what software did you use? it looks good i love the 6061 weight
yomagic
April 18, 2013, 9:25pm
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I used EMS but Landon made it in AutoCAD which the picture shows
xamor
April 18, 2013, 10:56pm
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Thatās very cool. Itās been years since Iāve used AutoCad and Iāve never used CAD with a full engineering or manufacturing package. Does the software give you updated weights as you change the shape? And can you see the weight distribution over different parts of the yoyo? Just curious.
yomagic
April 18, 2013, 10:57pm
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I donāt know anything about how Autocad works, I only work with EMS
Nemyo
April 18, 2013, 11:10pm
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yomagic:
Seems like in whatever thread people always compare a design to other throws. Designing is something that is almost impossible to be truly original. I didnāt try to make it look like any other throw and had no inspiration from the Burnside.
Edit: Just looked at the Burnside and I see a bunch of differences and its shape has similar shape but my design had a step near the response and the Burnside has a bigger curve where the rim meets the body.
Well, I did say āA bitā
Not trying to take a jab at your design, and I know you made this 100% on your own (Not counting Landonās help) so sorry if I came off wrong
yomagic
April 18, 2013, 11:18pm
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Yeah I know you didnāt call it a copy of it. I see the similarity in shape but like I said they are similar but very different. This is 100% my design. Only things Landon did was fix the bearing seat and some minor weight adjustments but every curve was my design. Granted he fixed some important things that make it a functioning design.
You should call it:
Grade 12
haha the past 2 days ive been messing around with EMS pretty simple and good for the price
I like the looks of it quite a bit, seems a a little light, but that might make it even better!
light usually means floaty and floaty=awesome!
I talked to the owner of crucial and he said he could do $500-$600 for 10 yoyos.
yomagic
April 19, 2013, 3:06am
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Thatās a pretty accurate price range and pretty fair.
if you really think about it thats a good at about $50-$60 a piece
Yeah, me and a few friends have designed a yoyo, but without jobsā¦ sigh
yomagic:
Well I had been dabbling in CAD and making a few designs of some throws that I thought would look cool and play well. I made a design I thought looked good and then I decided to pursue possibly getting some prototypes made.Designing a yoyo and having it actually made into a tangible object has always been on my yoyo bucket list. Messing with CAD for a few months I picked a design that I liked and had specs that I liked as well.
I talked to a couple machine shops about prices and primarily talk to Foxland Precision about all my questions and they answered them all in timely fashion. I have been back and forth emailing Alvin for a few weeks and they have great service. After deciding that I wanted to go ahead with Foxland I then contact Landon Balk to look through my design I made and fix any bugs/issues that my design had. My design was essentially 90% perfect but he had to make some minor changes with weight and response and his services were great as well.
Landon put it into his CAD and fixed it all up to be a perfectly functioning design. I give credit to him for being a great guy and doing a great job on it. So a few days ago I committed and officially put the order to get prototypes made. Making yoyos is NOT CHEAP and especially since I am getting a handful made. I am a college student so I donāt have a lot of money so I have been working a lot more and saving my money to pay for these. I am having 10 made and not exactly planning on having anymore made. This is something that I always wanted done and have finally made it happen.
These have a finish date of early June so I am excited for that time to come. At this point I am saving up to pay for these throws. I donāt have a name for the yoyo yet but Ill be sure to find a great one that I like. I plan on keeping like 3 of them and selling the rest. I am getting 7 made in 6061 and the 3 others in 7075. I am probably going to sell a few to close yoyo friends and a few to some other forum members. This is just to let you guys know and share the cool story. Itās going to be a very limited throw and hopefully will play how I want it too.
The design has specs that I personally like and is made to fit my style and preferences. I drew a lot of inspirations from Japanese companies as they make some of the best yoyos ever created. hopefully the design appeals to people and it should be great. Iām also getting all 7 6061 solid color anodized and the 7075ās will be raw. The colors include Gold, Clear, Blue with a few being blasted and unblasted.
Hereās a picture of the CAD design:
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk111/prmagic/602102_10151645422932049_1254337819_n_zps874a35f1.jpg
Full specs:
I want to give Alvin Rollins a shout out for being a extremely friendly and professional machinist. Also Landon for helping with the design work.
Please let me know any comments or anything you guys would like to post or any suggestions
(Disclaimer: I am a member of Deadly SpINS and this is not a signature yoyo or an attempt to start my own company. This design is not affiliated with my sponsor but a personal project of mine. They are fully supportive of this project and support me.)
very nice. clyw artic circle round 2ā¦
yomagic
April 19, 2013, 2:29pm
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50-60 is very expensive since that price reflects only machining them. That price doesnāt factor in anodizing, bearings, response pads, etc. Plus you are only getting 10 so you wonāt really make a profit. Runs with higher numbers yield a cheaper price per yoyo but cost more to get it started. You make a better profit with bigger runs. Iām not going to make any profit at all and Iām definitely going to lose money but Iām not in this as a business or too make a bunch of money.
yomagic
April 19, 2013, 3:14pm
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What do you guys think of these possible names:
Gambit (the user gambit will probably like this name)
These all have specific meanings that I like and these are some possible names Iām leaning towards! Let me know your thoughts
