# Show some plastic yoyos you made **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [April 25, 2019, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570 "2019-04-25T02:42:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/490 "2021-04-25T00:04:04Z")
> [@bheinz63](#): > > carbon fiber impregnated nylon Interesting! ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/491 "2021-04-25T00:06:50Z")
That’s a cool weight distribution. ---
**Author:** ![bheinz63](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bheinz63/32/137310_2.png) [@bheinz63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bheinz63)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/492 "2021-04-25T00:33:04Z")
Information on the filament we used is here, its realy incredible stuff. Strength is on par with aluminum. > **[Onyx - Composite 3D Printing Material](https://markforged.com/materials/plastics/onyx)** > > Onyx, our flagship composite base material, is a nylon mixed with chopped carbon fiber that yields accurate parts with impeccable surface finish. Few… The material allowed us to print the threads into the yoyo instead of using a nyloc nut. This makes the yoyo play surprisingly smooth on the string. Since we had such success with the threads our next version we print will have the bearing seat printed right in with a target gap size or 4.5mm, should fix my one minor complaint lol. ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/493 "2021-04-25T01:50:59Z")
> [@bheinz63](#): > > Strength is on par with aluminum. This may be critical for a non yoyo project that just popped into my head! :thinking: Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/494 "2021-04-26T18:35:35Z")
> [@bheinz63](#): > > Strength is on par with aluminum. The strength they list on their website is just over 1/4 the strength of 6061T651 alloy. The alloy and temper of aluminum matter a lot for this sort of comparison. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/495 "2021-04-29T10:42:18Z")
I’m a bit annoyed by this. I have made some of these coloured POM yoyo for a run I an going to send in, only to find I need to B grade all of them. 😞 The colour of the plastic is not consistent throughout (you can see that in the closeup photos) and I think that the fact they are extruded rods rather than cast has left some extremely minor surface cracks in the blue ones. They play perfectly, they just don’t look perfect. Bummer. I’m going to just make a heap more white ones and them dye them red and blue rather than buying coloured rods. Its going to delay the run for a while longer. ![20210428_185017](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/e/5/2e52acea8ad0c009067c24153dac0affe39be9a6.jpeg) ![20210429_200219](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/c/6/2c684364bf89c91ec2bbd66ed75b841f4cc88a00.jpeg) ![20210429_200256](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/4/6/d46eb39c0361c7bb1b6da4ad094e1ac7f82190d3.jpeg) ![20210428_185002](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/f/a/4fabb1867583584de773501f76fd48da3a7e979b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Myk\_Myk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/myk_myk/32/63087_2.png) [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/496 "2021-04-29T12:44:36Z")
I think they look pretty awesome! Not sure that swirly look should make them B-Grade; more like a happy accident. The only concerning thing to me would be: > [@anon5341354](#): > > …some extremely minor surface cracks… ---
**Author:** ![Upmanyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e68b1a/32.png) [@Upmanyu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Upmanyu)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/497 "2021-04-29T13:17:19Z")
B grade for surface cracks sure. But the colour swirls? I dont think thats an issue but ofcourse its your product you might want stricter quality control or something. ---
**Author:** ![nothingfaced](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nothingfaced/32/50156_2.png) [@nothingfaced](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nothingfaced)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/498 "2021-04-29T14:16:58Z")
I quite like the colour banding. Agree the ones with surface cracking and blemishes would qualify as a B-grade, but the others? ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/499 "2021-04-29T20:44:53Z")
Thanks for your responses, guys. I think as long as the red ones don’t have the surface cracking like the blue, I might just keep them for the run. I’m sure the blue ones even with their surface cracks would still hold up long-term, but they are definitely B grade. ---
**Author:** ![kangusmangus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kangusmangus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kangusmangus)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/500 "2021-04-30T20:54:10Z")
I don’t want to be that guy but that yoyo would look sick in dark green… you’d have pokemon starter colors… looks good though! ---
**Author:** ![BearingGoBRRR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bearinggobrrr/32/677790_2.png) [@BearingGoBRRR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BearingGoBRRR)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/501 "2021-05-01T01:16:40Z")
but then you would need a yellow color for the pokemon yellow fanboys ---
**Author:** ![kangusmangus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kangusmangus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kangusmangus)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/502 "2021-05-01T01:37:06Z")
True… I feel like color wise and pokemon wise he’s still the 4th choice though ---
**Author:** ![BearingGoBRRR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bearinggobrrr/32/677790_2.png) [@BearingGoBRRR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BearingGoBRRR)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/503 "2021-05-01T02:41:05Z")
yeah… you can’t beat the top three choices of charmander, charmeleon, and charizard XD ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/504 "2021-05-06T12:23:50Z")
I’m not sure I quite thought through this concept before I actualized it. I wanted to make a kind of 1A and 0A fusion. This isn’t a new concept. It’s also one that has never really worked. It’s basically a POM KNack, with a 5mm brass axle instead. It’s bad. ![20210506_214759](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/9/1/39105ca327fc0659337c21b9f4530f14f64232ea.jpeg) ![20210506_214710](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/2/b/22b05a544513a48c40c7909bbbafc1444561045b.jpeg) ![20210506_214728](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/e/b/4eb33c7f669a2d3ba74ab140c2e00d5fdd8207e4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Myk\_Myk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/myk_myk/32/63087_2.png) [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/505 "2021-05-06T16:46:41Z")
Looks cool, though! ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/506 "2021-05-09T11:33:54Z")
Got a dial indicator for my lathe. This will greatly increase the accuracy of my turned unresponsive halves. Smoother spinning from here on in. ![20210509_203345](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/7/f/c7f467f7cb6f2a918927cd19ec0412f330b684c1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/507 "2021-05-12T12:38:47Z")
And this is even better. I fitted a 4 jaw independent chuck onto my lathe. It’s meant for a metal lathe, but it will drastically improve the accuracy of my plastic unresponsives. With this, I can always mount my halves and adjust the chuck until they spin within .01mm accuracy. ![20210511_193505](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/2/8/92893dd9364e13c2ba8727bf7502d0888f2b9a55.jpeg) ![20210511_193407](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/c/a/8ca4091593b2d62ad9a84fc9d9d50c30d29f9575.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/508 "2021-05-15T11:15:31Z")
Decided to bring a little more 68g into yoyo today. ![20210515_202221](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/1/3/4136dca96c32ad301aa139cd68fe49253edb982f.jpeg) ![20210515_202253](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/a/d/eadc6aba1b9cf3ebed09c301fda19289840d4f5c.jpeg) ![20210515_202244](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/2/3/a237acf2a3199de8527debf545e3bb685aec9423.jpeg) ![20210515_202303](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/0/1/c01a4e55c34be56b9ae75a4e193ccef528b5ba0a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Myk\_Myk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/myk_myk/32/63087_2.png) [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/509 "2021-05-15T15:26:13Z")
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