Yep those are oversized split rings. They’re springy so you can just squish them a little bit to fit inside a hole.
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Looks cool Wayne! You live in Toronto, right? I’m just outside of Guelph. Would love to try some out at some point. 
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You’ve been busy! I really like the Pokeball one.
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So cool 
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Yep Toronto!! When in person meets and contests are back I’ll bring them 
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Yeah I’ve gotten some requests about the Pokeball one… I still need to find a way to produce it consistently 
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Made an unresponsove out of white polyester today.
It’s different to POM in that it is opaque instead of slightly tanslucent.
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wow that looks nice 
i can take it off your hands if you like 
lol 
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Well I can sell it to you, but it’s less than perfect. The halves are not entirely identical in the cup, some areas are pretty thin and it vibes a lot. Other then thise things it perforrms great.
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its ok man i was just kidding around i always seem to be attracted to unresponsive plastics for some reason 
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Probably a boring post so ignore if you want.
Been re-thinking and refining my practices in making plastic unresponsives. I’ve been making and grinding my own custom turning tools and modifying my chuck jaws to hold halves without marring them.
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“Boring post”
LOL, machinist jokes never get old
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Are you suggesting I’m a machinist? I take that as a huge compliment if you are.
I’m much more of a backyard weekend hack who attemps to turn things on a wood lathe that he probably shouldn’t.
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You sound like a machinist to me!
Us in the industry should never look down upon hobbyists. The hobbyists most of the time are helping keep the passion alive.
I plan to invest in my own machine for hobby work in the future. All of my shops machines are large vertical mills used to make molds and aerospace components, i would LOVE to turn some yoyos for fun, keep at it!!!
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Mate, you should! You would have some great skill to make excellent yoyos!
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Appreciate the kind words, keep that spindle turning my friend!
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Printed hollow mini prototype. Brass insert heated and pressed worked great for threads and bearing post. Takes OD slim pads. Gonna print a full size version tomorrow.
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Mate, I’m loving your prints!
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Thanks Glen! I would love to make these as a fixed axle option too, where the wooden axle is hollow and has the same inside and outside diameter as a c bearing, but don’t have the capability to make such a thing at this point.
Have you ever tried a fixed wooden axle that is as big as a c bearing?
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