# Return Bottoms aka Sickburn Yo-Yo Workshop News and Updates **URL:** \ **Category:** Up & Coming Manufacturers\ **Created:** [July 25, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149 "2025-07-25T20:50:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 37
**Author:** ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/722 "2026-02-23T01:16:14Z")
**Announcements! (1 of 3)** I really like what I arranged with Steve where I took an idea and turned it into a yoyo and the profits will be going to a charity of his choosing. So I decided to do that with every yoyo. All of them! Each yoyo release will be “retail - (my cost + fees + taxes) = donation value”. I will not be retaining extra funds for designer fees or anything. After a run is finished I will publish the 3d models and engineering documents under the MIT open source license so that future runs will be an option even in the event of my untimely demise or shop closure. Just hand the plans to a competent machine shop. Since the Caramel is still being reworked the first release will be a preorder that will be open for a month and at the end of 30 days I will put an order in with the shop, keep enough to cover taxes and fees and donate the rest. Preorder start date TBD. There will be a minimum order quantity set, probably 10 units to make sure I don’t go negative on it. There may also be a maximum unit cap set so that I don’t overwork my disabled bottom. The first release profits will be donated to The Trevor Project. Each release will have a different charity. The Acorn will go to Steve’s choice the Salem VA hospital. Other releases will go to thematically similar charities when possible. The G - No kill animal shelter. Titanium Waffle Stomper (did I not post that one here yet whoops) will go to colon cancer etc. ---
**Author:** ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/723 "2026-02-23T01:19:28Z")
I went with shore 40a. They are fabulous. They are so snappy and reliable. Which is a good thing because I’m sitting on 10 thousand of them :joy: ---
**Author:** ![Xanadu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xanadu/32/84910_2.png) [@Xanadu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xanadu)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/724 "2026-02-23T01:21:07Z")
Sounds awesome! I’m looking forward to trying some at some point. 😊 ---
**Author:** ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/725 "2026-02-23T01:30:19Z")
**Announcements (2 of 3)** I’m forming a ~~Profesional~~ Volunteer Yo-Yo team where I will be periodically selecting some folks within the community and offering them a chance to join. Unlike the fancy pro teams, members will not be flown to competitions, they won’t have a cut of profits, and we probably won’t have matching jackets. What team members will have is an opportunity to design their own signature yo-yo and select the charity that will receive the profits. ---
**Author:** ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/726 "2026-02-23T02:12:10Z")
**Announcement (3 of 3)** Please welcome our very own @Son-of-Morris to the Volunteer Yo-Yo team. Collin has selected Dogs for Better Lives (DBL) for his charity and will be collaborating on a big, chunky, plumpalishious throw. > **[Meet The Bottoms](https://www.returnbottoms.com/meet-the-bottoms)** > > Say hello to the Return Bottoms Professional Volunteer Yo-Yo team.  Most professionally sponsored yo-yo teams receive a cut of profits from... ---
**Author:** ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 2:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/727 "2026-02-23T02:44:29Z")
Not an announcement but a poll. Would folks prefer to see first. 1)The Tardy (7075 aluminum). 2) Demons Fun (blasted titanium). Or 3) The Pocket Watch (miniature brass). I don’t have prices on production yet but will be trying to straddle the line between affordable and accessible prices and funds for charity. _Poll ([view on site](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/727))_ ---
**Author:** ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/728 "2026-02-23T02:58:43Z")
PS the Demons Fun will likely change from raw blasted ti to blasted + blue anodized ti for the production. ---
**Author:** ![Xanadu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xanadu/32/84910_2.png) [@Xanadu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xanadu)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/729 "2026-02-23T03:29:59Z")
What does the texture of the blasted to feel like? I generally like blasted finishes. Side note: One yo-yo I couldn’t stand the texture of was the RSO End pt2 finale. It felt weird and chalky and was a sensory Oh-no-no for me. It literally made my skin crawl to touch it. Sadly I had to trade it… it was the DocPop ed one too… luckily I got 4 SWs and 2 TMBRs for it though. 😇 ---
**Author:** ![Son-of-Morris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/son-of-morris/32/250533_2.png) [@Son-of-Morris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Son-of-Morris)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/730 "2026-02-23T03:31:35Z")
Thank you, so happy and honored to be here! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 3:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/731 "2026-02-23T03:35:42Z")
The blasted ti is matte but very smooth. It’s 220 grit blasted which is the finest option they have. One of the protos cut a couple strings before the blast smoothed out a little which, as far as I understand it is kind of common for raw blasted ti and why I’m thinking of putting blue anodized on top of it, to smooth out the roughest edges. The other two protos didn’t cut any strings The tardy has the same 220 blast but is anodized and nobody has reported a cut string on those. ---
**Author:** ![megachicken289](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/megachicken289/32/260130_2.png) [@megachicken289](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/megachicken289)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/732 "2026-02-23T15:38:49Z")
Probably also me with severe/profound hearing damage :joy: ---
**Author:** ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/733 "2026-02-23T21:33:32Z")
This concept design is similar sweeping finger spin hubs but polycarbonate. Named Candy Dish. Design is a take apart fixie with mr85 pads ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/9/9/7999a8134d501bd6d431cd73fb32b67163280e78.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/c/1/ac1da3def295cbb9ca9bc4761a28fc44e26dd833.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Xanadu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xanadu/32/84910_2.png) [@Xanadu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xanadu)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/734 "2026-02-23T21:35:42Z")
Hmmmmm, cool! Please be sure to round over those edges well! 😇 ---
**Author:** ![megachicken289](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/megachicken289/32/260130_2.png) [@megachicken289](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/megachicken289)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/735 "2026-02-23T22:18:50Z")
Nah, leave it. Make the price of failure high ---
**Author:** ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/736 "2026-02-23T22:23:56Z")
The edges are rather round already but rendering polycarbonate is hard. Here’s it in blue. ![Untitled_2026-Feb-23_08-05-17PM-000_CustomizedView11062890561](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/9/d/89d35915bcc5fabdb5eb94716303de40611f82ef.jpeg) And polished ![Untitled_2026-Feb-23_04-50-48PM-000_CustomizedView709510360](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/f/2/6f2c04d808c5dc5aa47a4fba333a2f10d1f32dfb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![CannibalCricket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cannibalcricket/32/665098_2.png) [@CannibalCricket](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CannibalCricket)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/737 "2026-02-23T22:34:34Z")
Killin’ me with all these renders. One after another of all this stuff I need in my life now ---
**Author:** ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/738 "2026-02-23T22:59:28Z")
I easily have a decade of design ideas :joy: and I want to make them all. Right now. Hence why I keep doing polls and stuff. Plus the whole signature throw thing on top of that lol. Not all releases will go off of polls for priority but it’s hard to choose when I want to play with them all. ---
**Author:** ![aorear85](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aorear85/32/632365_2.png) [@aorear85](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aorear85)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 3:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/739 "2026-02-24T03:37:15Z")
I want this sooo bad. The other designs have been amazing but this makes my heart sing 🤩 ---
**Author:** ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/740 "2026-02-24T05:16:38Z")
I do love that I couldn’t decide which of those three to run first and the community poll is almost a dead 3 way tie :joy: the community is as torn as I am haha. ---
**Author:** ![Upmanyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e68b1a/32.png) [@Upmanyu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Upmanyu)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149/741 "2026-02-24T05:28:35Z")
Do whatever is cheapest first! That way people can get hooked and buy the more expensive ones later. I say this having voted for the aluminium one hehe​😅 [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149.md?page=36) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/return-bottoms-aka-sickburn-yo-yo-workshop-news-and-updates/430149.md?page=38)