Neat looking CW. How does it play? Also, is that a Free Solo?
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Thanks! It plays well enough. The design has a little deflection when you grab it. Works better in TPU than PETG, but the PETG is ok.
And yes, that is a Free Solo.
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Why can’t I hold all these G2s???
3d printable interlocking stackable boxes that hold G2 tubes sideways or upright so you can stack them and grab one from the middle.
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5…ppphhhhhfffftttt! You only have 5? JK! I love this - can’t wait to print some up.
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I’m new to 3d printing but not cad so l w been busy making up some throws, if anyone prints any please let me know how well they come out with pics and opinions 
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This is a throwback to when I broke my first cheap printer and got really elevated and rebuilt the entire x carriage from zip ties to print replacement parts.
The monstrosity.
The replacement x carriage.
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Three more No Jive guts based printable yo-yos.
Make a Satellite pagoda aka mating UFOs if you are brave enough.
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Mannnnn y’all are making me want to get a 3D printer lolol
A little Jive, as a Treat sent me
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Do eeet
But do it for practical reasons, totally don’t think of practical reasons to justify to your partner why youre getting a machine to make yoyos
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So far only saved by my ignorance, I have not done any research into them at all lol
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I have…. 3 yoyo making machines. (And two in my garage 
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Edit. I’m giving one of the garage ones to nephews in order to prove that I don’t have a problem.
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Moving this here to prevent derailing the other thread.
Harder TPU is actually very low friction despite being flexible. We use it at work for cable guides where thousands of feet of soft PVC sheathed cable are being fed into a steel pipe at high speeds, precisely because it’s low friction. It’s also commonly used for phone cases because the low friction makes it easy to slip in and out of pockets. The problem is the friction coefficient is a bit temperature sensitive, so a coarse string and a hard throw could theoretically result in a surprise bind. I haven’t tested them thoroughly, but so far they seen to work well.
The ones I sent were Overture “easy nylon” which I think is a copolymer (PA6 and 6.6?). I have some straight PA6, PA11, and PA12, but the easy print really is easier to print so it gets used a lot more.
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Nice!
The 6-66 stuff is highly temperature resistant so hopefully it holds up. I eagerly await testing. I just ordered a PA build plate for my core one to test some nylons.
Interesting about the TPU I didn’t know that! I’ll be curious if it melts on hard throws during testing, the temperature resistant seems to vary wildly. I do have some rigid on hand.
I’m disappointed in the iglide melting was hoping it would be low enough friction to avoid generating heat. I might try the 10% Teflon filament for the same reason.
I checked temperature resistance on everything I have on hand and the highest heat deflection materials I have are polycarbonate rated to 113 C, Polyketone rated to 150, and HTPLA-CF rated to 150 after heat treatment. The polyketone and HTPLA-CF both have fibers and that could generate extra friction but also adds temperature resistance so I’m not sure if it will work better or not.
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I do very much appreciate the both of you for the ability to try these, and out of curiosity, I just tried them with a cotton string rather than poly, and threw multiple times as hard as I could.
They held up perfect.
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Alternatively to 3d printing I am shopping around on laser cutters right now and might end up trying to cut some wooden blanks or delrin if the laser can hack it.
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Wooden blanks sound amazing. I know that when I got into throwing wood, I was advised to strictly use cotton as poly would burn through a wood axle. Others have stated that’s a myth. I never tested the theory but based off today, I am definitely sticking to cotton for my wood throws.
Wood comes in all kinds though, so it’s very possible that extremely dense woods would hold up to the heat from poly
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My favorite build plate for PA is my G10. Need to bump the heat a little to get good adhesion, but it works great.
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Interesting. I have a G11 and a carbon fiber build plate which should have similar properties. Prusa makes a PA specific plate which I just ordered. I usually use the G11 and CF plates for TPU.
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Yeah, G10/G11/garolite is fantastic for TPU.
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