The most beautiful sawdust I have ever seen. I’m going to use a Fluid 3D printing kit from YYE and I found Purple Heart wood! Looking around for exotic wood locally and I found the most amazing wood working supply shop. They have all the cool stuff. So if this works well then I will go back to try others.
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Do you know what happened to them? They look great.
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Agreed!
Their website is up but whether they’re still producing and selling I don’t know – I’m sure more knowledgeable members will step in at this point 
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What is a good gap width and axle diameter for a wood axle? And is oak ok for a axle?
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I usually stick with an eight or nine playing card gap. Oak will work just fine for an axle. My personal favorite axle size is 5/16" because I find it offers a more consistent response, but a smaller diameter like 1/4" will give a little extra spin time.
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Finished my first yo-yo today. It’s vibey but it’s playable! I’ve always wanted a Purple Heart wood yo-yo. I used the Fluid 3D spacer kit and set it up so I can make other sides and swap out the guts. The next one will be much better. And I have a solid axle in the work too.
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That looks really nice. I’m amazed at you folks that can envision and then…just MAKE your own yoyo!!!
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Good job!
Can I suggest that you find a forstner bit with the same diameter as the bearing seats you are using, then you can seat them within the wooden body.
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I call it the “Pocket Change”! It’s tiny, vibey, and light. But it works better than I expected it to. Pretty fun actually.
I know it would have been nicer to recess the quarter but the wood wasn’t quite thick enough for the hardware I chose. I had to grind out the other side of the quarter to accommodate the nut and bolt.
And I used quarters because they were the right size and I needed to add weight.
I’m definitely going to try to make another one someday
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Weird how?
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I think it’s the weight. It feels like it doesn’t want to leave my hand and starts slowly and builds momentum.
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Beautiful rich colour in that wood and I like how you’ve implemented the weight rings!
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Thank you!
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The Button really does it for me and I love the colours of this one.
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That looks beautiful, love the wood!
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Thanks, appreciate it!
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