# So, I made my first YoYo
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [March 14, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375 "2015-03-14T16:57:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Adhuck](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Adhuck)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2015, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/141 "2015-03-19T12:28:43Z")
> [@Fellhoelter](#):
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> Yeah. I tend to fixate on things, and move quick.
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> I completed 5 titanium YoYos so far. 3 revisions.
> I also have one with a broken tap in it that might be salvageable.
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> It’ll work good as a prop in other pictures, even if it isn’t usable.
> We’ll anodize it real cool first.
What kind of anodizing can you do? Most anodizing I have seen on YoyoExpert are usually logos, simple splashes or plain colors. I haven’t seen any photo-quality color anodizing on a yoyo just yet. Maybe someone more knowledgeable than me can verify if it has been done before.
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### Author:  [@NathanC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NathanC)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2015, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/142 "2015-03-19T13:39:32Z")
> [@Adhuck](#):
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> What kind of anodizing can you do? Most anodizing I have seen on YoyoExpert are usually logos, simple splashes or plain colors. I haven’t seen any photo-quality color anodizing on a yoyo just yet. Maybe someone more knowledgeable than me can verify if it has been done before.
What does this even mean? Also anodizing titanium is quite different from aluminum.
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### Author:  [@Gambit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Gambit)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/143 "2015-03-19T14:06:58Z")
> [@Adhuck](#):
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> What kind of anodizing can you do? Most anodizing I have seen on YoyoExpert are usually logos, simple splashes or plain colors. I haven’t seen any photo-quality color anodizing on a yoyo just yet. Maybe someone more knowledgeable than me can verify if it has been done before.
Jason Wong (Loaded Yo-Yos) was the anodising king. Whilst I can’t really say for sure he’s stretched it as far as is humanly possible, he definitely went the furthest that I’ve seen on yoyos so far. Here are just a few of many examples:
[http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/352726LoadedBlossomsAware1.jpg](http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/352726LoadedBlossomsAware1.jpg)
and here is some of the things he’s done with titanium:
Oh Jason… where art thou…? I have a couple of raw yoyos and a pocket full of cash…
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### Author:  [@Adhuck](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Adhuck)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/144 "2015-03-19T14:13:56Z")
Photo-quality means its indistinguishable from a photograph. It has been done for aluminum surfaces, but I’m not sure about titanium.
> [@](#):
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> Jason Wong (Loaded Yo-Yos) was the anodising king. Whilst I can’t really say for sure he’s stretched it as far as is humanly possible, he definitely went the furthest that I’ve seen on yoyos so far. Here are just a few of many examples:
Those are some nice designs there. He certainly has an eye, for graphic design.
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### Author:  [@mrciurleo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mrciurleo)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/145 "2015-03-19T14:15:08Z")
It sucks Jason hasn’t even been online since November.
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### Author:  [@Fellhoelter](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fellhoelter)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/146 "2015-03-19T16:34:23Z")
Oh, we can do some pretty trick stuff with Titanium anodizing.
I have a laser, for marking things.
It’s how I get my logo on my goods.
Here’s a few random shots of my pens.
Some done in my shop, some done by a buddy.
[http://fellhoelter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/10926426\_400762186768495\_1635743509496986180\_n.jpg](http://fellhoelter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/10926426_400762186768495_1635743509496986180_n.jpg)
[http://fellhoelter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1658545\_10155108884785282\_8730932818888987257\_o.jpg](http://fellhoelter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1658545_10155108884785282_8730932818888987257_o.jpg)
[http://fellhoelter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/10013456\_10155110242665282\_143294051967358240\_o.jpg](http://fellhoelter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/10013456_10155110242665282_143294051967358240_o.jpg)
And here’s a mark that I recently lasered on to one of my knives.
[http://fellhoelter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/10896223\_403977569780290\_5342250416008365435\_o.jpg](http://fellhoelter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/10896223_403977569780290_5342250416008365435_o.jpg)
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### Author:  [@xmotoby](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xmotoby)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/147 "2015-03-19T16:36:45Z")
Those are pretty cool, seems like it would work well
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### Author:  [@Fellhoelter](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fellhoelter)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/148 "2015-03-19T22:52:19Z")
We’re running some test anodizing right now, should have pics this evening.
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### Author:  [@Fellhoelter](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fellhoelter)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/149 "2015-03-19T23:27:16Z")
Here’s one we ran through some Ano real quick, just as an example.
[http://fellhoelter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG\_1865.jpg](http://fellhoelter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_1865.jpg)
[http://fellhoelter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG\_1864.jpg](http://fellhoelter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_1864.jpg)
[http://fellhoelter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG\_1863.jpg](http://fellhoelter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_1863.jpg)
[https://scontent-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11038994\_793423387378624\_2022275919945268949\_n.jpg?oh=8014cfb534402b416ef111cffc873efa&oe=55B3D837](https://scontent-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11038994_793423387378624_2022275919945268949_n.jpg?oh=8014cfb534402b416ef111cffc873efa&oe=55B3D837)
We can do better, but this project has to wrap up today, for at least a few weeks.
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### Author:  [@xmotoby](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xmotoby)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/150 "2015-03-19T23:49:01Z")
I like how the colors are kinds muted and smokey, hours will with the titanium. Interesting watching this thread and the process of tuning a yoyo design
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### Author:  [@Sheep](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sheep)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/151 "2015-03-19T23:57:29Z")
No idea who this so called Fellhoelter guy is, but he is now one of my favorite members on this forum.
Plz PM me on how to get one of those anodized Tacti-cool pens lol.
Seriously this guy is churning out titanium throws like butter.
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### Author:  [@Fellhoelter](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fellhoelter)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/152 "2015-03-19T23:59:23Z")
And this is #1, they have already improved since this one was made.
On what, Monday or Tuesday?
I’m doing my best to get to a place tomorrow where there are some folks who know how to throw.
I’ll report back, if it happens.
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### Author:  [@Buggot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buggot)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/153 "2015-03-20T00:11:12Z")
I like it, a “Rust Bucket” kind of colorway
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### Author:  [@jon\_walker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jon_walker)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2015, 12:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/154 "2015-03-20T00:40:49Z")
Cool Brian! I am eventually going to get David to anodize my Sovereign.
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### Author:  [@NathanC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NathanC)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2015, 3:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/155 "2015-03-20T03:03:29Z")
> [@Sheep](#):
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> No idea who this so called Fellhoelter guy is, but he is now one of my favorite members on this forum.
>
> Plz PM me on how to get one of those anodized Tacti-cool pens lol.
>
> Seriously this guy is churning out titanium throws like butter.
I assume i can post this since there’s nothing he sell competing with YYE: [Fellhoelter Toolwerks – Fellhoelter ToolWerks](http://fellhoelter.com/shop/)
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### Author:  [@Raigo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Raigo)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2015, 4:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/156 "2015-03-20T04:21:39Z")
Fastest progress on making a yoyo I’ve seen from a Forum Member xD
And it turned out good!
The color ano looks great!
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### Author:  [@Philip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Philip)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2015, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/157 "2015-03-20T11:46:19Z")
> [@Fellhoelter](#):
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> Turns out my math was good.
> I just didn’t expect Bearing, Screw, O-Rings, and string to add almost 4 grams!
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> Halves each weigh 34 grams by themselves.
I know I’m quoting a few pages back, but I think yoyos are usually weighed without the string.
I could be wrong; anybody want to back me up or tear me down.
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### Author:  [@xmotoby](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xmotoby)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/158 "2015-03-20T16:37:16Z")
That’s what I thought too. I think the string may add around 2 grams or so, not sure
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### Author:  [@Sweetwilliej](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sweetwilliej)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2015, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/159 "2015-03-21T07:14:40Z")
The yoyo is definitely sweet but how about those pens. I’m going to have to save up for one of those.
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### Author:  [@Fellhoelter](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fellhoelter)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-made-my-first-yoyo/73375/160 "2015-03-21T16:51:57Z")
So, I stopped by this little Factory in Arizona yesterday…
Everyone there seemed to like the YoYo.
They tell me I’m doing good!
We got to see them bust a whole bunch of tricks, and they sent my 5 year old son home with tons of free swag.
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