Some of you may remembered a cluster of topics I made a while back, pointing towards the idea making new yoyos. Well, it finally came together and I am proud to present to you the first prototypes.
I am going to tweak this some, mainly for weight, but also for gap width.
The Cadence will be featuring a hex nut axle system. From the get go, we got permission from the guys over at OneDrop, and they have helped us through most of the axle designing (Thanks a TON guys!).
I like the Hex nut design because it gives me peace of mind knowing that I can never “strip” the yoyo itself.
In these prototypes, you can see that there is not really any way to secure the hex nut in place when messing with the bearing/pads. I do have an idea planned to fix this problem, but it did not show up in these prototypes because this was all done on the lathe. Once we get a final design down, we will start using the mill (which is what the problem needs).
anyway, if you have any questions, comments, constructive criticism , happy feelings (anything) please share!
-Matt
P.S. Im not looking for testers quite yet. There are still some kinks that need to be ironed out.
Could you put a groove inside the area that the hex nut fits into. The groove could be used to hold an o-ring that would hold the hex nut in while messing around with the guts of the yo-yo. Just a thought, glad to see you’re moving along with your yo-yo
Holy thats good ;D Never played one with that kind of shape before but bet its sweet! Make sure to add weight to the rims! Also maybe a O-ring response as people who don’t like it can silicon it instead! I prefer O-rings, but that’s just my opinion. Good luck!
