Not yet! I made the packaging ahead of time because the dimensions between v1 and v2 didn’t change enough to require packaging changes. I’m getting everything set up in advance to save time once I have them.
I should have them in hand by Halloween. Once I get them I need to test strings to pick a preference, and then place a bulk string order, get the strings in, and then start packaging them up.
Welp a surprise 100% bonus tariff was just capslocked out starting Nov 1st. I don’t think it will affect the Every Day Caramel but those no jive axels may double in price.
Yeah first thing I thought was will Andy get the yoyos in on before
The yo-yos are set to ship by the 23rd via FedEx. It’s cutting it close but probably fine.
The 3/4 specs ship by the 24th also via FedEx. Closer call.
The black delrin MR85, half spec, and D blanks already shipped DHL today.
The no jive axles are ship by the 30th. Ain’t no way those are making it on time.
I checked and my US based shop would still be considerably more expensive than just paying the tariffs.
I’ll probably just do something like slightly raise costs and eat half to most of the tariffs myself.
Due to the recent tariff escalation I sent models and drawings for my next yoyo to some local machine shops in my city as well as some shops located in Mexico to inquire about prototyping.
For the few that have gotten back to me it’s been a resounding
We dont need no stinking bearing
No worries! Fits well within the tolerance of the others we measured!
Delrin MR85s, C-, and D- are in. Testing them out, measuring to make sure they are within tolerance, and packaging them.
Will let folks know when they are posted up in the shop!
Nice I’ll take a bunch of them 
I’ve finished testing these out, I like them. You do have to be a little more careful than with the Ultem ones and not crank down super aggressively or you can shrink the gap a hair by smooshing the edge. They give a long spin time and it’s fun making stuff into fixies.
For the half specs make sure the yoyo really fits a half spec or it will get stuck and you will be sad and scratch it up with pliers removing it, ask me how I know.
MR85, Half Spec C, and 4mm wide D bearing delrin blanks are now live in the shop now at my cost.
I like the irony of making the fancy unresponsive wood yoyo into a fixie.
Instant buy no regrets and can I say the no jive wood sleeve brings me joy to see coming soon
Yes!
I might be almost as excited for the no jive sleeves as the actual yoyo I’m making 
Heard back from the shop that there will be a delay because 49 out of the 100 yo-yos they machined had to be scrapped. They sent some pictures of example scrapped ones. I have inquired if I can buy the scrapped units at a discount for b grades, we will see what they say. That makes these come even closer to the Nov 1st tariff possibility though.
“Bruised”
“???” I can’t translate this one lol
“Chamfer too big”
Poor lil guys….
PEI is pretty difficult to machine. The machining process introduces internal stress, especially if too much material is taken off too quickly. Ideally the stock is annealed prior to machining, and again either after roughing or periodically during the process after cuts that introduce more internal stress. It’s a large part of why most shops charge a premium to work with it. Looks to me like they’re just trying to machine it as quickly as possible like you’d do with most other materials, and it’s obviously not working out too well.
Edit: I can’t translate what they were trying to say either, but it sure looks like a stress crack.
The proper translation is… “Shmutz”
