Not happening. They want $100 for 2 samples. Lol!! 
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Hey @Glenacius_K,
Found another cool source for rings 
Actually all Boat stores have a lot of small rings to mount ropes. Payed 15$ for 10 → 6x50mm
I do not mind that they are round since I pause the 3D print and put them inside so u do not see them.
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Made a Beater (Survivalist) for @Myk_Myk.
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I’m going to make a cookies and cream HDPE Beater tomorrow if anyone is interested in purchasing one.
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Very, very nice!
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That’s a cool colour combo. Nice work Glen.
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Another POM Button.
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Love the color Combination!
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Is it thinner than the wood buttons?
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I reckon I can make a few yoyos out of this bit of recycled HDPE I bought. Cloudberry stacked for scale.
Here’s a previous yoyos I made with it.
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Is this the kind of colour you would get sick of fast? I mean, is it the kind of colour you would have one yoyo made of and not want another?
- I would only want one yoyo with this colour
- I would have more than one
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No poll needed here Glen. Make a full run of any model in this then ship em to YYE. They will sell out in minutes to hours. Doing polls and making one or two to test the waters is not the best idea imo. Doing a full run and selling through YYE will add to the desirability and will seem more professional than making one or two, trying to sell them through the bst, and showing the material laying on your floor. Again just my one throwers opinion.
I LOVE the look of this material btw. I think the folks who snatch up the rainbow spectreply throws would love it too.
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@TheThrowingGnome is entirely accurate. You are an excellent craftsman @Glenacius_K
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It looks awesome. Spnning it will look really cool!
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any spinning shot of this one? I’m very curious to see how it looks spinning.
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It’s probably a a good idea to come back I have something to show for my efforts.
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What do I do here? Give up?
I don’t have the time or decent workspace/ to make decent runs. It’s frustrating. The best I can do is get like 6 at a time in to YYE to sell on the store.
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Don’t give up!
Why is this? Couldn’t you just turn a few pieces in a week or so and send YYE a run of 20-30 YoYos every couple of months? Didn’t the Knack sell out almost instantly when you did this???
I’m only trying to offer my perspective as an avid thrower and forum user. To me it just seems more professional and the product will be more desirable and less expensive this way.
Even if it’s not the case, it gives the feeling of desperation when you are posting polls and single YoYos on the bst asking people if they would be willing to buy more than one. I’m in no way suggesting you give up though, only suggesting that you rethink the best way to build your brand. As a customer who has bought multiple SW throws, I only want to see you succeed.
If you create a product you believe in have faith that others will want that product!
Onward and Upward Glen!!!
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I want to address this first.
That is not want I was asking. I was asking whether this is a colour that people would have their fill of quickly. Not ‘Please buy more than one of these yoyos’.
As easy as that, right?
Wrong. I have a full-time job that has a never-ending and always replenishing workload that requires a lot of overtime (of which I am not paid). I arrive at school at 7.20 am every morning and leave at about 5.00 pm. Then after dinner, I get the kids ready for bed. Then, I continue working until at least 8.30 pm.
I have about 2-3 hours on average to make yoyos in a normal working week.
Providing everything works out, a Bloodcell takes about 1.5 hours to make. This means a run of just 24 would take me about 20 weeks minimum.
That’s also if I only make a run of one model. That leaves no time left for making new models, testing new materials and general innovation or artistic expression.
The only disposable income I get is from whatever I can make and sell here and there. So if I was to focus only on a run, I basically have no disposable income for many weeks. Perhaps I should actually forgo that just to get my stuff out there in a run.
TBMR seem to be able to pump out loads, why can’t Spinworthy?
There is more to it than this, but last I heard, Colin of TMBR now makes yoyos for a living with his furniture business secondary. I’m not guessing that, Colin himself said this. That was probably over a year ago now, so I’m not sure if his current situation has changed.
He also has more tools to get the job done quicker than me, having his furniture making tools at his disposal. He also has a dedicated and well organised workshop, which I don’t.
These things are a challenge, but I hope it explains my situation better and why I have been doing things this way. I don’t want to though.
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