I made a couple of revisions on the latest yoyo I made.
I wanted to improve the weight distribution by thinning out the walls further, but keeping the thick rims.
I also schmooved around the response to reduce friction.
Lastly I gave it a bit of a sand with 400 grit sand paper. The result is a satin finish rather than shiny. Feels soooooo very lovely and velvety smooth now.
It has retained the stability it had, but feels a lot more lively and effortless now to use. It’s much better.
Was going to BST it, but everyone seems to be hanging onto their cash for Worlds at the moment.
I have neglected to post Sigma Project updates on here, but a few days ago an impressively successful print came out called Psi. I have some more cooking, and with alternative bearing system than the Cabal guts. I’ll try and be more diligent with updates.
Thanks! The rings worked surprisingly well. The rubber was much more friendly than the plastic though. I think the color is more minty in person, probably my favorite so far as well!
Had a bit of a workflow win today. I’ve been pretty upset with the acetal chucks I’d made to make unresponsive yoyos. I mount my work pieces by press fitting them to my chuck with a drilled hole in the work piece.They have been melting under stress and welding themselves to my workpieces when the workpiece slips even a tiny amount. The solution was to go back to using wood, so no slip welding can occur and also to make a new chuck for every half turned to ensure the workpiece is secure. The reason why I changed all of my chucks to acetal in the first place was the theory that they would run slightly truer being made of a far more consistent material. It doesn’t matter, wood is perfectly fine. I just use some fat dowel secured in my scroll chuck and turn the diameter down to fit the holes in the half. It worked perfectly tonight.
This reminds me of some similar problems I’ve heard about turning steel or titanium - if you let the tool rub against the piece it’ll work-harden, so you actually have to feed faster than you’d think.
It has a floaty and bouncy character with decent spin and stability. It feels powerful enough on the throw to give you the confidence to throw tough combos with it. It’s a lovely and well balanced yoyo that feels great to use.
