Let’s talk 3D printing

Ok now that my shop/basement is a bit warmer today everything printed. Back with more technical questions. I’m assuming based off of your description that you used a 1/4 dowel that was meant to be a 1/4 inch dowel rod so the measurements for the length would also be in inches.

If those assumptions were correct then everything is glueing up. I cut the axle to around 1.09inches and got a gap width approximately .16inches or 4.2mm

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A 4.2mm gap seems quite large for a fixed axle.

It ended up to wide, I’m printing another pair of halves since the glue had already set and they didn’t come apart nicely. I wasn’t sure if it was a string issue, type of wood that my dowel is, or the width but the width was the easiest to fix.

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I usually use 2.6mm for most of my fixies.

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.16 gap is huge, something is definitely wrong, at max the gap is suppose to be at max .1in as that’s normally standard. Each yoyo half has a .5in deep hole where the dowel rod goes, so .5 times 2 plus .1 equals 1.1in, so LM not sure why your axle is long? Sorry l don’t normally label my measurements, lm American and use the imperial system so when l publish the files l always assume that people would guess that everything is imperial and not metric.

Before gluing ld double check your axle measurement once you cut it to size, and test fit your axle with the yoyos halves to check your gap width and see if its to your liking, sorry again for all your trouble

No trouble at all man. I did check the measurements but not test fit :man_facepalming:, I figured I would do that in round 2​:joy:. According to my old college professors it was less about the choice in measurements and more about labeling the units :wink:.

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Thanks guys, I got it assembled, mine ended up at 41ish grams. I have to figure out a way to add a bit more weight for my tastes but it’s a fun and capable fixie.

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I’ve posted a yo-yo shaped like a cracked ice cube on my printables. For those who are so inclined. I cannot link to it directly here. You may need to enable NSFW and Political Content in your account settings at printables to view the model.

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I made an account just to see it, that’s awesome hahaha

Maybe the YoYo can be…

well let’s not go getting banned, now…
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My description on there actually suggests a good secondary possible use for it. :wink:

I tried to also make it whistle but I haven’t worked that part out yet.

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Them’s a fightin’ thro’

What if you made it heavy. Or make it a little shardier. To, y’know, let ‘em know they are, hmm, let’s go with ““welcomed""

I’m really glad your instructions include adding a string. As many long followers know, I’m still working out how a yoyo works. Recently learned that the string needs to be made into a bow

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The original design has sharper corners but it hurtttt to catch. So I sheered the corners off to make it a middle ground between functional yoyo and projectile.

Printed at 100% infill in normal PLA filament it would be about 110 grams which is very hefty

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Price of freedom

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