Thanks Glen!
I tried the press today for this axle. It went well on one half not so well on the other. Had trouble keeping everything square and had to glue one side. Cut the axle rod with an angle grinder and end wasn’t square or tapered enough, so that was contributing to the problem. I think I need to make a jig or something to hold everything and another to place between them to set the gap. Gonna try cutting next ones with a miter saw.
Any press tips?
To help it go in square, bevel the ends a little. You could just sand them back with a belt sander, that should work. You need to make sure that both ends of the axle have a flat edge too.
Why did you have to glue one side? Was it a sloppy fit? I supporse you’ll just need to keep working at dialling in the print to get the tolerance right.
Also, go really slow when pressing it in if you are unsure if it’s square. Press it in a couple of mm, then rotate the piece and continue a few times until it’s all the way in.
I experimented today with a new method to finish my plastic unresponsive halves. In the past I’ve sanded them on the lathe to a matte finish which is pretty aggressive, very hazardous to my health and can look a bit streaky and furry. I tumbled these halved with ceramic media and cutting compound instead and the finish is superb both inside and out.
Put ptfe Teflon plumbing tape on the wood threads, solves the issue
That looks very nice!
Beautiful! Love the elegant and graceful lines 
How does it play?
That’s awesome. My friend works with that material making countertops. I think I’m gonna have to convince him to make a yo-yo for me…
Corian yoyo?
Yeah you are right that’s the material I’m thinking of!
Can you make a replacement axle 3d printed for my tmbr? I would pay for a 3d printed screw with a metal axle
Give this guy a medal with his metal TMBR axle. That’s a slightly blasphemous but great idea.
I’m sure I could, but haven’t tried yet. The thread pattern I’m using isn’t the same as TMBRs though. May have to work on that soon.
Let me know if you need any info on dimensions or anything
Wow, that looks so nice! Did you make it in a 3D printer? I don’t know much about them, but they usually result in a ‘layered’. Was this the same thing, but sanded down somehow?
I turned this yoyo on my lathe.
Wow !!! It looks amazing 
make it happen glen 
jk 
The smooth texture and finish looks amazing and top notch 
