Show some plastic yoyos you made

Yeah, just a 4.6mm gap instead of 4.25mm. It’s makes a huge difference for the better.

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Getting it dialed in. Best one yet. Still some more tweaks to make though.

35x57 55.6g



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That is looking really nice, bet it plays just as good :+1: :ok_hand:

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@Kray or @TheThrowingGnome any percuations I should take when sanding down 3D printed plastics? Was going to wet sand with a fine grit, need to mellow out a sharp edge on a rim, Im guessing it was the flat face that was on the platter.

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I like the undercut.

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You should first check with the creator how much wall thickness you have.

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Check this also.
https://m.all3dp.com/2/pla-smoothing-a-beginner-s-guide/

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PLA sands fairly easily. There aren’t many major precautions other than use some kind of dust collection or a respirator so you’re not inhaling the fine plastic particulates. Go through the various grits like any other plastic or wood item. Depending on how rough it is, I’d say start with something like 250 - 400 grit and work your way up to around 1500 - 2000 grit and then polish to get a super smooth glossy finish.

You can also use smoothing methods like kray posted as well. I have done quite a few 3d prints that have come out with a super fine gloss finish that looks like a production piece. It’s 100% doable, it just takes some work but totally worth it in the end.

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Did you design/print that axle system? What’s the metal part and how is the plastic/metal axle assembled?

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What are you using for the axle setup?

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Yes.

Designed to only go in from one side. Threads taper into each other so it gets tighter the more you turn. Smooth part tapers a tiny bit so that it self centers and helps “lock in” when fully screwed in. I’ll post a cross section of the axle cad file for you to see.

3/16” Steel Rod. Cut with angle grinder and assembled by eye. Need to make jig to help keep everything square. Gonna try an arbor press and press fit soon.

Glue/epoxy

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See above :point_up_2:

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Really cool design. I don’t know how you thought of that. The yellow part looks really smooth which is why I asked. It doesn’t look printed.

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.16mm layer height and matte overture filament… prints sooo nice.

Printed on a raft so that there is a slightly rough texture for response. Added a tiny bump around the axle hole in latest ones (blue) to see if it’ll help with 1A without taking away from OA.

Bonus: I figured out how to fingerspin to Helix on them yesterday!!!





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How did you figure out how to do the threads so they’d align? Seems like real engineering.

Congrats on the trick. I’ve tried fingerspins on 1A yoyos like the Wedge, but haven’t succeeded as of yet.

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Not hard in Fusion 360.

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Hollow Bape Swap fixie. 35x57mm 57.5g

Changed the axle from flathead to a T40 and increased the chamfer on the end. Seems to be much more durable and really locks into place nicely.

Plays REALLY nice!



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I like the use of the TORX key

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It fingerspins way better than a flathead too!

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Your design is getting better and better.

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