# Riforgiate Design - Prototype Run **URL:** \ **Category:** Up & Coming Manufacturers\ **Created:** [December 20, 2024, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518 "2024-12-20T09:18:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 24
**Author:** ![kretzschmar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kretzschmar/32/668707_2.png) [@kretzschmar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kretzschmar)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/462 "2026-02-01T19:14:06Z")
No rush, but when the PIF becomes available, I would love to be considered please. ---
**Author:** ![pyrotechnic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pyrotechnic/32/689058_2.png) [@pyrotechnic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pyrotechnic)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/463 "2026-02-05T15:12:33Z")
![1000010644](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/1/4/214e1d052d28b69ab3d21d1a23e8710339df18d4.jpeg) The Queen Bee has landed ---
**Author:** ![Compiux](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/compiux/32/145767_2.png) [@Compiux](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Compiux)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/464 "2026-02-11T13:46:32Z")
Hey Lotaxi. Glad to hear you and your family are doing fine. Take your time and have some rest. _Gives lotaxi a Dutch-Dillon /predator\_movie handshake_ You got this šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![pyrotechnic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pyrotechnic/32/689058_2.png) [@pyrotechnic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pyrotechnic)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/465 "2026-02-11T16:08:23Z")
![1000010918](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/5/1/251bf50e0a484d2d71dcf1c37cbda61e3c0a014e.jpeg) Iā€™ll just leave this here ---
**Author:** ![washyjoshe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/washyjoshe/32/612061_2.png) [@washyjoshe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/washyjoshe)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/466 "2026-02-11T20:08:27Z")
That doesnā€™t seem too bad of a weight for hubstacks. I didnt know the post was long enough to fit them either, it it just a firm fit like a tight bearing post? ---
**Author:** ![Lotaxi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lotaxi/32/597486_2.png) [@Lotaxi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lotaxi)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/467 "2026-02-11T21:41:06Z")
Thereā€™s not anything necessarily _stopping_ me from making the hub posts longer or shaping them differentā€¦ Thoughts for another design, I guess. Iā€™ve considered the possibility of threading the nipple and having some fun with attachments like that, too. ---
**Author:** ![pyrotechnic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pyrotechnic/32/689058_2.png) [@pyrotechnic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pyrotechnic)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/468 "2026-02-11T23:08:22Z")
Its fits with a tight press fit and they stay on ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/469 "2026-02-12T01:13:18Z")
Brilliant, I wish I woulda thought of that!! ---
**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 20, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/470 "2026-02-20T16:54:44Z")
Is the sign up for later stage throws still open? @Lotaxi ---
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/471 "2026-02-22T16:26:03Z")
The hub nub is so tiny lol I donā€™t get how these donā€™t just fall off lol ---
**Author:** ![pyrotechnic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pyrotechnic/32/689058_2.png) [@pyrotechnic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pyrotechnic)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/472 "2026-02-22T16:38:24Z")
Me either but they stay on ---
**Author:** ![pyrotechnic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pyrotechnic/32/689058_2.png) [@pyrotechnic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pyrotechnic)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/474 "2026-03-08T04:08:33Z")
So itā€™s been fun but the time has come to pass this on any takers? ---
**Author:** ![yoyoknight](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoknight/32/67706_2.png) [@yoyoknight](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoknight)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2026, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/475 "2026-03-08T05:51:39Z")
Ill take it. šŸ‘€ ---
**Author:** ![pyrotechnic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pyrotechnic/32/689058_2.png) [@pyrotechnic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pyrotechnic)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2026, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/476 "2026-03-08T06:08:12Z")
Pm me your address plz ---
**Author:** ![yoyoknight](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoknight/32/67706_2.png) [@yoyoknight](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoknight)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/477 "2026-03-14T21:59:43Z")
Queen Bee has arrived. šŸ‘‘ šŸ ![1000005578](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/3/9/739249535cc5089f4f7e1693f065f73fd7492322.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Lotaxi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lotaxi/32/597486_2.png) [@Lotaxi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lotaxi)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/478 "2026-03-26T02:29:02Z")
Iā€™m back! šŸ„³ Took me some time to get my rhythm going back at work, but Iā€™m getting back to being more regular in my after hours stuff now. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/0/5/a05684ff3e77774507d72a21308350cb61b9a1ea.png) Aaaaaaaand my Ti hookup may be tapped out. No more cheap scrap for me for a bit, I guessā€¦ I have enough Ti for about 3/4 of the current orders and Iā€™m collecting quotes from a few alternate sources. Cost increase is expected to be significant, but still nothing too big to worry about in the short term. I do need to find a new source for affordable Ti if the planned final price point for these is gonna hold, thoughā€¦ Might see what kind of volume my existing hookup might be able to provide if I ask for grade 2 instead. CP grades would be marginally heavier, though, so I donā€™t know if thatā€™s the right direction to go. > [@yoyoknight](#): > > Queen Bee has arrived Howā€™s it going so far? Any thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Retro-Yo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/retro-yo/32/595409_2.png) [@Retro-Yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Retro-Yo)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/479 "2026-03-26T02:45:16Z")
:+1: ---
**Author:** ![yoyoknight](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoknight/32/67706_2.png) [@yoyoknight](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoknight)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/480 "2026-03-28T10:22:04Z")
Im enjoying it. I love the sound it makes because the titanium. Ive been throwing it unresponsive because the pads were wore out when I got it. There are extra pads so I might change thouse out this weekend and see how it throws with fresh pads. I wonder how it would do with 3D printed TPU brake pads. Those would last for a long time. The hubstack hack was fun. They wobble a bit but I could see how that would be fun if the post was set up for them correctly. I had to break out my old bee to see how it compared. The fact that the queen bee is a little heavier definitely helps I think. Next ill see how it does with fresh pads. Im assuming it would be responsive then. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoknight](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoknight/32/67706_2.png) [@yoyoknight](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoknight)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/481 "2026-04-04T00:22:49Z")
Alright I think itā€™s time to pass the Queen Bee on. Is there a list yet or who wants next? Also @Lotaxi just got to say your a great machinist. The precision is excellent. This was a very cool idea. Would be nice to make a Proyo Ace or Mongoose minis too at some point. I donā€™t know if it would be easier for you to find smaller diameter titanium scraps but itā€™s an idea for the future. ---
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518/482 "2026-04-04T00:54:07Z")
I want to see mongoose in ti bad [https://www.facebook.com/share/g/17VJGMFmNr/?mibextid=wwXIfr](https://www.facebook.com/share/g/17VJGMFmNr/?mibextid=wwXIfr) [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518.md?page=23) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518.md?page=25)