be possible to do this by hand with a dremel to avoid cracking, but vibe is inevetible.
A skilled enough person could for sure pull it off. Masons and stone cutters are badass, especially restorers. They can cut things out of old building facades, make a new piece exactly like the original, and just slide them right back in.
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Well it’s been 13 years but somehow I still have my account.
I was wondering why I suddenly started getting emails from the forums again 
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I had just been thinking about that this morning!
I was kind of hoping you’d be receiving eMails. lol
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I guess it wasn’t such a stupid idea after all lol
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Sorry, it’s my fault…
I resurrected this thread because the same idea occurred to me as you,did 13 years later,and while searching for information on yo-yos made of stone/minerals as they were made in ancient times (apart from those made with wood) I came across your thread;)
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Wooo! I’m working through prototypes for the limestone yoyo. It’s gonna be beautiful once it’s ready. I’ll post up here once it’s a little closer to a finished design. If you DM me your address I will mail you one for free.
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Dang, limestone? that sounds gas as heck
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